Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi graduates from PFA Business School
Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi has added another achievement to his football career after graduating from the PFA Business School with a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Football Sport Directorship with Merit. Awoniyi, who plays for Coventry City, celebrated the achievement on…
For people’: Africa’s biggest oil refinery opens to public ownership
igerian industrialist Aliko Dangote opened his refinery to public ownership Monday, seeking to raise $1.6 billion from retail investors across the continent in Africa’s biggest initial public offering, or IPO. Dangote, Africa’s richest man, dubbed the IPO one “for the…
NNPC targets 600tcf reserves, raises gas production
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has unveiled plans to increase Nigeria’s gas reserves from 215 trillion cubic feet to over 600tcf and raise national production to 12 Bcf/d by 2030 as part of efforts to position the country as…
Nigeria says 2 of its nationals killed in South Africa as anti-migrant tensions flare
Nigeria says 2 of its nationals killed in South Africa as anti-migrant tensions flareTwo Nigerian nationals have been killed in South Africa, Nigeria’s Foreign Ministry said, as tensions run high between the two countries over anti-immigrant protests. The ministry said…
Cameroon FA President Eto’o faces embezzlement allegations
The president of Cameroon football’s national association, Samuel Eto’o, is facing embezzlement allegations. The 45-year-old, who scored 56 goals in 118 appearances for Cameroon, has been accused by former executives of the Federation Camerounaise de Football (FECAFOOT).They allege the former…
19-year-old Nigerian-American Ugochukwu Wins FIA F3 Title
Nigerian-American racing driver Ugo Ugochukwu, 19, has been crowned the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Drivers’ Champion, becoming the first American driver to win the prestigious championship. Ugochukwu secured the title at the season-ending race at the newly built Madring circuit…
JOURNALIST ZAINAB BALA RECOUNTS CHALLENGES, EXIT FROM BBC-CHANNELS TV PROGRAMME
Award-winning Nigerian journalist Zainab Bala, a former presenter of GIST Nigeria, has spoken about the challenges she experienced during her nine-month stint on the programme, which was jointly produced by BBC Africa and Channels Television. Bala said one of the…
Dangote Refinery Approved 40 Official Channels For Or ₦525 ipo Shares
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has approved 40 official channels through which investors can subscribe for its Initial Public Offering (IPO), giving Nigerians and other eligible investors multiple ways to participate. The shares are being offered at ₦525 each,…
Join APC or step aside, Onoh tells Wike
Former South-East spokesperson to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Denge Josef Onoh, has criticised the proposed “Rainbow Coalition” championed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, describing it as a threat to the All Progressives Congress. Onoh, who…
Chief Dakamela takes Zimbabwean heritage to China
CHIEF Dakamela of Nkayi and Imiklomela kaDakamela Cultural Festival director Ntando Ndlovu kaSibasa are in Beijing, China, where they are taking part in a two-week cultural heritage conservation and inheritance seminar. The conference that began on 8 September, ending on…