Dangote Refinery Targets September 14 Opening for Landmark $5bn IPO
Dangote Refinery’s long-awaited initial public offering could open on September 14, placing investors within days…
Dangote Refinery Targets September 14 Opening for Landmark $5bn IPO
Dangote Refinery’s long-awaited initial public offering could open on September 14, placing investors within days of an opportunity to acquire shares in one of Africa’s largest energy projects. Before the proposed opening, a completion board meeting involving the parties to the transaction is expected to take place on Monday, September 7, according to people familiar…
Lagos Makes LASRRA Number Compulsory For School Enrolment
Parents and guardians in Lagos State may now have one more requirement to sort out before enrolling their children in school. The Lagos State Government has made registration with the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) compulsory for learners seeking admission or enrolment in all public and private schools across the state. The new requirement…
2Baba’s Daughter Isabella Speaks on Parents’ Separation, Bond With Half-Siblings
Isabella Idibia, daughter of Nigerian singer Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, and actress Annie Idibia, has spoken publicly about how her parents’ separation affected her and her relationship with her father’s other children. The young Idibia acknowledged that the separation had been difficult but said the situation was gradually improving. She also revealed that…
NGX Begins Baseline Climate Checks For Listed Firms
Nigerian Exchange Group started corporate baseline climate assessments on Friday, 4 September 2026, pushing listed firms to document their actual carbon footprints under its N-Zero initiative. The exercise tests corporate readiness across carbon accounting, emissions risk, and transition planning. Group chief executive Temi Popoola warned company directors that global investors now attach strict green conditions…
Inside Aiyedatiwa’s Automated Ondo Pay System Transforming Civil Service Governance
For decades, the ghost worker phenomenon has hovered over public sector governance in Nigeria like an unyielding shadow. State treasuries across the federation have bled billions of naira through phantom personnel, double-dipping schemes, manual computational errors, and inflated wage bills that siphon critical funds away from public infrastructure and social welfare. Across successive political eras,…
Steering Clear of the Precipice: How Police Intervention Staved Off a Fresh Aviation Crisis
For millions of Nigerian air travellers accustomed to the volatile rhythm of domestic aviation, the threat of grounded flights is rarely just an administrative inconvenience. It is an immediate disruption to business schedules, family reunions, medical emergencies, and interstate commerce. On Friday, the nation’s air transport grid stood on the edge of another major turbulence…
From Uber to Guinness: Why Global Brands Are Rethinking Nigeria
For years, Nigeria was one of Africa’s most attractive markets for multinational companies. Its huge population, growing consumer base and position as the continent’s largest economy made the country difficult for global brands to ignore. But the direction of travel has changed. In recent years, some of the world’s most recognisable companies have either left…
Over 80 West African Migrants Feared Dead as Wooden Vessel Drifted for 27 Days off Canary Islands
A perilous journey across the treacherous waters of the Atlantic Ocean has ended in devastating loss after Spanish emergency services intercepted a wooden vessel carrying dozens of exhausted survivors and the remains of those who perished during a gruelling, nearly month-long ordeal at sea. According to maritime reports and search-and-rescue agencies, as many as 83…
When Sango Spares a Life: The New York Lightning Strike That Has Nigerians Asking Deep Questions
Across Yorubaland, thunder and lightning are rarely viewed as mere atmospheric friction or random meteorological luck. They carry a name, an aura, and an ancient reverence: Ṣangọ, the deity of thunder, justice, and fiery retribution. In traditional belief, when the sky erupts into blinding light and deafening roar, Ṣango is wielding his double-headed axe (Oṣe…
Fake Products Everywhere: How Can Nigerians Know What Is Safe To Buy?
You check the label. You check the expiry date. You look at the packaging and, if the price is reasonable, you buy it. But what if the product is not what the label says it is? For Nigerian consumers, that is becoming an increasingly difficult question. From food and cooking oil to toothpaste, cosmetics and…