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• The Federal Government has banned commercial motorcycles and tricycles from operating on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway starting this week.
• Authorities have also prohibited indiscriminate truck parking and refuse dumping along the highway to protect the road infrastructure.
• Warning signs have been erected,...
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• The Federal Government has commenced the evacuation of 271 Nigerians from South Africa aboard an Air Peace flight.
• The evacuation follows security concerns sparked by threats from anti-immigration groups targeting undocumented foreign nationals ahead of a June 30 deadline.
• South African authorities...
The Nigerian Navy intercepted 44,000 litres of suspected illegally refined diesel and arrested eight suspects in Rivers State during an intelligence-driven patrol under Operation Delta Sentinel.
South Africa and several African governments are pursuing fuel supply contracts with Dangote Refinery as the Middle East war disrupts traditional supply routes from the Persian Gulf.
Lagos's short-let market closed 2025 with N281 billion in revenue, falling short of earlier projections as rising supply squeezed occupancy rates despite steady underlying demand.
Nigeria's data protection agency ordered social media platforms to curb unauthorized filming of unsuspecting citizens or face significant regulatory sanctions.
SMEDAN has unveiled a N500m zero-interest fund for MSMEs, disbursing it through cooperatives and associations to boost working capital and improve loan recovery nationwide.
The Federal Government plans to intensify industrial growth, trade expansion, investment and non-oil exports in 2026, focusing on turning policy into measurable economic outcomes.