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…Says he defies odds to build $20bn refinery   President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has urged wealthy Nigerians to invest in Nigeria, as it is the only way to build the nation. He said there is no two ways about it: real growth and development …

No fewer than ten higher institutions in Lagos are expected to converge at Atican Beach, Lekki, for the annual Lagos Campus Beach Soccer tournament scheduled for Saturday, July 26, 2025. Organized by the Lagos State Government in collaboration with BrandEscort Communications, the event will bring together top tertiary institutions across …

Kenyan entrepreneur Melissa Kariuki, founder of music-tech company Whip Music, has been selected to join the Recording Academy’s 2025 New Member Class — officially giving Kenya and Africa a stronger voice within the GRAMMYs voting body and global music industry. The Recording Academy is the world’s leading society of music …

Nigeria has been thrown into mourning following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away in London today at about 4:30 p.m, after a prolonged illness. The announcement was made in a statement issued by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who expressed deep sorrow over the loss of his …

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Edo State Branch, has described the Supreme Court judgment ruling which upheld the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo as a sign of greater things to come for all Edo people. Dr. Eustace Oseghale, Chairman of the NMA Edo State, and Secretary, Dr. Iluobe Inegbenosun, expressed …

President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja in the early hours of Sunday after the BRICS summit in Brazil, putting to bed mounting widespread public concern and speculation about his whereabouts. A decent source confirmed that the President’s aircraft touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport …

The recent tightening of visa policies by countries like the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and United Arab Emirates, has sparked concerns about a potential ‘visa war’, with the new developments leaving many Nigerians questioning the future of global mobility. Diplomatic tensions are rising between Nigeria and several countries, including …

Ambassador Joe Keshi is Nigeria’s retired top career diplomat to the United States (US). In this interview, Keshi diagnoses the US reduction, last week, of the five-year visa validity for Nigerians to three months, effective July 8, 2025, stressing the urgent need for Nigeria to negotiate and build a cordial …

Garba Shehu, former spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed that Buhari once rejected a proposed N10 million food budget for the State House during his presidency. The disclosure is contained in Shehu’s memoir, ‘According to the President: Lessons from a Presidential Spokesperson’s Experience’, launched in Abuja on Tuesday. The …

A Nigerian socialite, Abiola Femi Quadri, has been sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in a U.S. federal prison for orchestrating a $1.3 million COVID-19 unemployment and disability fraud scheme. Quadri, 43, who lived in Pasadena, California, was sentenced on Thursday, July 10, 2025, by U.S. District Judge George …