Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Kirikiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced a revenue collection of N89.2bn between January and June 2025, marking a 63 per cent increase compared to the N54.8bn collected in the same period of 2024. Customs Area Controller of KLT, Eghosa Edelduok in a statement on Saturday…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has entered into a landmark partnership with the Health Business Academy for Africa (HBA), reaffirming its commitment to strengthening healthcare business excellence and capacity in Nigeria. The agreement, signed at the HFN Executive Office in Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday, makes HBA the Federation’s official…
The Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sounded the alarm over the circulation of unsafe and unregistered consumer goods, following the seizure of more than 10,000 cartons of illicit tomato paste and cosmetic products at Lagos’s Trade Fair Market. In a statement released on Friday, and obtained by Africa…
Airports are supposed to be sanctuaries of order, places where discipline, precision, and security are non-negotiable. But in recent months, Nigeria’s aviation sector has been plagued by a troubling surge in unlawful incidents, from high-profile passenger altercations to airline operational breaches. These cases not only jeopardise passenger safety but also erode public trust in the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an urgent warning over the illegal circulation of 5,000 cartons of expired Lara Force Lambda-Cyhalothrin 2.5% (1 litre, Batch Xzh2020006), a commonly used agricultural insecticide. In a public alert (No. 025/2025) issued on Thursday, the agency disclosed that the product, which expired…
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is calling on the Nigerian government to urgently introduce social safety nets to protect its poorest citizens from the economic hardship triggered by President Bola Tinubu’s sweeping reforms. Speaking to journalists after meeting Tinubu at the Aso Villa in Abuja on Thursday, Okonjo-Iweala commends…
A Nigerian youth, Shamsudeen Jibril from Kaduna State, has reported a breakthrough in technology, developing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can detect agricultural diseases and spray pesticides. Jibril, a 25-year-old aerospace engineering graduate, wants to increase agricultural productivity and support farmers in their fight against disease with the UAV he developed. The UAV scans…
Nigeria’s radiography sector is grappling with an exodus of trained professionals as low remuneration and the “japa” migration trend threaten its stability, the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria warns. Speaking during the induction ceremony of the university’s pioneer graduates of radiography at Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State on Wednesday, Registrar Prof. Mark Okeji said inadequate…
The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has announced the release of passenger Ms. Comfort Emmanson and reduced sanctions for individuals involved in recent cases of unruly behaviour at Nigerian airports. In a statement on Wednesday, Mr. Keyamo said consultations with aviation stakeholders over the past 48 hours led to the review of three high-profile incidents….
Lagos State has lost property worth ₦19.52 billion to 1,952 fire incidents in 2024, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed on Tuesday, warning that the scale of destruction underscores the urgency for advanced fire prevention strategies. Speaking at the Lagos State International Fire Safety Conference 2.0 in Victoria Island — themed “Leveraging Technology and Community Engagement to…
