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By Dickson Omobola Following threats by some aviation unions to crack down on airlines over the non-remittance of the statutory five per cent Ticket Sales Charge, TSC, the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has dismissed the planned action and warned against any disruption of flight operations. TSC is a statutory levy collected by airlines from […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday dismissed his ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna, in a move that had been expected following a government reshuffle last month. The sacking, announced by decree, happened however as Kyiv was lobbying Washington hard to obtain more Patriot air defence missiles to block Russian strikes. In a Facebook […]

Opposition to FIFA president Gianni Infantino is intensifying, with senior UEFA sources claiming that some member associations are considering “non-cooperation” with FIFA unless he steps down. According to those sources, several officials involved in the growing backlash believe there is “no going back” while Infantino remains in office. The dispute stems from his abandoned proposal […]

Nigeria has acquired something that governments usually purchase only after discovering that lawyers are cheaper than losing lawsuits: a renowned international arbitration specialist. Abuja has retained Paul Hastings, a heavyweight American law firm, to help defend two investment disputes before the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The timing is instructive. […]

There was a time when the halls of Nigerian justice were revered as the sanctuary of the aggrieved. Today, under the heavy gavels of an increasingly punitive bench, they resemble an extortionate tollbooth where only the oligarchically wealthy dare to pull up a chair. The recent judgment of Justice Salim Ibrahim at the Federal High […]

In a crowning stroke to a 12-year tenure that transformed United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc into an international financial powerhouse, outgoing Group Chairman Tony Elumelu is preparing to finalize the bank’s expansion into Paris, France, marking his final major strategic milestone before stepping down next month. The pan-African banking giant is expected to receive […]

Every presidential election produces a romantic candidate. Nigeria’s 2027 contest has Peter Obi.Every presidential election also produces an unforgiving arithmetic. That, rather than popularity, is Obi’s real opponent. The former Anambra governor enters the race with advantages few opposition politicians possess. He remains arguably Nigeria’s most popular opposition figure among urban professionals, young voters and […]Read More

There is something wonderfully revealing about the Nigerian Presidency’s response to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference: when confronted with an uncomfortable diagnosis, it has chosen to quarrel with the physician rather than examine the patient. The bishops met President Bola Tinubu, presented their assessment of Nigeria’s economic distress, insecurity and democratic anxieties, and apparently did precisely […]Read More

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has criticized the administration of President Bola Tinubu, arguing that Nigeria’s economic challenges stem from wasteful spending and poor fiscal management rather than borrowing. In a statement issued on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, extends warm congratulations to one of Nigeria’s leading industrialists and philanthropists, Abdul Samad Rabiu, CFR, Chairman of BUA Group and Founder of ASR Africa, as he marks his 66th birthday on August 4. The President joins Mr. Rabiu’s family, friends, business associates, and the wider Nigerian business community in celebrating […]

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is seeking support from the Trump administration as he faces increasing pressure over his leadership and a controversial proposal to restructure FIFA’s commercial operations, according to sources familiar with the matter. Infantino is expected to hold a private discussion with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with the conversation publicly framed […]

Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-proclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, has denied allegations that he single-handedly created the disputed agency, insisting that several ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government officially processed, recognised and engaged with the council. Adeyemi, who is currently in police custody, made the claims in a […]