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Dangote Targets Record $50bn Refinery IPO In Landmark African Market Listing

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

Dangote plans a $50 billion refinery listing, potentially becoming Africa’s largest capital market offering ever recorded. Africa’s richest person, Aliko Dangote, is targeting a $50 billion valuation for his flagship refinery business ahead of a planned stock market listing in Nigeria later this year, people familiar with the matter have...

Lagos Targets Q1 2027 Completion For Blue Line Phase II

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

Lagos transportation commissioner says second phase of the state’s Blue Line Rail System will become operational by the first quarter of 2027. Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Monday , disclosed that the second phase of the state’s Blue Line Rail System will become operational by the...

NSCDC Arrests Two, Recovers Stolen Railway Materials In Bauchi Anti-Vandalism Crackdown

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

NSCDC operatives arrested two suspects and recovered vandalised railway sleepers during an intelligence-led operation along Bauchi-Kano corridor. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dealt a major blow to a criminal syndicate involved in the vandalism and illegal movement of railway infrastructure following the arrest of two suspects and the...

Afreximbank, Lagos Launch Global Design Tour To Position Africa As Creative Industry Powerhouse

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

Lagos and Afreximbank launch global design tour showcasing African talent to boost creativity, trade, and market access. African design is set for a major push onto the global stage as Design Week Lagos, with the strategic support of Afreximbank and Lagos State Government, prepares to present a new generation of African designers...

WAEC Introduces Paper Randomisation To Curb Malpractice

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

WAEC strengthens computer-based WASSCE with question randomisation and digital tools to curb malpractice and improve exam integrity. Head of the Nigeria National Office (HNO) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut, on Monday , said the council has strengthened its computer-based examination system to prevent malpractice...

Atiku Opposes Southern Zoning, Kwankwaso Throws Weight Behind Peter Obi For 2027

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

Atiku opposes southern zoning for 2027, while Kwankwaso endorses Peter Obi and offers to serve as running mate. Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday described the decision by some opposition figures to insist on zoning the presidency to Southern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections as “self-defeating” and “intellectually...

Imo Governor Uzodimma Defends Tinubu’s Reforms, Seeks Stronger Foreign Investment Support

NewsDeskNgMay 11, 2026May 11, 20260

Governor Uzodimma says Tinubu’s economic reforms are restoring investor confidence and repositioning Nigeria for long-term growth and stability. Governor of Imo State and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Hope Uzodimma, has mounted a robust defence of the economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu, declaring that Nigeria is undergoing a...

ADC Says Eight Aspirants Have Declared Interest In Rivers Governorship Race Ahead Of 2027

NewsDeskNgMay 11, 2026May 11, 20260

ADC says eight prominent figures have indicated interest in contesting the Rivers governorship election ahead of 2027. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has disclosed that eight aspirants have so far declared interest to contest for governorship position under the party, ahead of 2027 general elections in the State. In a...

Court Orders EFCC, Multichoice To Pay Metro Digital N10m Over Unlawful Raid

NewsDeskNgMay 11, 2026May 11, 20260

A Rivers High Court has ordered EFCC and Multichoice to pay Metro Digital N10 million over unlawful raid and arrests. A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Multichoice Nigeria Limited to pay N10 million to Metro Digital Limited...

VP Shettima Commissions Akure Flyover, Hails Fasoranti’s Democratic Legacy At 100

NewsDeskNgMay 11, 2026May 11, 20260

Vice President Shettima has commissioned Akure’s first flyover and praised Pa Fasoranti’s lifelong commitment to justice and democracy. Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday commissioned the Onyearugbulem–Shagari/Irese Road Flyover and Junction Improvement Project in Akure, describing it as a strategic infrastructure intervention expected to ease persistent traffic congestion and stimulate...

South Africa Says It’s Repatriating 586 Nigerians Over Irregular Immigration

DSS–Military Team Foils Kidnap Attempt On WAEC Students In South-East, Recovers Weapons

Rivers Monarch Urges Tinubu To Set Up Task Force On Finima Resettlement, Seeks NLNG Recognition

Dangote Targets Record $50bn Refinery IPO In Landmark African Market Listing

Lagos Targets Q1 2027 Completion For Blue Line Phase II

NSCDC Arrests Two, Recovers Stolen Railway Materials In Bauchi Anti-Vandalism Crackdown

Afreximbank, Lagos Launch Global Design Tour To Position Africa As Creative Industry Powerhouse

WAEC Introduces Paper Randomisation To Curb Malpractice

Atiku Opposes Southern Zoning, Kwankwaso Throws Weight Behind Peter Obi For 2027

Imo Governor Uzodimma Defends Tinubu’s Reforms, Seeks Stronger Foreign Investment Support

ADC Says Eight Aspirants Have Declared Interest In Rivers Governorship Race Ahead Of 2027

Court Orders EFCC, Multichoice To Pay Metro Digital N10m Over Unlawful Raid

VP Shettima Commissions Akure Flyover, Hails Fasoranti’s Democratic Legacy At 100