A prominent financial data and MEDIA company, Bloomberg, has recently ranked the Dangote Refinery in Nigeria higher than the top 10 largest refineries in Europe. Based on the recent data compiled by the news platform, the Dangote Refinery boasts a greater capacity than many refineries in Europe. Situated in the Lekki-Epe …
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Air Peace Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Lagos Airport
AN Air Peace plane coming from Port Harcourt, on Thursday made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Newsextra24 gathered that the pilots landed at the airport, after noticing a fire warning indicator in the cockpit. The aircraft, which had 243 passengers and 12 crew members on board, landed safely …
Read More »LG polls: Oyo State Govt Declares Half a Day Work For Friday
THE Oyo State Government has declared Friday for half a day work for all civil and public servants in the state. This was contained in a statement on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju. The statement indicated that “the half working day was in …
Read More »Former Lawmaker, Sidi Ali Is Dead
VETERAN Nigerian journalist cum former lawmaker in the Second Republic, Sidi Ali, is dead. Newsextra24 learnt that the former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, announced Ali’s demise in a post via his official Facebook page.
Read More »Nigeria Should Learn From Tanzania On Power Generation – Peter Obi
THE 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said Nigeria should learn from Tanzania on power generation. Obi stated this in a series of posts via his official X handle on Friday while reacting to a report that Tanzania recently shut down five hydroelectric stations to reduce …
Read More »UK Skilled Work Visa Job Categories Get 48% Pay Rise (FULL LIST)
THE UK government has announced a 48% increase in the minimum salary requirement for foreign nationals arriving on a Skilled Worker visa, including Nigerian immigrants. The Home Secretary, James Cleverly, announced on behalf of the UK government that the minimum salary requirement for immigrants has increased from £26,200 to £38,700. The …
Read More »China Upgrades Facilities At FCT Model Primary School
THE Chinese Embassy in its efforts at collaborating with Nigerian government towards improved education has upgraded the facilities at a China -assisted Model Primary School in Nyanya, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Speaking at the occasion of the formal inauguration of the upgraded school facilities, the …
Read More »Ondo 2024: Ajayi Emerges PDP Governorship Candidate
Mr Agboola Ajayi , a former deputy governor of Ondo State, has emerged the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) for the Nov. 16 poll in the state. Ajayi, one of the seven aspirants that contested for the ticket, polled 264 votes and his closest co-contender, Mr Kolade Akinjo …
Read More »Senator Ayogu Eze Dies At 66
A prominent politician in Enugu state and one-time member of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ayogu Eze, is dead. He represented Enugu North in the Senate during which time he played key role as the spokesperson of the Senate. He was aged 65, having been born on November 23, 1958.. Eze reportedly …
Read More »Protesters Storm APC Secretariat, Demand Ganduje’s Resignation
SCORES of demonstrators on Thursday stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja to demand the resignation of the National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. The demand followed his recent suspension by a faction of his ward executives and the alleged bribery allegation levelled against him by the …
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