MTN on Friday said it would host an exciting online treasure hunt on the mPulse website, with 500 lucky children standing a chance to win shopping vouchers worth 5 million Naira. This is contained in a statement issued by Peace Ikechukwu, Associate Consultant, Black Head Media, MTN Consultant in...
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A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, refused an application by the police to formally arraign afrobeat singer Seun Kuti. Kuti, who was released from custody on Tuesday night, had been on remand for six days on the orders of the court. The police had on...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki says the newly-inaugurated 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company will save Nigeria over $3 billion annually from importation of petroleum products. He said the refinery was a game changer for Nigeria which will open a...
Dr Ayodele Oni, Partner, Bloomfield Law Practice, says the newly inaugurated Dangote Refinery will reduce the importation of refined petroleum products. Oni made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He said that the 650,000pbd refinery would substantially increase the nation’s local...
Absence of Chief Magistrate Adeola Olatubosun of a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Tuesday stalled proceedings in the case of assault brought against afrobeat singer Seun Kuti. The chief magistrate was said to be on an official assignment. The information was communicated to counsel in the...
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman Dangote Group, has given the assurance that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery would turn out its first product before the end of July. Dangote disclosed this at the inauguration of refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos on Monday. “Beyond the constant availability of high-quality fuels for our transportation...
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, the largest petrochemical company in the world. The company is expected to make Nigeria self-sufficient in refined petroleum products and have surplus for export. Speaking at the occasion on Monday, the president described the feat as a significant...
The President of The Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on Monday, said his refinery will generate “massive” job opportunities for the teeming Nigerian youths. He stated this in Lagos during the commissioning of the 650,000 bpd Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals by President Muhammadu Buhari. The project is expected to...
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived for the commissioning of the Dangote refinery. The refinery is located at Dangote Industries Free Zone, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, and it is set up to process crude oil grades from the continent of Africa, Asia and America, with a delivery of a surplus of close...
Mr. Clement Isong, Chief Executive Officer(CEO), Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), says Dangote Refinery through its production and ancillary industries will contribute significantly to the nation’s economic growth. Isong said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Isong also...
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi, has called for a vibrant Navy to enhance national prosperity. Magashi made the call on Saturday in Lagos, when he declared the 2023 Presidential Fleet Review open. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of this year’s review...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old man, Monday Alfred, for allegedly being in possession of human parts. The police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, who stated this in a statement on Friday, said the suspect was arrested on Wednesday at about 2.15 p.m....
The Federal Ministry of Works on Wednesday shut down the Apapa-bound lane of the beginning of Marine Bridge in Lagos, damaged by vandals, for safety of the public. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited the site of the collapsed portion of the bridge reports that a...
The Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 23 packages of tramadol with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) worth N1.8 billion between January and March. The Customs Area Comptroller, Mohammed Yusuf, at news conference in Lagos on Wednesday said that the pharmaceutical products...
A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, on Tuesday ordered remand of afrobeat singer Seun Kuti for alleged assault on a police officer on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adeola Olatubosun, held that Kuti should be remanded for 48 hours in police custody. She, however,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says an assessment of rainfall in Lagos between May 1 and May 15 showed that 228 buildings and 336 families were impacted in various degrees. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Territorial Coordinator of NEMA, Lagos office disclosed this in a...
Ademoye Adewale, a cotton candy vendor, contracted by Chrisland School to prepare snacks for its students during an inter-house sports has told a corona inquest that he strongly believed that Whitney Adeniran was not electrocuted by his tools. Adewale, during his cross-examination, told the Coroner, Mrs Oyenike Fajana on...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Monday congratulated Chef Hilda Baci on breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest hours spent cooking. Sanwo-Olu, in his congratulatory message on his Facebook page, said that Baci’s accomplishment was a testament to the Nigerian spirit. He said that the chef...
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has expressed the agency’s commitment to achieving globally acceptable safety standards. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, said this in a statement by Mr Osagie Edward, Assistant Director, Public Relations, NIMASA, in Lagos on Sunday. According to the statement, Jamoh...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has inaugurated the EFCC Integrity Club in Methodist Boys High School, Victoria Island, Lagos. Its Executive Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa made the disclosure in a statement issued by agency’s Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, in Abuja on Sunday. The EFCC chairman urged the students to...