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  The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has appointed David Bird, the former head of Oman’s Duqm Refinery, as its new Chief Executive Officer. A report by S&P global on Friday said, Bird heads the refinery’s petroleum and petrochemicals division ...

  Wike Is Unknown In PDP, Can’t Stop Peter Obi” – Party Chieftain, Jacob Mark A former National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jacob Mark, has stated that Peter Obi should not be concerned about the influence ...

  JUST IN: IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu Files N60billion Suit Against Reno Omokri For Defamation The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has filed N60 billion suit against social media influencer, Reno Omokri for ...

  Peter Obi Under The PDP Will Defeat Any Candidate In Northern Nigeria In 2027 Because Our People Are Very Fair-minded” — Jerry Gana A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Professor Jerry Gana, says if Peter Obi ...

  EFCC Arraigns Eight Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , Abuja Zonal Directorate, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 has arraigned eight suspected internet fraudsters before Justice Anyalewa Onoja-Alapa of the Federal High Court ...

  ADC Swears In New Leadership At 99th NEC Meeting The African Democratic Congress (ADC) held its 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, where Senator David Mark and Ogbenu Rauf Aregbesola were sworn in as Interim ...

  NYSC Corps Member, Brown Ebubechukwu, Renovates School In Bayelsa State After Witnessing Pupils Learning In The Rain A Corps Member, Brown-Ofoeme Ebubechukwu Prosper (BY/24B/2451), has taken a bold step to restore dignity to public education in Bayelsa State by ...

  Wema Bank Releases unaudited results for H1 2025, Profit Before Tax climbs 231% to N101.2billion Wema Bank Plc, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank, most resilient and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has released its unaudited consolidated financial ...

  FirstBank Retains Top Spot as Nigeria’s Best Bank for ESG At 2025 Euromoney Awards   Lagos, 28 July 2025 – FirstBank, the West African premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, has emerged as Nigeria’s Best Bank for ...

  Eko DisCo announces 25-day blackout in Lagos Residents within the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) network have been alerted to prepare for daily power interruptions and load shedding beginning Monday, July 28, 2025, as the Transmission Company of Nigeria ...

  Kristin Cabot, Chief People Officer at tech company Astronomer, has officially resigned from her position in the wake of the Coldplay concert scandal that rocked the company’s leadership Cabot was captured on the kiss cam at a Coldplay concert ...

  Nigeria’s Egusi Seed Set to Make History in Space In a major milestone for Nigeria and the entire West African region, egusi melon seeds sourced from Oyo State are set to travel to the International Space Station as part ...

  Former Governor of Anambra, Peter Obi, has dismissed claims that he needs clearance to visit Edo, saying he is not afraid to visit any state in Nigeria Obi made the remarks during the presentation of a N50 million cheque to ...

    Ogun State Government has taken custody of a two-day-old baby dumped by the mother in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area of the state The baby was found by a woman at Sayedero Market in Ilaro, last week. However, ...

  Senate Approves Tinubu’s $21bn External Loan Request The Nigerian Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s foreign loan request totaling over $21 billion for the 2025–2026 fiscal period. This approval clears the path for the full implementation of the 2025 ...

  JUST IN: Lawmakers Move To Bar Civil Servants From Using Private Schools, Hospitals The House of Representatives has introduced a bill seeking to prohibit public and civil servants from patronising private schools and healthcare services, in a bid to ...

  FIRSTBANK MARKS SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE: ₦1 TRILLION IN INSTANT DIGITAL LOAN DISBURSEMENTS   Lagos, 18 July 2025 – FirstBank, a leading financial institution and provider of financial inclusion services in West Africa, announces the achievement of ₦1 trillion in cumulative ...

  “Aisha And Buhari Were Ð!vorceð Before His Ð3ath” — Prof. Farooq Kperogi A Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media at Kennesaw State University, Farooq Kperogi, has alleged that Aisha was no longer married to the late former President Muhammadu ...

  Australian aviation expert Captain Byron Bailey has given his analysis on the Air India plane crash, claiming the latest findings indicate the captain must have intentionally turned off the fuel control switches. On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight ...

  Wema Bank’s Digital Bank, ALAT, Emerges Nigeria’s Best Digital Bank at Euromoney Awards 2025 In recognition of its position as a digital pioneer in the African banking landscape, Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, a trailblazing digital platform pioneered ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has admitted that it is making efforts to bring back Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, into its party. This was made known by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Ibrahim ...

  FIRSTBANK PARTNERS UNGC TO DRIVE SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND UNLOCK CAPITAL FOR DEVELOPMENT   Lagos, 14 July 2025   – FirstBank, the West Africa premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, has strengthened its partnership with the United Nations Global ...

  1200 Nigerians have shown interest as a Film Director, one Martins on X seeks 5 people who can jump into the Lagos Lagoon from 3rd mainland bridge for the sum of N1m He says it’s for a shoot, and the money will ...

  Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have uncovered a multi-million naira visa scam and arrested four suspects alleged to be behind the fraudulent operation that defrauded over 100 people of more than N500m The suspects identified as Blessing Wefsutu, 27; ...

  A criminal enquiry has been launched in France after a six-year-old boy ‘left to roam around a maternity unit’ allegedly k!lled a newborn baby A baby identified as Zayneb-Cassandra, who was born premature to a 23-year-old woman earlier this month, ...