The Nigerian Senate has strongly condemned the recent surge in airfares charged by local airlines, describing the hikes as outrageous and unacceptable. The Senate has resolved to conduct a comprehensive investigation and summoned key stakeholders for questioning, including the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo; heads of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the

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Leaders in the South-West under the South-West Security Stakeholders Summit have endorsed the creation of State Police and the imposition of the death penalty for kidnappers as measures to combat insecurity in the region. They also reaffirmed support for the ban on open grazing across Yorubaland. The summit, themed “Towards a United Front Against Insecurity

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The Nigerian Army’s 23 Brigade and residents of the Bachama community in Lamurde Local Government Area, Adamawa State, are at odds over the killing of women during protests linked to ongoing communal clashes. While the Army denied any involvement in the deaths, locals claimed that soldiers deployed to maintain peace shot protesters. The clashes are

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Leading Christian, Muslim, traditional, and interfaith figures have sent a stark message to President Bola Tinubu, declaring that Nigeria’s escalating insecurity, now a full-blown national emergency, rests squarely on his desk. They also noted that the National Assembly cannot effectively legislate while communities remain overrun by violence. The message was delivered at a high-level Interfaith

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Conflicting accounts emerged yesterday over the detention of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130 aircraft and 11 soldiers in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. The Hercules plane and its crew were detained by Burkinabe authorities on Monday for allegedly entering the country’s airspace without clearance. While the NAF insisted the aircraft made a precautionary landing due

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The Federal Government has announced a cap on bidding for its 50 oil blocks across onshore, shallow water, and deep offshore areas, limiting each bidder to a maximum of two blocks. The new restriction, along with other guidelines, will be discussed during the Bid Conference and Roadshow scheduled for January 2026, giving local and foreign

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Major roads across Nigeria’s South-East remain dotted with security checkpoints operated by the Police, Army, Road Safety Corps, Customs, and other agencies, with commuters decrying rampant extortion, intimidation, and harassment. As the Christmas and New Year travel season approaches, road users fear the situation could worsen, with many returnees vulnerable to demands for bribes along

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The Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC) has declared cybersecurity a critical and non-negotiable priority for the nation’s maritime sector, emphasizing the urgent need to protect port operations as artificial intelligence (AI) and digital systems become central to global shipping. Speaking at the Council’s quarterly meeting in Lagos, NPCC Chairman Bolaji Sunmola stressed that technology now

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The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its determination to clear all buildings and structures illegally erected beneath high-tension power lines, citing the serious safety risks such encroachments pose to residents. The warning came from Olajide Babatunde, Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Electronic Geographic Information System (EGIS) and Urban Development, during an assessment tour

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Former Labour Party presidential candidate and ex-Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has decried Nigeria’s worsening security situation, describing the country as a “nation of unending tragedy” following a spate of violent incidents across Adamawa, Anambra, and Sokoto states. In a statement shared on his X account on Tuesday, Obi expressed grief over recent attacks, highlighting

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