The Nigeria Immigration Service has announced an upward review of the cost of obtaining the Nigerian Standard Passport, effective September 1, 2025.   A.S. Akinlabi Akinlabi, spokesman for the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), said in a statement that the increment is aimed at sustaining the quality of the Nigerian …

SIFAX Group has congratulated Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on his election as Vice President (Africa) of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH). In a letter issued by the Group’s Chairman, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, CON, He described the appointment as a well-deserved …

A magistrate court in the federal capital territory (FCT) has summoned Dino Melaye, former senator for Kogi West, over allegations of failing to pay his mandatory personal income tax for 2023 and 2024. The summons, dated August 21, 2025, and signed by Chiemena Nonye-Okoronkwo, the presiding magistrate, ordered Melaye to …

  Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced plans to convene a high-level panel of seasoned experts to chart a strategic roadmap for promoting African exports in global markets.   The panel session, titled “Laying the Tracks: Strengthening the Institutional Infrastructure for Africa’s Trade Promotion,” is scheduled for Day …

Enforcing its zero tolerance for auto crashes, the Dangote Articulated Trucks Drivers Training School (DATDTS), in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), is implementing stricter entry requirements for aspiring drivers. This development comes as Dangote Cement Plc undertakes the recertification and screening of all its truck drivers at …

Additional N900 billion capital is expected to be injected into the Nigerian banking industry before the end of 2025, although the expiration of the regulatory forbearance will moderate the performance of the banks, a report by Agusto & Co. Limited has hinted. In its “Nigerian Banking Industry Report” the firm …

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has defended the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South, saying the move is aimed at fostering sanity, understanding and unity within the party. The opposition party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) reached the resolution on Monday, August 25, …

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC consolidated its majority position in the Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday with two lawmakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Felix Afe and Tope Agbulu, joining its ranks. With the defection of Afe, member representing Akoko North-West 2 …

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its branches to conduct referendums to back the proposed strike. The Witness learnt that the union also ordered branches to begin campus protests, moving from lecture halls to university gates with placards. A national executive …

The Federal Ministry of Environment’s National Flood Early Warning Center (FEW Center) has issued a fresh alert to Adamawa and eight other northern states over possible flooding. A circular signed by the Director, Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department, Usman Abdullahi Bokani, on Monday in Abuja, warned that several …