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Nigeria and Canada have expanded their air transport deal to allow scheduled direct flights, with up to 14 weekly passenger and 10 weekly cargo services each.

INEC says it has not yet received budgeted funds for the 2027 general elections, but preparations, including BVAS procurement, are underway.

Nigeria’s four biggest banks spent more than N119bn on technology in the first quarter of 2026, a 43 percent jump, as digital banking demand keeps rising.

Bauchi State has commissioned 2,176 forest guards to secure its reserves, while Gombe is set to receive 1,056 new officers from the police force’s recruitment drive.

Katsina Governor Dikko Radda has extended automatic employment to all indigenes who graduate with first-class degrees from higher institutions across the country, from this year.

The NUPRC says Nigeria can raise crude oil production to 1.9 million barrels a day, after the country reached a peak of 1.86 million bpd in May.

Mutual Benefits Assurance says only about 6 percent of Nigerian adults access formal credit, urging stronger insurance and savings to build lasting financial resilience.

Electricity regulators from 16 states have warned that the Senate’s proposed Electricity Act amendment bill could claw back powers already devolved to states under the 2023 law.

INEC has placed security agencies on high alert after flagging 469 polling units in Ekiti State as potential flashpoints ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.

The Federal Government has vowed to stamp out terrorism, as Attorney-General Lateef Fagbemi says more than 600 suspects face prosecution in the latest Abuja mass trial.