The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revealed that Indigenous airline, Max Air refunded N182 million to 956 passengers in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026. The NCAA acknowledged the refunds in a post on X on Tuesday, but urged the airline to resolve passenger refund claims more promptly in line with Part 19 of…
Nigeria’s domestic investors remained the dominant force in the equities market in the first half of 2026, accounting for nearly 88 per cent of all transactions on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), despite a gradual rebound in foreign portfolio participation. The latest Domestic and Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) Report released by the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX)…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 21, 2026/APO Group/ — As demand for critical minerals accelerates and governments push to capture more value from their resources, African banks and investors are stepping into larger roles financing the projects that will define the continent’s next mining era. The latest example came in July, when Kropz subsidiary Kropz…
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the case of an Alaska bush pilot claiming authorities violated his Eighth Amendment rights after they tried to seize his airplane over beer. In 2012, pilot Kenneth Jouppi was attempting to take a passenger to a remote village called Beaver, where alcohol is banned. Before the plane departed,…
And why the “civic gospel” cannot be revived WESSIE DU TOIT “Growth in every corner of the country”, “more money in people’s pockets”, and “people taking back control of what matters to them”: these three phrases could summarise Andy Burnham’s big idea of devolving power away from Westminster, but they are actually taken from Labour’s 2024…
The former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has declared that no political opponent can match the experience, competence and public service credentials of President Bola Tinubu and Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Tinubu is the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
