AFRICA’S richest man, Aliko Dangote, has issued a clarion call to the continent’s business elite to invest locally and drive bold, transformative projects that can lift millions out of poverty and position Africa as a global economic force. Speaking on July 14 while hosting participants of the Global CEO Africa Programme—a …
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Zimbabwe’s state-owned Kuvimba Mining House is set to begin construction of a major lithium concentration plant at its Sandawana mine in the third quarter of 2025, aiming to tap into the next upturn in global lithium demand. The $270 million project, unveiled by Kuvimba CEO Trevor Barnard, is expected to …
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THE administration of President Donald Trump has deported five convicted foreign nationals—deemed ‘criminal illegal aliens’—to the Kingdom of Eswatini after their home countries reportedly refused to accept them back. In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, officials from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) described the individuals as ‘so uniquely barbaric …
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POLICE authorities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have narrated how some officers in the command rejected a N1.5 million bribe to secure the release of a kidnap suspect. In a statement on Wednesday, the spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, said one person was arrested following the …
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THE acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Professor Lar Manko, has warned Nigerian parents and guardians against paying money to influence the university admission process for their children, describing the practice as illegal and exploitative. She asserted that such actions not only undermine the integrity of the admission process …
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A fresh disclosure has been made concerning the personal life of the late former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha. According to a U.S.-based Nigerian professor, Farooq Kperogi on his Facebook page on Wednesday, Buhari and Aisha were already divorced before his death. He disclosed that Aisha had …
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Veteran journalist Dele Momodu has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Momodu, a PDP presidential aspirant in the 2023 election, announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the PDP Ward 4 Chairman in Ihievbe, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. Momodu, in a letter dated Thursday, …
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President Bola Tinubu has approved an Expanded Special Session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting holding on Thursday, to honour former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday. This is contained in a statement issued by Malam Rabiu Ibrahim, the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Information …
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The Western Nigeria Security Network code-named, Amotekun Corps in Ondo State has foiled five kidnap attempts in two weeks in the state. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, State Commander, Amotekun Corps, disclosed this on Wednesday in Akure while addressing newsmen. Adeleye said no ransom was paid in the five cases while the …
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The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Service Board (CDCFIB) has suspended the online recruitment for job applicants into any of the paramilitary agencies to July 21. In a statement on Thursday, the Secretary to the Board, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jubril, said that the temporary suspension was to optimise the efficiency …
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