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Dangote Retains Africa’s Richest Person With $13.9bn Value
As African billionaires’ wealth rises 15% to $84.9bn
For the 11th year in a row, the president of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote retained the...
2023 Presidency: Group Warns PDP Against Fielding Northern Candidate
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been warned against fielding a presidential candidate from the North in 2023 as this may lead to...
NGX gains N810bn ahead of first MPC meeting
The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) has posted a growth of N810 billion ahead of the first 2022 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) slated for January...
Nigeria makes nationwide efforts to curtail Lassa fever outbreak
“The sanitation desks are being replicated in all the 774 LGAs in the country.”
The federal government says it has strengthened activities on environmental health...
Analyst To CBN: Reduce Lending To Federal Govt Amid Rising Debts
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been urged to cut down on its lending to the federal government as way of reducing the...
Nigerians mourn Super Eagles’ crashing out of AFCON 2021
“I am very, very sad and angry. I don’t think anything will make meaning to me tonight again.”
On Sunday, football fans in Osogbo expressed...
Aphrodisiac Seller, Jaruma, Remanded In Prison
Controversial aphrodisiac seller, Hauwa Saidu Mohammed, popularly known as Jaruma, has been remanded in prison custody.
She was arraigned on Tuesday at the Upper Area...
Unknown gunmen kill two police officers, abduct one in Jigawa
“ASP Anas Usaini and Sunusi Alhassan were shot dead close to an improvised patrol vehicle which was set ablaze by the gunmen.”
The police command...
Lagos govt seals nightclubs over lack of fire extinguishers, poor hygiene
The Lagos official slammed the failure of the outfits to obtain safety compliance certificates and register with the commission through its www.lasgsafetyreg.com portal.
The Lagos...
Dangote to save Nigeria $9 billion annually: AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina
Mr Adesina noted that the projects could address Nigeria’s foreign exchange deficits and save about $9 billion yearly from petroleum products imports.
African Development Bank...