The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced that the 15 percent import duty on imported petroleum products is suspended and also warned the public against panic buying, adding that it presently has enough petroleum products in Nigeria to meet demands.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has been urged by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) to revoke the recent order prohibiting the manufacture and distribution of alcoholic drinks in sachets and tiny PET bottles by December 31, 2025. According to MAN, this instruction was ineffective and at odds with previous stakeholder agreements. It came after a resolution that was allegedly voted on by the Senate on Thursday, November 6.
Over 800 employees have been sacked from the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), which supplies electricity to Abuja, Kogi, Niger, and Nasarawa States, which was made known in a statement issued by its management on Friday.
Dubai-based Emirates airline has announced plans to resume flight operations to Nigeria starting October 1, marking the end of a nearly two-year suspension. The airline halted services in 2022 after it was unable to repatriate funds trapped in Nigeria, prompting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to stop issuing visas to Nigerian citizens.
Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections, on Wednesday allegedly evaded arraignment after failing to appear before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Sowore is facing prosecution by the Department of State Services (DSS) for alleged defamation, alongside Meta Corp (Facebook) and X Corp (formerly Twitter), over a post in which he purportedly described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal.”
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, one final opportunity to open his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial. Justice James Omotosho, presiding over the case on Wednesday, emphasised his duty to ensure the defendant is given every reasonable chance to present his case.
