Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Airline charges: Travel agents demand clarification … said the claim of high taxation required careful examination. National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (NANTA) has urged the Federal Government to clarify the charges imposed on airlines. This is coming after the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) fingered high taxes as one of the reasons for the increase in fares. The spokesperson for AON, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, and Vice Chairman of the body, Allen Onyema, had recently argued that a reduction in the tax burden could significantly lower air fares. Speaking on Villa Square, a radio programme on Mainland FM, Lagos, themed:…

Netanyahu joins US in effort to protect Christians in Nigeria, others Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.ABIR SULTAN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Netanyahu noted “radical Shiite Islam and radical Sunni Islam” as the main forces waging that battle. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced that Israel will open a “new front” focused on protecting Christian communities in parts of Africa and the Middle East, including Nigeria. Netanyahu announced in a public speech delivered on Wednesday and published on his official YouTube channel. Speaking to an audience he identified as Christian Zionists, Netanyahu said Israel was expanding its engagement beyond military confrontations…

Anthony Joshua’s driver in Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash in police custody Anthony Joshua during a crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday. Anthony’s Lexus SUV collided with a stationary truck. The Ogun State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the driver of the ill-fated Lexus SUV conveying the World boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, and two of his close friends before it crashed on Monday around Danco, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The spokesperson for the state police command, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday. “The driver of the Lexus SUV in connection with…

Year 2026: Tinubu Promises Deeper Reforms For Nigeria’s Economic Prosperity President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has said that 2026 will usher Nigeria into what he described as “a more robust phase of economic growth,” insisting that the reforms undertaken in the past year are already delivering measurable gains and setting the stage for broader prosperity. In his New Year goodwill message to Nigerians on January 1, 2026, the President said the country closed 2025 on a strong economic footing despite global headwinds, stressing that the difficult policy choices made by his administration were beginning to yield concrete results for…

FIRS Rebrands Under New Tax Reform Laws Court green-lights Tinubu administration to roll out reformed tax system as revenue agency adopts new identity and logo. The Federal Inland Revenue Service has officially rebranded as the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), marking a significant shift in the country’s revenue administration as new tax legislation takes effect this Thursday. The transformation follows President Bola Tinubu’s signing of the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Act 2025 last June. At Wednesday’s logo unveiling ceremony in Abuja, NRS Executive Chairman Zacch Adedeji described the rebrand as “an important milestone in the evolution of Nigeria’s revenue administration framework.”…

Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria (SDNON) Mourns Fallen Journalists in Gombe Road Tragedy, Victims of Anthony Joshua Accident The Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria (SDNON) receives with profound shock and deep sorrow the heartbreaking news of the death of seven journalists and media professionals in a tragic road accident along the Biliri–Kumo road in Gombe State. This devastating incident is not only a painful loss to the families and loved ones of the deceased but also a heavy blow to the Nigerian media industry and the public service at large. The journalists who lost their lives…

GTCO Raises N10 Billion In Private Placement Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Company”) has obtained the approvals of both the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission to undertake a private placement of its ordinary shares, subject to the fulfilment of the applicable conditions precedent and regulatory requirements. The Financial Holding Company had earlier on August 29, 2025 announced that its banking subsidiary (Guaranty Trust Bank Limited) had satisfied and surpassed the new CBN minimum capital requirement for commercial banks with international authorisation, having already increased its capital to ₦504,037,107,058.45. This private…

AltBank Supports Teachers as Nigeria faces Deepening Classroom Crisis In a direct response to the declining access to trained educators across Nigeria, The Alternative Bank (AltBank) partnered with the Busayo Ademuyiwa Foundation (BAF) to host the 2025 BAF Teachers’ Conference in Lagos. The concentrated, one-day intervention was designed to strengthen the capacity of frontline educators. The event delivered hands-on training to hundreds of primary and secondary school teachers drawn from underserved communities across the country. Nigeria’s education sector sits at a critical inflection point. With over 65% of classrooms in underserved regions lacking access to trained educators or modern teaching…

NNPC slashes petrol price below N800/litre, posts N502bn profit in 2025 NNPC Limited The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited recorded a profit after tax of N502bn in November 2025, sustaining its profitability streak despite a decline in crude oil and condensate production during the month. This came as the state-owned energy firm simultaneously joined an intensifying price war in the downstream sector by cutting the pump price of petrol below N800 per litre. Figures from the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report for November 2025, released on Wednesday, showed that the national oil company generated N4.36tn in revenue during…

Anthony Joshua heads home amidst emotions, heavy heart Anthony Joshua British Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, who was involved in an accident that claimed the lives of his two associates on Lagos -Ibadan expressway on Monday has been discharged from hospital where he has been for treatment. The Lagos and Ogun state governments in a jointly signed statement said Joshua was released from the hospital late Wednesday afternoon. The statement was signed by Gbenga Omotoso, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lagos and Kayode Akinmade Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, Ogun. According to the statement, Joshua was released by the management of…