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Fani-Kayode faults Jingir over Muslim-Muslim ticket remarks
ABUJA — Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has condemned comments attributed to Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahaya Jingir, at an event in Kano, describing them as divisive and capable of
Dangote refinery shifts Nigeria towards domestic value addition
By Udeme Akpan Nigeria’s petroleum industry is undergoing a shift from an export-driven crude oil model towards greater domestic processing following the operationalisation of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos.
Police stop church service in UNICAL over violence
The Police in Cross River have intervened in a conflict at the Chapel of Redemption, University of Calabar (UNICAL), quelling a Sunday service standoff to prevent bloodshed. The conflict started when the
Nigerian newspapers review: Only 6 banks pay N1.27trn dividends despite huge profits
In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard’s lead headline states that only six banks paid N1.27 trillion in dividends despite declaring huge profits. Another headline features
No backdoor meeting can halt Rainbow Coalition, CRP tells Nunieh, others
Concerned Rivers People (CRP) has said alleged meetings involving former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mrs Joy Nunieh, Gabriel Pidomson and Dumo Lulu-Briggs will not affect
2027: SDP’s Adamu promises issue-based campaigns, rejects campaign of calumny
By Edwin Philip, Lafia The campaign council of the Gubernatorial Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Adamu, has pledged to tailor its
‘I’ve never slept with another woman since I married my wife – Aregbesola
National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, says he has never had an intimate relationship with another woman since marrying his wife, Sherifat. Aregbesola made the disclosure
$1trn economy: NACCIMA woos Chinese investors to boost industrialisation
By Yinka Kolawole The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has announced the third edition of its Business and Investment Forum in Guangzhou, China, as part
New tax law yet to end multiple levies — MAN
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said manufacturers are yet to enjoy relief from multiple taxes and levies despite the enactment of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025. The association disclosed
Ukraine drone strike kills 12, wounds 39 in central Russia
A Ukrainian drone strike on the central Russian region of Tatarstan killed at least 12 people in one of Kyiv’s most deadly single attacks of the more than four year
