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The Board of Directors at Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has announced the appointment of Mariya Aliko Dangote as an Executive Director.  This was disclosed in an official statement signed by the Company Secretary,…

The International Police (Interpol) arm of the Nigeria Police has declared a businesswoman, Ese Cynthia Daniel, wanted over alleged N750 million fraud. Ese, who hails from Delta State, was declared wanted by the…

The wife of Nollywood actor Yul Edochie, May, has filed for divorce and requested the sum of ₦100 million as damages from Judy Austin for having an affair with her husband. Despite making themselves look like husband…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of one Misbah Ahmed before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on a one-count charge bordering on false information. The…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has advised Nigerians to switch to compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative to petrol following the petrol subsidy removal. IPMAN national…

Military Chiefs from some West African countries have arrived the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, for a high-powered delegation meeting over current activities of military juntas in the Republic of Niger. Our…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has countered President Bola Tinubu over the claim that N1 trillion has been saved since his government stopped the payment of fuel subsidy. In a nationwide broadcast on Monday, the…

A passenger on Air Peace Abuja-Port Harcourt flight identified as Mr Vitalis Nwabuzor has been caught stealing the sum of N1 million. Air Peace reported on Wednesday that the incident happened on July 27, 2023. This…

Nigerian Breweries (NB PLC) has taken a significant step that is set to impact beer lovers across the nation, as they announce a price increase on all their products effective August 10, 2023.   The decision, conveyed…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) yesterday urged the Federal Government to give interest-free and soft loans to Muslims. MURIC Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, in a statement, noted that it is forbidden for…

According to a report by the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, 71% of Nigerian and West African students were denied visas in 2022. In…

Barely five years after BUA Group, Dangote’s fiercest rival consolidated its food businesses – rice, sugar, edible oils, and flour – into a new…

President Bola Tinubu's ministerial nominee and serving House of Representatives member, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo is currently enmeshed in a scandal surrounding his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme certificate,…

The price of uranium has risen only slightly since a military coup in Niger last week as mining operations have continuedin the world’s seventh largest producer of the radioactive metal, but a consultancy said prices…

FIFA has announced that the 2023 World Cup prize money will be paid directly to the players — without interference from a third party. In a viral video on social media, Fatma Samoura, FIFA secretary-general, said…

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has announced N15, 000 monthly allowance for serving members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in the state while medical doctors are to receive N100, 000 each.…

The special adviser on monetary policy to President Bola Tinubu and Ministerial nominee has said the current exchange rate of the naira to the dollar is not backed by fundamentals of the Nigerian economy but by…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has sacked Nnamdi Kanu’s counsel, Aloy Ejimakor. IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary Emma Powerful, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said that Ejimakor has ceased to…

Pastor Yemi Davids of the Global Impact Church Tuesday, admonished people who compare their spouses to their parents saying if they want…

The country’s external reserves lost $167.2m in July, as the naira fell further to the dollar. Figures…

Manchester United have renewed their long-term partnership with Adidas for a further 10 years until the summer…

The Asset Management Cor­poration of Nigeria (AMCON), on Tuesday, lamented the activ­ities of recalcitrant debtors it said have found new tricks of masking assets…

Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has condemned recent threat by chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and…

Publisher of Street Journal, Mogaji Wole Arisekola, has alleged defeated politicians and subsidy thieves were inciting Organised Labour to embark on strike. He appealed to Labour to consider workers in the private…