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•President to be honoured with 21-gun salute, inspects guard of honour at Great Hall •To also lay wreath in honour of fallen hero •Holds dinner with Chinese CEOs •Nigeria, China strengthen ties in rail infrastructure devt, Alkali leads delegation After taking comprehensive briefings from some of his ministers and other …

The long-awaited petrol from Dangote Refinery is expected to come on stream this week, a development that is a major milestone in Nigeria’s energy sector. According to two people who know the matter, Dangote facility near the commercial hub of Lagos is on the verge of producing large amounts of …

Devakumar Edwin, the Vice President of Dangote Industries Limited, has announced that the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission (NNPC) will become the sole buyer of products from Dangote Refinery as it begins production. According to Edwin, the NNPC is prepared to purchase all refinery outputs to meet the nation’s local demand for …

Israel Defense Forces recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, including one American citizen, Israeli officials said. Why it matters: The recovery operation took place amid continued efforts to reach a hostage-release and ceasefire in Gaza deal. After the operation, there are 101 hostages remaining …

Nigerian girls as young as 13 get paid N8k – N13k for ‘short time’ after being trafficked to Ivory Coast under the guise of selling ‘body cream, new report reveals. A new report has revealed how girls as young as 13 from Nigeria are trafficked to Ivory Coast under the guise …

French authorities on Tuesday indicted Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with six charges and released him from custody on a €5 million bail. Durov faces six charges including “complicity in the offences of making available without legitimate reason a program or data designed for… organized gang distribution of images of minors presenting …

The United Kingdom has increased the number of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the worker and temporary worker immigration routes.   Checks by The Nation, show that the list which was updated on Friday, August 23, has 119,195 approved companies.The approved updated list now contains 119,195 companies.  Interested Nigerians are advised to …

Social commentator Isaac Fayose thinks Bobrisky’s support during his prison time was because of his social connections. Fayose said Bobrisky is a good person who helps others and is well-liked by his friends. This led to them raising N18.7 million to help him while he was in jail. Bobrisky was …

The federal government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has threatened to shut down any filling stations profiteering from Nigerians by selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, as high as N1,000 per litre. The NMDPRA alleged that several filling stations operated by independent …

The Federal government has received only 16% of the total loan approved by the World Bank under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.  An analysis of disbursement data from the website of the World Bank shows that as of July 31, 2024, only $774.99 million had been disbursed. The loans …