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Standard Bank backs Dangote Refinery expansion plan

Africa’s largest financial institution, Standard Bank Group, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the growth ambitions of Dangote Industries Li

Thunderstorm kills 14-year-old student in Niger

A 14-year-old student of Police Secondary School, Minna, identified as Yahaya Ibrahim Tafida, has reportedly been killed by a thunderstorm in Lapai, t

Fight against corruption must be sustained, Tinubu tells EFCC

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-graft agencies to sustain the fight against c

Reps to service chiefs: Resign honourably if you can’t fix insecurity

The House of Representatives has urged the service chiefs to “honourably resign from office” if the country’s security situation persists within a cle

6-year single term push raises elongation fears

The plan by Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, to sponsor a bill seeking to introduce a single six-year tenure for presidents and governors after the 20