A Jigawa-based medical practitioner, Dr Usman Abba Ahmed, has been elected National President of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) for the 2026–2028 tenure. Ahmed emerged alongside 10 other executive officers at the Society’s Annual General Meeting held during its NSP Unity Conference 2026 in Kano State. The week-long conference, which took place from October 25 to 31, attracted more than 1,000 physiotherapists, researchers, academics, students and other healthcare stakeholders from across Nigeria. As National President, Ahmed will lead the Society’s National Executive Council and represent the physiotherapy profession in engagements with government agencies, regulatory bodies and healthcare institutions. The…
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and digital intelligence tools to tackle fake news, online scams and misleading information about its operations. The initiative is designed to monitor online content, verify information and counter false narratives capable of damaging the service’s reputation. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this at the 2026 Nigerian Council of the Institute of Public Relations (NECCIPR) Roundtable in Abuja. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the service’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, Adeniyi emphasised the importance of effective communication in helping the public understand the rationale behind Customs…
Nigeria’s naira is entering November with a stronger cushion against depreciation, supported by higher crude oil earnings, improved domestic production and foreign exchange reserves of about $55 billion, according to a Nairametrics report. Bonny Light, Nigeria’s premium crude grade, is trading at $115 per barrel, boosting export receipts and strengthening the Central Bank of Nigeria’s capacity to supply dollars when market pressures arise. The report linked the oil price rally to supply disruptions and heightened risks in the global energy market. The gains come alongside a recovery in domestic oil production, which exceeded 1.53 million barrels per day, or roughly…
Access Holdings Plc recorded a profit before tax of ₦667.36 billion in the nine months ended September 2026, representing an 8.29 per cent increase from ₦616.25 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. The financial holding company also posted a strong quarterly recovery, with its third-quarter profit before tax rising 78.43 per cent to ₦253.23 billion from ₦141.92 billion in the second quarter of 2026. However, the Q3 performance remained 14.35 per cent below the ₦295.68 billion recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2025. The figures were contained in the group’s combined half-year and nine-month financial results released on…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed eight pre-shipment inspection agents and two monitoring and evaluation firms to strengthen oversight of the country’s crude oil and gas exports under the Nigerian Export Supervision Scheme. The appointments, which took effect on October 2, 2026, were announced in a circular dated October 29 and signed by Aderinola Shonekan, Director of the CBN’s Trade and Exchange Department. The revised arrangement also reallocates export terminals among the inspection companies, with the CBN directing authorised dealer banks, the Nigeria Customs Service, petroleum regulators, terminal operators and oil and gas companies to comply. Under the…
Nigeria’s response to the Ebola disease outbreak has taken a new turn, with two suspected cases identified by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), in the Northeast region, prompting fresh surveillance and containment measures. The NCDC disclosed this in an update posted on its official X handle, @NCDCgov, on Saturday, saying both individuals had been isolated while contact identification and listing were ongoing. The agency said laboratory testing was also being conducted to establish their infection status, stressing that being classified as suspected cases does not mean the individuals have tested positive for Ebola. The latest development…
The Federal University of Science and Technology (FUST), Kabo, Kano State, has secured accreditation for 20 academic programmes, including medical courses, ahead of the commencement of its maiden academic session. The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, who welcomed the development, congratulated the university’s Governing Council, management and staff, urging them to sustain the achievement by maintaining high standards of academic excellence. Barau spoke on Thursday when the Pro-Chancellor and Chairperson of the Governing Council, Grace Titilayo Laoye-Tomori, led members of the council on a courtesy visit to him at the National Assembly in Abuja. Laoye-Tomori, a…
Exports of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel from Dangote Petroleum Refinery rose to 54.63 million litres per day in September 2026, exceeding the volume of the three products supplied to the Nigerian domestic market. The development represents a significant shift in the refinery’s distribution pattern, with exports increasing while domestic receipts declined during the month. Data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s (NMDPRA) September 2026 Fact Sheet showed that combined exports increased by 37.33 per cent to 54.63 million litres daily from 39.78 million litres recorded in August. In contrast, domestic receipts fell by 22.08 per cent…
Sokoto and 29 other states have endorsed the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police in Nigeria, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has disclosed. Akpabio said the endorsements represented significant progress towards decentralising the country’s policing structure, expressing optimism that Nigeria could adopt the new system within weeks. He spoke on Wednesday when members of the Arewa Revival Project, a northern youth organisation with membership across the 19 northern states, visited him at his office in Abuja. According to him, the proposed amendment would strengthen national security by bringing policing closer to communities and improving law enforcement agencies’ capacity to…
President Bola Tinubu has nominated six executive directors for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), forwarding their names to the Senate for confirmation. The nominees comprise three serving directors being considered for another term and three new appointees. If confirmed, they will serve five-year terms. The returning directors are Abiodun Adeniji, Executive Director, Finance and Accounts; Ogbugo Kalu Ukoha, Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage and Retailing Infrastructure; and Dr Mustapha Lamorde, Executive Director, Health, Safety, Environment and Community. The three new nominees are Mobolaji Tajudeen Musa, nominated as Executive Director, Hydrocarbon Processing Plants, Installations and Transportation Infrastructure;…