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Prominent Nigerian businessman Alhaji Aminu Dantata has been laid to rest in Saudi Arabia. Following a funeral prayer at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Dantata was buried at the Al-Baqi Cemetery on Tuesday. The late patriarch’s body arrived in Madinah accompanied by family members, including his son Tajudeen Dantata and nephew Aliko Dangote. […]
The Bauchi State Government has announced that its vast gypsum and limestone deposits have attracted more than $1.5 million in private investment towards the establishment of a cement production company. This revelation was made during the Bauchi State Economic & Investment Summit Roadshow held in Abuja on Tuesday. The event, themed “Unlocking Investment Potentials in […]
Veteran journalist and prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Dele Momodu, has issued a stern warning to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, urging him to tread cautiously ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a Facebook post shared on Tuesday, Momodu suggested that internal crises are imminent within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring […]
The Senate has postponed its zonal public hearing on constitutional amendments for the North-West region as a mark of respect for the late philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, who passed away in Saudi Arabia. Senate President God’sWill Akpabio announced the decision during Tuesday’s plenary, citing consultations with stakeholders in the region. The hearing, initially […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the activation of an online immigration amnesty portal to allow foreigners who have overstayed their visas to regularize their stay before strict penalties take effect from August 1, 2025. The move is part of ongoing reforms to digitize immigration services and enforce visa compliance nationwide. The amnesty portal, […]
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has censured President Bola Tinubu’s administration, labeling it “a failure” and attributing to it the gravest cost-of-living crisis Nigeria has endured in four decades. Rhodes-Vivour, who stood as the Labour Party’s gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State during the 2023 elections, delivered these remarks during his appearance on Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics on […]
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially reaffirmed Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s substantive National Secretary, putting to rest weeks of internal disputes and uncertainties surrounding the key leadership position. The resolution was made during the PDP’s landmark 100th NEC meeting held on Tuesday at the party’s […]
The President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, has declared that many Saint Lucians trace their ancestral roots back to Nigeria. Her remarks came during a ceremonial address welcoming Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to a joint session of Saint Lucia’s bicameral parliament on Monday. Reynolds referenced a British colonial census conducted […]
Nigerian-born lawyer and politician Owolabi Salis has made history by becoming the first Nigerian to travel to space. Salis was one of six civilians aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard-33 (NS-33) mission, which successfully launched on Sunday from the aerospace company’s West Texas site. The spaceflight, operated by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, is part […]
MTN Nigeria has surpassed Dangote Cement to become the third most valuable listed company on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), marking a significant shift in the country’s capital market hierarchy and signaling the rising influence of the telecoms sector over traditional industrial giants. According to market data from the NGX, MTN Nigeria’s market capitalization recently climbed […]
