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Nigeria’s aviation industry has just received another warning signal. Over the weekend, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, placed 11 domestic airlines on a “No-Pay-No-Service” list over unpaid statutory charges. The directive meant affected airlines could be denied critical regulatory services until they settled their debts or obtained financial clearance.…

Nigeria’s Federal Government has launched GovGuideNigeria, an artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to make government information and public services easier for citizens to access. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, announced the launch on Thursday in a statement shared on his X handle. According to the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified key timeframes issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2027 general elections, creating a major legal development in Nigeria’s election planning process. Justice Mohammed Umar delivered the judgment in a suit filed by the Youth Party against INEC. The party…

The United Nations has released up to $60 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund to support urgent efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak linked to the rare Bundibugyo virus strain in Central Africa. The funding was announced on Friday, May 22, 2026, by Tom Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General…

Despite new installations by distribution companies, Nigeria still has a large gap in electricity metering. Data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission shows that about 5.1 million active electricity consumers still had no prepaid meters as of February 2026. That represents about 41 percent of the country’s 12.31 million active…