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NNPCL is part of our business — Dangote

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is not competing with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, stressing that NNPCL “is part and parcel of our business.” According to a statement by the NNPC spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, on Friday, Dangote stated this when he visited the...
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Imo PDP Slams Gov Uzodimma Over N2.1bn Hajj Spending Amid Worsening Insecurity

……Opposition demands governor’s resignation, calls expenditure wasteful and insensitive The Imo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned Governor Hope Uzodimma’s decision to spend a reported N2.1 billion on a Muslim pilgrimage and an accompanying lavish ceremony. The opposition party, in a statement issued on Sunday by the State Publicity Secretary,...
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FG Reaffirms Commitment To Ending Violence Against Children

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its strong commitment to safeguarding the rights and future of African children. Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, made this known while delivering a keynote address at the Regional Meeting of Pathfinding Countries on Ending Violence Against Children, held in Abuja. The Minister urged participating countries to strengthen...
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Zaura Moves To Curb Thuggery, Drug Abuse In Kano

A former Kano Central Senatorial candidate and prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC),  Abdulkarim Abdussalam, popularly known as AA Zaura, has launched a major initiative to tackle the longstanding issues of thuggery and drug addiction that have claimed the lives of hundreds of young people in Kano. As part of the effort, Zaura...
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Nigerian Army Arrests 12 Terror Suspects In Kwara

Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested 12 suspects linked to acts of terrorism allegedly perpetrated by a breakaway faction of Boko Haram known as Mahmuda, operating within the Kainji Lake National Park in Niger State. The group is also believed to have been terrorizing residents of border communities in Baruten and Kaiama Local Government...
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Benue Needs Urgent Urban Renewal

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Godwin Ityoachimin, has called for urgent urban renewal of major cities in the state, lamenting the lack of sustainable infrastructural development. Ityoachimin, who contested the APC governorship ticket in 2023 and plans to vie again in 2027, said the absence of deliberate efforts to...
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Badaru Backs Senate’s Security Summit, Urges Strategic Action

Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has endorsed the 10th Senate’s proposed two-day National Security Summit, describing it as a timely initiative to address Nigeria’s mounting security challenges. Badaru, however, emphasized that real progress hinges on translating dialogue into actionable national defence strategies. “When you hold a summit, you hear people speak, gather perspectives, and take...
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Court Orders FG To Release Gas Flaring Data

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an application filed by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), compelling the Federal Government to release critical information on gas flaring activities in Nigeria. In a judgment delivered in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/251/2021, Justice A.O. Faji ruled in favour of HEDA’s request for an...
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Nasarawa Govt Urges Dangote To Invest In Solid Minerals

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has called on Dangote Industries Limited to expand its investments across more sectors of the State’s economy, particularly its abundant solid minerals. Speaking at the ongoing Nasarawa Trade Fair Exhibition, the governor, represented by Muhammed Sani Otto, Commissioner for Trade, Industry, and Investment, highlighted Nasarawa’s rich mineral resources and...
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