Africa’s Richest Man Dangote Abandons Plans To Invest In Nigeria’s Steel Industry Over Allegations Of Monopoly

This decision comes after the government raised concerns that Dangote's newly built refinery in the country would give him a monopolistic advantage. Africa's wealthiest individual, Aliko Dangote, has scrapped plans to invest in a new steel plant in Nigeria. 

Dangote Wants Us To Stop Importation Of Fuel, Direct All Marketers To His Refinery –Nigerian Agency, NMDPRA

Mr Farouk who said this in a video issued by the State House media on Thursday, claimed that Dangote made the request to ensure that all oil marketers in the country would patronise only his refinery for fuel. 

Don't Allow US, France To Site Military Base In Nigeria, Bring Troops Expelled From Mali, Niger – Prof Jega, Other Eminent Leaders Warn Tinubu

Some eminent leaders in the country as well as civil society organisations on Friday cautioned President Bola Tinubu against allowing the United States and the French governments to relocate their military bases from the Sahel to Nigeria.

Tinubu Govt Spent N473Million On First Lady’s Trips To UK, Mozambique, Ethiopia

Another sum of N202.386 million was spent to sponsor the First Lady’s trip to Mozambique in March 2024. The Nigerian government spent the sum of N473 million to sponsor the trips of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu to three countries; the United Kingdom, Mozambique and Ethiopia, according to data from the public payments portal Govspend.ng.

Lavish weddings as sign of government’s weakness

It has now become very common in Nigeria for people to throw lavish weddings where large local and foreign currencies are scattered everywhere and social media are awash with various videos of people throwing caution into the wind all for the sake of trying to make an impression of affluence.

Kenyan EndSARS

In large numbers, they trooped to the streets of Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret and other cities and towns. What’s happening in Kenya?

Fake news nearly ruined my marriage – Lai Mohammed

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has recounted how fake news stating that $1.9bn was paid into his account almost destroyed his marriage of 40 years. 

Dangote’s sabotage accusations of IOCs: Indictment on Tinubu’s govt

Aliko Dangote’s accusations against International Oil Companies (IOCs) of sabotaging his refinery is a serious indictment on President Tinubu’s government.

Court dismisses suit challenging Arabic inscriptions on Naira notes

Justices Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, July 16, dismissed a suit by a Lagos-based lawyer, Malcom Omirhobo, challenging the use of Arabic inscriptions on Naira notes. 

State House Spends N244million On Tyres In One Day Despite Hardship Under Tinubu Government

Documents sourced from the portal showed that the sums of N200,583,390, N38,070,000, and N6,000,960, were respectively paid for these items, on May 21, 2024, just a few days before the first anniversary of the President.