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Dangote Industries Limited and MTN Nigeria have been named Nigeria’s ‘Most Valuable Brand’. Dangote Industries came top after an assessment conducted by ‘Top 50 Brands Nigeria’ as part of its evaluation of top brands for the year. At the media ...

  Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has said that the commencement of petroleum production by the Dangote Refinery in Lagos has released Nigeria from the clutches of foreign powers and local oil cabals. Otedola said this on Tuesday on his X ...

  The Mastercard Foundation has said it will host two events at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly later this month that border on secondary education and women empowerment in Africa. A statement from the foundation on ...

  Virgin Atlantic has announced its re-launch of daily flights between Accra and London Heathrow. According to a statement issued by the airline on Monday, the Accra-London flight will commence in May 2025. It stated that the new service was ...

  The Ambassador of Tunisia to Nigeria, Mohsen Antit, has announced that direct flights between Tunisia and Nigeria are expected to commence in 2026. This initiative is part of broader efforts to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries. In ...

  The Federal Government has declared a state of emergency at the Onne Port in Rivers State following the repeated incidents of importation of dangerous cargo, including arms and ammunition through this port. To this effect, the government said it ...

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of one Adeleye Ayomide, as the suspect responsible for the death of a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Idowu Christiana. The deceased was abducted by suspected kidnappers ...

  A 29-year-old man, Anuoluwapo Aderemi, collapsed and later passed away while travelling on a commercial bus from Papalanto Motor Park in Ogun State to Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. The incident occurred on Tuesday at a filling station ...

  The Lagos State Government has extended its work-from-home policy for workers for the next three months to alleviate the hardship orchestrated by the hike in petrol pump prices. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved the extension in a circular signed by ...

The depraved husband accused of drugging his wife to film her being r*ped by scores of strangers had already drugged and r*ped her ‘at least 200 times’ before he began inviting them round. Dominique Pelicot, 71, is said to have ...

  Former President Donald Trump has admitted he regrets some of his social media posts after sharing a vile s3x slur about Vice President Kamala Harris. The Republican nominee had come under fire last week for sharing a post suggesting his ...

  A middle-aged man, whose identity is yet to be established, was electrocuted early on Tuesday while attempting to vandalise a transformer and cables belonging to the Jos Electricity Distribution Company. The incident occurred opposite the Queens Hotel, located at ...

  Nigerian social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, also known as Verydarkman, has voiced his skepticism following the release of the first batch of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from Aliko Dangote’s newly operational refinery. The refinery, located in Ibeju-Lekki, was ...

  The Federal government has rubbished reports on social media suggesting that the Ministry of Petroleum has ordered NNPCL to sell fuel at N1000, above the approved pump price. A report, intending to mislead the public and cause panic, which is devoid of ...

  More than 120 people have been k!lled in an attempted mass breakout from the largest prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest in a series of violent attacks on jails in the central African nation. Prisoners tried to ...

  A former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani has HAILED Bill Gates who is currently in Nigeria to intervene in the health sector, calling him a FRIEND to our dear country; suggesting we all owe him a THANK YOU as ...

  A lecturer has been left frustrated when none of his students showed up for his first class at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) In a video shared online, he expressed his disappointment, explaining that he had come ...

  Vice President Kamala Harris was accused Monday of using a “fake accent” in her remarks to teachers union members in Michigan. Harris, speaking at a Detroit high school, appeared to alter her tone of voice in moments where she ...

  A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square will on October 15, 2024, resume the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, charged with the murder of the Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Usifo Ataga. Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student ...

  The Canadian Government has said it supported Nigeria with the building of nine oxygen plants in nine states worth $23 million due to the gaps she experienced during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. The Canadian High ...

  The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to roll out the sale of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, The PUNCH can report authoritatively. This is coming a few days after the 650,000-capacity refinery engaged in a test-run of the product. ...

  Citibank Nigeria Limited has appointed Nneka Enwereji as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. In a statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs, Nigeria and Ghana Global Communications Enterprise Services and Public Affairs, Lola Oyeka and made available to The ...

  President Bola Tinubu has approved a 50 per cent electricity subsidy for public hospitals and educational institutions to alleviate their financial burden. Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this while speaking to journalists in Kaduna on ...

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has stated plans to engage reputable operations and maintenance companies for the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. The NNPC, in a notice on its website, said ...

  Zenith Bank Plc has recorded a 117 per cent increase in its gross earnings from N967.3bn reported in H1 2023 to N2.1tn in H1 2024 on the back of appreciation in both interest income and non-interest income. In its ...