Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to the federal government. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik granted the order after accepting the application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s, EFCC.
2. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has barred the American pilot involved in the June 10 aviation incident at Asaba Airport from operating within Nigeria’s airspace and suspended the aircraft’s First Officer pending the outcome of ongoing investigations. The Director-General of Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo, disclosed this on Thursday on the sidelines of the Airport Business Summit in Lagos.
3. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said headline inflation rate slowed to 15.91 per cent in June from 15.93 per cent in May. NBS disclosed this in its latest Consumer Price Index, CPI report released on Wednesday, noting that the food index increased 17.52 per cent in June from 16.96 per cent in May 2026.
4. The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, has shared N2.550 trillion as revenue generated in June 2026 among the Federal Government, states and the 774 local government councils. The latest allocation is N250 billion higher than the amount shared for the previous month. It represents an increase of 10.9 per cent.
5. No fewer than six people were killed on Tuesday night after a gas-laden truck exploded at an Army checkpoint along the Abuja-Lokoja Federal Highway in
