After months of anticipation, the world’s largest single-train refinery, built by Nigeria’s multi-billionaire Aliko Dangote, finally commences operations. The much-talked-about Dangote Petroleum Refinery has finally commenced refining operations in the early hours of Friday, January 12, 2024. The development comes over six years after Africa’s richest man and founder of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote,…
The commissioner accused Onor of attempting to circumvent the wish of the people, who freely gave their mandate to Otu, through the court. The Commissioner for Information in Cross River, Erasmus Ekpang, has described Governor Bassey Otu’s Supreme Court victory as one ordained by God. Ekpang said this while reacting to the apex court’s verdict…
The certification of malaria elimination is the official recognition by WHO of a country’s malaria-free status. The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday declared Cabo Verde free of malaria, hailing it as the latest success in the global fight against the disease. The certification is expected to drive progress on other health fronts in…
Giving more insight into the project, Umahi said from Abuja to Kaduna is 165km out of which 45km had been done. The Federal Government on Friday assured that it would now deliver the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Dual Carriageway in 24 months, instead of in 2024. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this disclosure on Friday when…
Tinubu enjoined the governors to avoid divisiveness by working towards healing and unifying the country through a collective national vision. President Bola Tinubu has tasked the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to design and implement policies that prioritise all Nigerians. He also charged them to always consider the national interest above political affiliations. The president…
Long-term monitoring of global temperatures is just one indicator of how climate is changing. With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, 2023 officially smashed the global temperature record, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) confirmed on Friday. UN weather agency uses six leading international datasets from across…
The 60’s movie already had its African premiere in Nigeria last year. US-based film distribution companies Kino Lorber and Milestone Film and Video have released the trailer of their 4K restoration of the 1971 film Bushman, centred around a Nigerian immigrant, Paul Okpokam in the US in the 1960s. In the short clip released on…
One of Nigeria’s veterans is a year older today. Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko is in a thankful spirit as he celebrates clocking 70 years old. The veteran took to his Instagram page on Friday January 12, 2023 to mark the occasion, focusing on his growth. In the picture posted, Kosoko wore a wine Yoruba traditional…
On his part, Rivers Information Commissioner, Joseph Johnson said that he was not aware of a presidential palliative during the festive season. Some members of the National Assembly in the South-South have stated that no rice or funds were released by the Federal Government for constituents in the areas during the yuletide. Reacting to the…
Kunle Remi, BBNaija alumnus Diana Russet, and Tony Umez have all joined the cast. The highly anticipated seventh season of the Ndani TV’s YouTube series, Skinny Girl In Transit (SGIT) is scheduled to drop this January. The production studio via a post on Instagram has announced January 26, 2024, as the set date for the…
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