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The data showed that road tax collections fell by N16.22bn, or 40.42 percent, from N40.14bn in 2023 to N23.92bn in 2024 before rebounding by N25.96bn, or 108.53 percent, to N49.88bn in 2025.

Trump issued the warning on Thursday as investigators continued probing the dramatic mid-air attack involving a FlyDubai flight travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv, Israel.

According to the report, the system supported about 160,200 jobs across its value chain, comprising 2,989 direct employees and more than 157,200 indirect jobs sustained across sectors including agriculture, logistics, retail, hospitality and distribution.

Some of the aspirants are already serving lawmakers seeking re-election, while others are attempting to revive political careers interrupted by previous electoral defeats. A number are also making their first major attempt at elective office.

Announced on October 2, the platform brings registration, document submission and application tracking into one process. BOI’s website directs customers to onlineportal.boi.ng to apply, track and manage financing requests.

Brent traded at $102.28 by 4.50 am Nigerian time, down three cents, while US West Texas Intermediate stood at $92.68, down 19 cents. Both were intraday prices reported by Reuters.

The rescue in Imo came after suspected kidnappers intercepted two commercial buses conveying prospective corps members and other passengers along the Onitsha-Owerri Road in the early hours of Thursday.

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, disclosed this at a virtual meeting with Special Economic Zones stakeholders in September, as the government moves to modernise the regulatory framework governing the zones and strengthen their contribution to investment and non-oil exports.

Undiandeye gave the assurance in Abuja while addressing foreign Defence Advisers and Defence Attaches at their third-quarter operational briefing, where he also warned against what he described as the dangerous spread of misinformation and disinformation about Nigeria's security situation and preparations for the elections.

Okonjo-Iweala, a former Minister of Finance, gave the message on Thursday as Nigeria marked its 66th Independence Anniversary.