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How airlines' handling of flight disruptions violates NCAA Part 19 - official

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has raised concerns over what it described as airlines' growing disregard for passenger protection requirements under Part 19 of the Ni... Read More


Saudi Arabia says Houthi drone targeting Mecca destroyed

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- Saudi Arabia has said that a drone launched by the Houthi rebel group towards Mecca was intercepted on Tuesday, although the Houthis denied targeting Mecca. The country said the ... Read More


Strike: NANS suspends planned protest after governor promise to resolve issues in two weeks

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has suspended a planned student protest in Akure, Ondo State, over the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Univers... Read More


2027: Power-sharing, candidate-substitution disputes threaten ADC's chances in Jigawa

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- As campaigns for the 2027 general elections get underway, the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Jigawa State is struggling to put its house in order. Allegations th... Read More


Lagos assembly approves N4.445trn 2026 budget reordering

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the 2026 Budget Reordering Bill, adjusting the allocation of the state's N4.445 trillion budget. The bill was passed after l... Read More


BREAKING: Veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs dies at 84

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- Veteran Nigerian actor Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, and their son announced his death ... Read More


INTERVIEW: Ex-Super Eagles defender, Ben Iroha, speaks on NFF Presidency, Nigeria's football crisis, life after football

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- A delegation from FIFA and CAF has visited Nigeria as the country searches for a way out of the crisis confronting the administration of football. The visit comes amid growing ca... Read More


Bandits kill two police officers in Benue ambush

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- Two newly deployed Mobile Police officers attached to Ayilamo community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State have been killed in an ambush by armed attackers. The inciden... Read More


Under Eno, Akwa Ibom's domestic debt drops by N116bn

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- Akwa Ibom State has reduced its domestic debt stock by N116 billion since Governor Umo Eno assumed office in May 2023, moving from the seventh most indebted state in Nigeria to 15... Read More


APC, ADC supporters clash in Kaduna

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- Tension has risen in parts of Kaduna State following reported clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition African Democratic Congre... Read More