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NGX Market Cap Jumps by N3.2trn Amid Bullish Trading 

NGX Market Cap Jumps by N3.2trn Amid Bullish Trading    Investors gained N3.26tn at the close of trading on Thursday as the Nigerian equities market extended its bullish run, driven by sustained buying interest in large-cap and consumer-linked stocks. Market capitalisation, which represents the total value of...

Airlines Record N150bn Loss in Two Months, Operations Strained 

Airlines Record N150bn Loss in Two Months, Operations Strained    Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have raised alarm over losing N150bn within two months, even as ground handling companies threaten further action over about N9bn in outstanding debts. A member of the Board of Trustees of the...

Tinubu Fires NMDPRA Chief Amid Jet Fuel Price Row

Tinubu Fires NMDPRA Chief Amid Jet Fuel Price Row   Four months after his appointment, President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) Saidu Mohammed. Mohammed’s removal is coming at a time when members of the Airline...

Petrol Nears N1,400/Litre Following Dangote Price Adjustment 

Petrol Nears N1,400/Litre Following Dangote Price Adjustment    The pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) are nearing N1,400 per litre in many parts of the country as the United States and Iran fail to agree on a ceasefire that should lead to the reopening of...

Rising Passenger Traffic Drags Air Cargo Demand Lower

Rising Passenger Traffic Drags Air Cargo Demand Lower   Global air cargo demand suffered a setback in March 2026, falling by 4.8 per cent year-on-year, even as passenger traffic continued its upward climb with a 2.1 per cent increase over the same period. This is according...

Dangote Begins Jet Fuel Supply to Ethiopian Airlines, Others 

Dangote Begins Jet Fuel Supply to Ethiopian Airlines, Others    The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals said it has commenced a direct delivery of aviation fuel to Ethiopian Airlines amid the tightness caused by the US-Iran crisis. The Managing Director of Dangote Refinery, David Bird, said the...