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The Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) has issued operational licences and permits to 14 electricity market operators, in a move aimed at tightening regulation and expanding power sector reforms across the state. The licences were presented during LASERC’s maiden Stakeholders’ Engagement Forum held in Ikeja, where the commission also unveiled fresh measures to strengthen consumer protection and deepen investment within the electricity market. Speaking at the event on Thursday, the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Member of LASERC, Temitope George, described the engagement as a major step in the state’s evolving electricity framework. According to her, the commission is…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun State Command, says it recovered more than ₦23 million for victims of fraud and resolved over 1,700 disputes within the last 18 months during intensified operations against economic sabotage and vandalism across the state. The State Commandant of the corps, Remilekun Ekundayo, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Ogun State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Abeokuta. Ekundayo said the command also arrested 210 suspects linked to offences including vandalism, fraud, and illegal mining during the period under review. READ RELATED NEWS UPDATES NSCDC uncovers major…

All victims abducted from the Daarul-Kitab Islamic Orphanage in Lokoja, Kogi State, have been rescued after a joint security operation led by troops of the Nigerian Army, the Kogi State Government said on Wednesday. The government disclosed that the remaining victims were rescued in the early hours of May 6 during a coordinated operation around the Agbaja Forest axis in Lokoja Local Government Area. According to a statement issued by the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the operation led to the rescue of five boys, two girls and two adult females. READ RELATED NEWS…

A major disruption that threatened flight operations across Nigeria was temporarily averted on Wednesday after the Aviation Ground Handlers Association of Nigeria (AGHAN) suspended its planned nationwide industrial action over a ₦9 billion debt dispute involving domestic airlines. The association announced the decision after the intervention of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), which invited aviation stakeholders to a conciliatory meeting scheduled for May 12 at the NCAA annex office located at the Murtala Muhammed Airport. The suspended action had been billed to commence on May 7 and was expected to severely affect airport operations nationwide, given the strategic role…

A Medical Laboratory Scientist, Ibraheem Olasunkanmi Qoseem, has raised concerns over the growing spread and consumption of local gin in Ilorin, warning that the spread could pose serious health risks and undermine community wellbeing if left unchecked. In a public post made on his Facebook page, Qoseem expressed concerns that a substance once largely associated with the fringes of society has now found its way into more visible and socially active parts of the city. He established that the shift reflects a broader weakening of traditional safeguards that once limited the spread and consumption of locally distilled alcohol. He noted…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has repatriated a Chinese national, Xu Qing, to the People’s Republic of China over his alleged involvement in a $245 million Ponzi scheme linked to illegal public deposit operations. Read More Related Breaking Stories from Our Nigeria News The police said the suspect was returned to China through the International Criminal Police Organisation, INTERPOL, after Chinese authorities declared him wanted for large-scale financial fraud. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Okon Placid, the repatriation was coordinated by INTERPOL National Central Bureau Abuja following a formal request…

Nigeria’s passport has improved its position on the global scale, yet Nigerians can now enter fewer countries without a visa, according to the latest data from the Henley Passport Index. The April 2026 ranking places Nigeria 89th in the world, up from 95th in January 2024. The shift marks a six-place rise since President Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023. However, this upward movement has not translated into wider travel access. Available figures show that Nigerian passport holders can now travel to only 44 countries without a visa, down from 46 in 2025 and 45 in 2024. This means…

A long-running dispute between the Federal Government (FG) and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) over the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 has been resolved, removing a major barrier to new airport development in Lagos, including the proposed Lekki-Epe International Airport. The agreement, brokered by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, ends nearly two decades of legal and operational tensions that had slowed investment and limited growth at Nigeria’s busiest aviation hub. Under the settlement, Bi-Courtney agreed to forgo a N132 billion Supreme Court judgment debt previously owed by the Federal Government. The company also dropped the exclusivity…

The Federal Government has ruled out any plan to return fuel subsidy, saying it will rely on market forces to drive the economy. Speaking during an engagement with global investors in Paris, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, said subsidy and price controls would not be reconsidered. He said, “We will not bring back fuel subsidy because it creates distortions for the economy, and we won’t introduce price control because we believe in the market.” READ RELATED NEWS UPDATES FG demands probe, accountability from South Africa over Killings, xenophobic protests Fuel Subsidy: SERAP…

BUA Foods has introduced a new graduate training scheme aimed at building skilled manpower for Nigeria’s sugar sector. The programme, launched through its subsidiary, LASUCO Sugar Company, targets young graduates with a background in agriculture and related fields. It is designed to prepare them for technical roles within the country’s growing sugar industry. According to the company, the Agricultural Graduate Technical Trainee Programme will focus on practical training, giving participants hands-on experience in sugarcane farming and production processes. READ RELATED NEWS UPDATES  AFCON: BUA chairman pledges $500,000 bonus for Super Eagles Tinubu’s reforms painful but necessary – BUA Group chairman…