Governor Otti to Chair 2026 Fafunwa Educational Foundation Conference
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State is expected to chair the 2026 Fafunwa Educational Foundation (FEF) conference. The 24th annual FEF lecture/symposium will be held at Agip Recital Hall, Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos, on September 23. The foundation’s Executive Secretary,…
Dangote: Refinery’ll become world’s largest by 2028
Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals will become the world’s largest refinery by 2028. Dangote stated this on Monday at the preliminary signing ceremony for the proposed initial public offering, IPO, of…
Okonjo-Iweala, US Lawmakers Excited as Donald Trump Signs Bill for Two-year Extension of AGOA
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and some members of the United States Congress have expressed excitement as President Donald Trump signed the bill for a two-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity…
Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu’s husband dies in hospital
Tanzania is mourning the death of Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who died on Monday, September 7, 2026, while receiving treatment for a heart condition in Zanzibar. Tanzania’s Vice President, Deogratius Ndejembi, made the official…
Workers forum demand subsidy return, arrears payment
The Federal Workers Forum has called on the Federal Government to return fuel subsidy and introduce a permanent Cost-of-Living Allowance for federal workers to cushion the impact of rising prices of goods and services. The demands were contained in the…
Germany’s far right scores major election victory
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has scored a historic victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, winning about 44% of the vote in Sunday’s state election. The result represents the AfD’s strongest performance in the state and brings the…
Three Die, 20 Injured In Osun Road Crash
Three people have been killed and about 20 others injured in a road crash along the Ife-Ilesa Expressway in Osun State.The crash, which occurred on Saturday around the Tonkere area between Ile-Ife and Ilesa, involved a Toyota Hiace bus and…
Nigerian PhD student stranded in US, seeks financial support
A Nigerian doctoral student at the Florida Institute of Technology in the United States, Omololu Alaba Balogun, has appealed to Nigerians, corporate organisations and the Federal Government for financial assistance to enable him complete his PhD programme in Aviation Science….
Ebola: Why children are last to be treated in medical crises
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been devastating. Since the outbreak began in mid-May, more than 3,000 people have died. Almost half of people infected with Ebola are expected to die, and the mortality rate…
Diri hands over two São Tomé and Príncipe fishermen rescued in Bayelsa to ambassador
Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa, has handed over two fishermen from São Tomé and Príncipe who were rescued after drifting into Nigerian waters. Diri handed over the fishermen, Pedro Mateus and Isnaic Dafonseca, to Carlos Moreno, São Tomé and Príncipe’s…