October 3, 2025

A new chapter in Africa’s industrial story opened on Thursday as Aliko Dangote, President/Chief Executive, Dangote Group, led the groundbreaking of a $2.5 billion fertiliser plant in Gode, Ethiopia. The project, a partnership between Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), with a production capacity of three million metric tonnes of urea annually, is expected…

  As Nigeria celebrated its 65th Independence, the Michael Omonogun Memorial (MOM) School Lokoja, has marked the occasion with joy, singing, and patriotic fervor to celebrate the National day. Dr. Mrs. Joana Omonogun, the Proprietress of MOM School Lokoja, on Thursday at the event, delivered a heartfelt speech highlighting the significance of celebrating Nigeria’s 65th…

    Dangote Petroleum Refinery has accused the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of prioritising union dues and personal interests over workers’ welfare, following fresh calls by the unions for industrial action. In a strongly worded statement issued on Monday, the refinery described the…

PDP, KWSG trade words over insecurity in Kwara Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s attempt to equate the 2018 Offa bloody bank robbery to the current banditry and kidnapping incidents in the state as a “shameful defensive political stunt”. The PDP, in…

  In a significant move to alleviate poverty and improve livelihoods, the Kogi State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria, today 02/10/2025 launched a cash transfer program for the less privileged in the state. The flag off ceremony, held at the Glass House, Government House Lokoja, was attended by distinguished guests, esteemed…

  The Northern Youth Council for Asiwaju (NYCA) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the appointment of Barrister Aminu Junaidu as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment and Securities Tribunal. The appointment, effective from September 18, 2025, has been described as a strategic move to strengthen Nigeria’s capital market and boost…

  A formidable coalition of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has issued a robust defense of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, dismissing recent corruption allegations as a calculated smear campaign by political adversaries seeking to undermine President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The coalition, representing a broad spectrum of community advocates and development watchdogs, condemned…