Dangote breaks ground on $17bn Kenya refinery

Dangote refiner: Dangote Industries Limited has commenced preliminary works on its proposed $17bn, 700,000-barrels-per-day refinery in Kenya, marking the first major step towards what is expected to become East Africa’s largest refining project. The company said the project has advanced beyond the planning stage, with the site already selected, soil tests ongoing and engineering and […]

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FakTinubu orders probe of fake agency

President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has directed a probe of the alleged fake Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council within 30 days. A statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Tinubu specifically directed the commission to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of the […]

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Osun 2026: Accord, APC trade defections as governorship campaign intensifies

By John Dike, Osogbo Political campaigns ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State gathered momentum on Tuesday as both the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC) announced fresh defections from each other’s ranks in separate parts of the state. The development underscores the increasing political realignments as parties intensify efforts […]

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The Truth: How Fuji Music Legend Barrister Sang Nigeria’s Pain, Predicted Her Future

By Oreoluwa Dikko There are songs that entertain, and there are songs that educate. Then there are songs that become mirrors in which a nation sees its face. Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister’s The Truth (SKOLP 052) belongs to the third category. Released in the mid-1990s, the album was more than a collection of Fuji […]

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President Bola Tinubu’s Bold Transformation of Nigeria’s Solid Mineral Sector

By Steve Otaloro President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not waste time to declare his vision for Nigeria as a Nation from day one of his administration starting with the solid minerals sector being a strategic sector in our industrialization. For him, the future of a nation’s manufacturing is inextricably linked to how this space develops. […]

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FG urges Ogun, Ondo communities to support Dangote Industrial City, Deep Seaport project

L-R: Director of Assessment, Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja, Mrs. Rofikat Adebukunola Odetoro; Managing Director, Infrastructure & Logistics, Dangote Industries Limited, Capt. Jamil Abubakar; Alara of Araromi Seaside Kingdom, HRM Oba Adeoloye Olawole, and Chief Executive, Amiable Consulting & Logistics, Mrs. Aina Elizabeth Egharevba, at the Community Engagement in presence of government officials on the […]

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Insecurity: Senate raises concern over rising attacks on military personnel

The Senate on Tuesday warned that the abduction and killing of retired military officers by terrorists and criminal gangs represents a dangerous escalation of Nigeria’s security crisis. Expressing grave concern over the country’s worsening security situation, it said the growing pattern of attacks on serving and retired military personnel poses a serious threat to national […]

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Fani-Kayode says serving Nigeria through diplomacy is divine honour

Ex-Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has formally received his Letters of Credence, paving the way for him to assume duties as Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa, the Kingdom of Lesotho, and the Kingdom of Eswatini. Speaking in a post via his verified X handle on Tuesday, he expressed gratitude for the milestone, […]

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