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Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has directed strengthened flight safety oversight across the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), following the crash of NAF ATR 42-500 aircraft on Oct. 5.Nigerian news This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, on Wednesday in Abuja. Aneke gave the …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has assured residents of Igbokoda community in Ondo State of engagement with relevant agencies over environmental concerns following a NAF aircraft crash in the area. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, made available on Thursday in Abuja. Ejodame said that the NAF …

A total sum of N2.428 trillion, being September 2026 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared to the Federal Government, States and the Local Government Councils. A statement from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation’s Director (Press and Public Relations), Bawa Mokwa, on Thursday, noted that the revenue was shared at the October 2026 Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) …

The Senate on Thursday unanimously took a resolution declaring that there is no vacancy in the office of the Senate President currently being held by Sen. Godswill Akpabio. The declaration followed comments during plenary by Akpabio, who cautioned the public against misinterpreting his comments on the bill seeking to decriminalise attempted suicide. Sen. Akpabio, who said his remarks on the …

All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Oredo Federal Constituency in the 2027 general election, Dr Paddy Iyamu, has pledged to replace campaign materials belonging to his opponent, Hon. Frank Omosigho of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), which was destroyed by unknown individuals. Iyamu, a former Edo State Commissioner for Education, condemned the destruction, describing it as unnecessary and unacceptable in …

  “People say, and we agree with them, that it’s difficult to find data about Nigeria, especially from the fiscal side. Something as important as our tax-to-GDP ratio, you can’t find it easily.” Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, on Wednesday unveiled five fiscal reforms he said the Nigerian government will introduce to create …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices. The adjustment translates to $75 extra per month for the nearly 72 million people who receive monthly Social Security …

  “If you attempt suicide, make sure you die. Anyone who attempts and fails will go to jail,” he said. A bill seeking to decriminalise attempted suicide in Nigeria has passed second reading in the Senate, despite Senate President Godswill Akpabio insisting that people who survive suicide attempts should remain liable to imprisonment. Mr Akpabio announced the passage of the …

  Presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Mrs Okereke said she had met people who doubted whether a woman could lead Nigeria. The presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Esther Okereke, has urged Nigerians to give a woman a chance to lead the country, arguing that years of male-dominated leadership have failed to deliver the desired …

ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris is building out her final fall campaign blitz on behalf of other Democrats, completing a midterm schedule that by Election Day will have taken her to multiple early presidential primary states on Democrats’ 2028 calendar as the former vice president mulls whether to seek the White House again. Spanning from Oct. 21 to Oct. 30, …