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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 …

Kofi Akpaloo, the presidential aspirant for the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) in the upcoming 2024 general elections, has stirred controversy with his recent comments regarding his daughter’s future marriage.   In an interview, Akpaloo revealed that he would only approve of his daughter’s marriage if the prospective husband can impregnate …

Chidimma Adetshina, a 23-year-old law student and model, has emerged as the winner of the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 pageant. This comes after her withdrawal from the Miss South Africa 2024 pageant due to xenophobic backlash over her nationality.Adetshina represented Taraba State in the competition, which saw 25 participants vying …

Two-third of ministers underperforming – Opposition Strong indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu is planning to rejig his cabinet to ease out underperforming ministers. Tinubu has been facing increasing pressure from within and outside his party, the All Progressives Congress, to sack ministers some of whom appeared to have …

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 …

Canada is currently witnessing countrywide protests as more than 70,000 international student graduates could face deportation due to federal policy changes, and the unprecedented number of students who came to the country with dreams of a new life say their futures are now in limbo. Representatives with Naujawan Support Network, …

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 …