*Unveils New 100g, 25kg Sugar Packs As part of its strategies to boost market share and deepen customers’ loyalty, the Pan-African Conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) and companies under the Group are set to headline the Lagos International Trade Fair with arrays of products and innovations. The Fair kicks off on Friday, November READ MORE
Ondo govt signs $50bn refinery, free trade zone deal
The Ondo State Government said, on Wednesday, that it had signed a $50bn investment agreement with a consortium of international firms under the Sunshine Infrastructure Joint Venture to establish a major refinery and free trade zone in the state. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, READ MORE
FG to Unveil National Railway Roadmap Connecting All 36 States, FCT
The Federal Government is preparing to unveil a new National Railway Development Roadmap aimed at linking all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory through a unified rail network. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa, announced this on Wednesday during the Seventh National Transport Conference of the Chartered Institute READ MORE
NIS to Introduce Emergency Passport for Nigerians Abroad
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced plans to launch a new Single Travel Emergency Passport (STEP) — a biometric travel document designed to assist Nigerians abroad whose passports have expired, been lost, or stolen, enabling them to return home safely and verifiably. Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nanna Nandap, made this known during the READ MORE
Nigeria, Hungary Sign MoU to Boost Water Cooperation
Nigeria and Hungary have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen academic and technical collaboration in water management, innovation, and climate resilience. The agreement—between the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Nigeria’s National Water Resources Institute (NWRI), Kaduna—was one of the key outcomes of the Nigeria–Hungary Water Forum held in Abuja on READ MORE
NNPCL champions energy equity, global collaboration at ADIPEC 2025
The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, today led a high-level delegation to the NNPC exhibition booth at the ongoing Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC 2025), reinforcing the company’s commitment to global partnerships, energy equity, and sustainable investment. Welcomed by the Executive Vice President, Business Services, READ MORE
NNPC Fast-Tracks Transformation as IPO Plans Gather Pace
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says it is accelerating a major transformation drive as it moves closer to a landmark Initial Public Offering (IPO), with sweeping reforms in governance, infrastructure, and operations aimed at boosting investor confidence. Group Chief Executive Officer, Bashir Ojulari, disclosed this during a session at the 2025 READ MORE
FG announces appointment of Tax OMBUDSMAN
The Federal Government has approved the appointment of Dr. John Nwabueze as the Tax Ombudsman, in accordance with the provisions of the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025. This appointment reflects President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to implementing comprehensive and sustainable reforms in Nigeria’s tax and revenue administration framework. Dr. Nwabueze, READ MORE
Nigeria: IG Deploys New Police Commissioner to Oversee Security for Anambra Governorship Election
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has deployed Commissioner of Police (CP) Abayomi Shogunle to take charge of security operations in Anambra State ahead of the November 8, 2025, governorship election. This development was announced in a statement released on Tuesday by the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu READ MORE
President Tinubu receives Prof. Ademola Adenle, winner of the inaugural global M.S. swaminathan award for food and peace
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today received Professor Ademola Adenle, a Nigerian scholar and sustainability expert who recently won the inaugural World Academy of Sciences–M.S. Swaminathan Award for Food and Peace. President Tinubu congratulated Adenle for winning the award and for bringing glory to Nigeria. He commended him for his work in the fields READ MORE
FirstBank partners with Verve to free Verve Debit Cards in nationwide flash promo, extends Good Life Promo
First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the launch of the Verve Flash Promo, a special initiative rewarding customers with free Verve cards. The campaign, which commenced on 6 October 2025, and will run until 30 January 2026, is exclusively targeted at FirstBank customers whose READ MORE
AfCFTA unveils forum, festival to boost intra-African tourism, creativity
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has unveiled an initiative aimed at strengthening intra-African creative collaboration and tourism. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the platform, AfCFTA Forum and Festival on Tourism, Creatives and Cultural Industries, was launched on Friday in Lagos. The launch marked the official unveiling of the READ MORE
Lagos State: LAMATA plans 10,000 electric buses
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority has announced plans to deploy 10,000 electric buses on Lagos roads by 2030. The agency made this known on Sunday while noting that LAMATA and Greenplinth Africa Limited had partnered to accelerate the state’s transition to a low-carbon public transport system. According to LAMATA, the partnership, endorsed READ MORE
Dry port: Oyo hands over 90 hectares of land to FG
The Oyo State Government, on Friday, officially handed over 90 hectares of land to the Federal Government for the construction of the proposed Moniya Inland Dry Port in Ibadan, the state capital. The state deputy governor, Mr Bayo Lawal, handed over the land on the Ibadan-Oyo road, Moniya, in Akinyele Local Government Area, to READ MORE
Dangote Refinery Assures Steady Fuel Supply as Output Surpasses National Demand
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has pledged uninterrupted nationwide supply of petrol and diesel during the forthcoming festive season, announcing that its current daily production exceeds Nigeria’s fuel demand. According to Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, the refinery currently produces over 45 million litres of petrol and 25 READ MORE