By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has approved a 300 dollar duty-free limit for imports, a new policy that takes effect on Sept. 8. The Spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Maiwada, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that the decision was reached at the board’s recent 63rd […]

By Chidimma Okwara Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has publicly thrown his support behind the planned nationwide strike by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). The strike, scheduled to begin on Monday, September 8, 2025, is a protest against alleged anti-labour practices by the Dangote […]

By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has commended the swift trial and conviction of separatist Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, who was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment by a Finnish court for terrorism-related offences. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that The Päijät-Häme District Court in Lahti, Finland, convicted Ekpa after finding him […]

By Chidimma Okwara In a significant development for Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and the TotalEnergies–Sapetro Consortium. This landmark agreement, which covers Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPLs) 2000 and 2001, is the first deepwater […]

By Chidimma Okwara A mining company, Ambertone Logistics Company, has started constructing an 8km road in Ebonyi’s Ihietutu Community, Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area. The road project, valued at N3 billion, will connect Ubegbu to the company’s mining site at Onuavia and is expected to ease access to farming areas, enhance development, and improve the […]

By Chidimma Okwara Air Peace is set to launch direct flights from Lagos to São Paulo by late November 2025. According to the airline’s CEO, Allen Onyema, the flights will initially operate three times a week, with plans to increase frequency as demand grows. This development comes after Nigeria and Brazil signed a Bilateral Air […]

On August 25, 2025, Nigeria and Brazil signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) that paves the way for direct flights between the two nations. The signing was carried out by Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, and his Brazilian counterpart, Silvio Costa Filho, witnessed by President Bola Tinubu and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. […]

During a recent visit to Nigeria, South African opposition leader and President of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, delivered a powerful message condemning xenophobia and calling for deeper economic collaboration between Nigeria and South Africa. Speaking at the 2025 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Enugu, Malema described xenophobic […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced a major drug bust, destroying over 75,544 kilograms of skunk in a series of coordinated operations across four states: Edo, Delta, Ondo, and Taraba. According to a statement released on Sunday by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, the operations were part […]

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has announced its plan to enforce fuel pump integrity at its members’ filling stations to combat cheating and other fraudulent practices. This decision was made during the association’s 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Enugu. Key Aspects of the Initiative: This move by IPMAN comes amid persistent […]