The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has said the Federal Government will empower seven million young Nigerians with digital and professional skills in the next two years.

Olawande announced this at the Strategic Youth Leadership Conference two thousand and twenty-five, organized by his ministry in collaboration with the National Defense College (NDC) to equip young Nigerians with contemporary knowledge in digital and professional education.

He assured the participants that the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration is set to position Nigerians in the global talent of digital literacy by ensuring effective youth participation in the global digital economy in outlining key strategies for youth development under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has stated that all mobile phones must be completely switched off during take-off and landing.

The Director General of Authority, Capt. Chris Najomo, stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting themed National Civil Aviation Security Committee Meeting in Abuja.

He declared that all passengers must now completely switch off electronic devices during flights, ending the long-standing flight mode practice.

He said the regulation concerning phones and other electronic devices in Nigeria has now been unified, stressing that the widely accepted flight mode option will no longer be permitted.
He said, All mobile phones, I repeat, all mobile phones and other portable electronic devices should be switched off during at least the critical phase of flight on all Nigerian airlines. Switched off.

Rejecting the use of flight mode, he stressed, There’s nothing like anything like flight mode any longer. Must be switched off. Nigerian air operators are therefore required to amend their operations manual to reflect this requirement and submit to the NCA for approval, if different from this resolution.

He announced a series of tough measures to address the growing trend of unruly passenger behavior across the country’s airports, warning that the era of business as usual is over.

The Federal Government has clarified the differing responses to two recent in-flight incidents involving Comfort Emmanson and Fuji star Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as Kwam 1.

Emmanson was remanded after allegedly assaulting Ibom Air crew members on a Uyo–Lagos flight, sparking public criticism and claims of selective justice. In contrast, Kwam 1, who reportedly disrupted a ValueJet flight in Abuja, faced no court action.

According to Mike Achimugu, spokesperson for the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the two cases are fundamentally different. In Kwam 1’s case, the airline opted not to press charges, prompting the NCAA to advise the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) to impose a ban on him.

Emmanson’s incident involved physical assault, and Ibom Air chose to pursue legal action immediately. As a result, she was remanded and also placed on a lifetime no-fly list, a measure within the legal rights of airlines. Meanwhile, Kwam 1 remains under an indefinite flight ban pending further investigation.

The Federal Government has officially launched a national Electronic Fiscal System (EFS) aimed at curbing tax evasion, enhancing transparency, and modernising Nigeria’s tax administration.

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) confirmed that the platform powered by the Merchant-Buyer Model (MBM) electronic invoicing solution went live on August 1st, 2025, following a pilot phase that began in November 2024.

The rollout targets large companies with annual turnovers of 5 billion naira and above, offering real-time tracking of commercial transactions and verifying the authenticity and accuracy of invoices.

According to FIRS spokesperson Dare Adekanmbi, over 1,000 companies, 20 percent of the more than 5,000 eligible firms have already begun integrating with the system. While the original deadline was August 1st, the FIRS has extended it to November 1st, 2025, to allow more companies to complete onboarding.

In an unexpected turn in global oil trade, Indian refiners are stepping up purchases of Nigerian crude, even as Nigeria’s 20 billion dollars Dangote Refinery increasingly relies on United States oil imports.

Indian Oil Corporation recently bought one million barrels of Nigeria’s Agbami crude for September delivery via trader Trafigura, as part of India’s push to diversify away from Russian supplies.

Meanwhile, the Dangote Refinery in Lagos imported an average of 10 million barrels of United States crude in July, despite a local naira-for-crude deal with the Nigerian government.

Industry experts have called the situation an oil trade irony, with Nigerian oil heading to India while the country’s own refinery looks abroad for feedstock.