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Houthis Strike Saudi Aramco Refinery After Defence Pact

Houthis Strike Saudi Aramco Refinery After Defence Pact

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a drone strike against a major Saudi Aramco refinery in Jizan on Sunday. Saudi emergency crews extinguished the dawn blaze before flames spread across the 400,000-barrel complex. The strike came just two days after Riyadh signed a trilateral security pact with Turkey and Pakistan. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed full…

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Trump Imposes Tariffs to Safeguard American Polysilicon

Trump Imposes Tariffs to Safeguard American Polysilicon

The White House imposed mandatory price floors and a 15 percent tariff on polysilicon products on Thursday to block Chinese domination of critical tech supply chains. President Donald Trump signed the Section 232 executive proclamation to shield domestic producers of the vital raw material used in computer chips and solar panels. Chinese dumping strategies drove…

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Oyo Police Rescue Stolen Baby In Ido

Police Deploy 15,000 Operatives for Osun Election

Police authorities deployed 15,000 operatives across Osun State ahead of the upcoming governorship election. The state Commissioner of Police (CP), Samuel Etaifo Erale, announced the massive security apparatus to reassure voters and deter potential troublemakers. Uniformed officers, tactical units, and intelligence personnel will cover all polling units and collation centres statewide. High-profile security presence aims…

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Nigeria Approves $4.5bn Refinancing Deal to Support Naira

Nigeria Approves $4.5bn Refinancing Deal to Support Naira

Nigeria’s National Economic Council approved a $4.5bn crude oil-backed loan refinancing deal to defend the naira. The new credit package replaces the $3.3bn pre-export finance deal from 2023 under Project Gazelle. The transaction allocates $1.5bn to settle existing obligations from the previous agreement. The central bank receives the remaining $3bn directly to rebuild national external…

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Makinde, Fayemi, Oyinlola Meet Obasanjo Over 2027

Makinde, Fayemi, Oyinlola Meet Obasanjo Over 2027

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, and former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola met former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Abeokuta residence to map strategy for the 2027 general elections. The closed-door consultation underlines growing unease within opposition circles over the direction of the country under President Bola Tinubu. Cross-party…

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The Dangote IPO: When Africa's Biggest Refinery Opened Its Doors to the Public

Dangote Resumes Naira Sales, Raises Petrol Price to N1215

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has resumed gantry loading of petrol in local currency after a week-long suspension. The facility simultaneously increased its ex-depot price by N141 to N1215 per litre. The thirteen per cent price hike will immediately force filling stations to adjust pump rates upward across the country. Customer notices reveal that all outstanding, uncollected…

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Reps Pass Executive Bill on State Police

Reps Issue 48-Hour Ultimatum Over Fake Agency

A parliamentary committee has issued a strict 48-hour ultimatum to federal ministries, departments, and agencies stalling its investigation into a phantom government body. The House Ad-hoc Committee investigating the illicit creation and operational history of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council declared Thursday as the final deadline for recalcitrant civil servants. Committee Chairman Yusuf Gagdi…

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FG Approves N70,000 Monthly Transport Allowance

FG to Issue N729bn Power Debt Bond

The Federal Government will issue a second power sector bond worth N729 billion to clear verified legacy debts owed to electricity generation companies. The looming capital market intervention aims to inject desperate liquidity into the gasping domestic electricity supply industry. State administrators will host an essential Investors’ Forum on Tuesday to pitch the debt instrument…

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