Dangote targets $50bn refinery valuation before stock listing

President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, is targeting a valuation of $50bn for his Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals ahead of a planned stock market listing later this year, according to a report by Bloomberg. Dangote wants investors to know that the refinery, which commenced operations […]

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Tinubu, Aiyedatiwa, Abiodun, Mimiko pay tributes to Fasoranti at 100

President Bola Tinubu has described Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti as a moral compass and living witness to Nigeria’s historical evolution, saying his life symbolises courage, sacrifice and principled commitment to public service. Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, he spoke on Monday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, at the centenary birthday celebration of […]

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Igbo World Assembly Chairman Anakwenze celebrates Afenifere leader Pa Fasoranti at 100

The Chairman of Igbo World Assembly, an umbrella body of the Igbo people worldwide, and Onowu Regent of Abagana., Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has congratulated Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti on his 100th birthday anniversary. In a congratulatory message by his Director General, Chief Eric Oluwole, Anakwenze, who is also a former Presidential Aspirant, described […]

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Ooni backs NELFUND, urges students to key into education loan scheme

By John Dike, Osogbo The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has called on students across Osun State and the South-West to take advantage of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), describing the initiative as a major intervention capable of easing the financial burden on parents and expanding access to higher education. He made […]

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Ipetumodu monarch deposed over US fraud conviction

By John Dike, Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has approved the deposition of Oba Joseph Oloyede as the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu in Ife North Local Government Area following his conviction in the United States on charges bordering on tax fraud and money laundering. The decision followed the receipt of the Certified True Copy […]

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Willy Young: The Emerging Afrobeat Phenomenon Set to Redefine the Global Sound

Nigeria’s ever-expanding Afrobeat industry may have just discovered its next major export in the fast-rising musical sensation, Williy Young, whose real name is Williams Bayode. The young and extraordinarily gifted artiste is rapidly becoming one of the most talked-about emerging voices in the Nigerian music space following the release of his captivating new single, Pray, […]

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Shettima commissions Fasoranti flyover

The Vice President, Alhaji Kashim Shettima on Monday commissioned the Onyearugbulem–Shagari/Irese Road Flyover and Junction Improvement Project in Akure, the Ondo State capital. It was named after the Afenifere National Leader, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, who clocked 100 years on Monday. Shettima described the flyover as a strategic infrastructure intervention expected to ease persistent traffic […]

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Pa Fasoranti an exemplary patriot – Aiyedatiwa

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has described Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti as an exemplary statesman, patriot and revered Awoist. He paid the glowing tributes as the elderstatesman turns 100. Aiyedatiwa, in a goodwill message he signed, said: “Today, I join the good people of Ondo State, the Yoruba nation, and well-wishers across Nigeria and […]

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