The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has declared Comrade Shehu Mohammed-led administration as the only recognised leadership of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), warning Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), employers and other stakeholders against dealing with rival groups. In a public circular signed by the TUC Secretary General, Comrade Nuhu Toro, the Congress said its position was based on ASCSN’s status as an affiliate of the TUC and the outcome of the union’s delegates conference held at the Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, on August 12,…
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Dangote Refinery Begins Landmark IPO Today
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE today announced the commencement of its Initial Public Offering (IPO), marking a historic milestone in Nigeria’s economic development and the evolution of Africa’s capital markets. The offer will be formally launched at a ceremony on the trading floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in Lagos, bringing to the public, for the first time, an opportunity to own a stake in Africa’s largest refinery and one of the world’s most significant industrial projects. The IPO, which opens today, September 14, 2026, consists of 4.1 billion…
Read MoreFG: Dangote Refinery critical to Nigeria’s $1trn economy vision
The Federal Government has described Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals as a cornerstone of Nigeria’s ambition to build a $1 trillion economy, pledging deeper collaboration with the private sector to accelerate industrialisation, job creation, and economic transformation. Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh, made the declaration yesterday after leading a high-level delegation from the Ministry on an extensive tour of the 700,000 barrels-per-day Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Petrochemicals complex and Dangote Fertiliser Limited in Lagos. The Minister described the integrated industrial complex as one of the most…
Read MoreRecapitalisation: NAICOM Warns Insurers Against Missing July 31 Deadline
Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer, National Insurance Comission (NAICOM), Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, has warned insurance operators that the July 31 recapitalisation deadline is regulatory and not symbolic, urging companies yet to meet the new minimum capital requirements to act with urgency. Speaking on Friday at the investiture of Mr. Akinjide Oluwarotimi-Orimolade as the 53rd President and Chairman of Council of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) in Lagos, Omosehin said the recapitalisation exercise remained a critical pillar of the Commission’s ongoing reforms aimed at building a…
Read MoreDefamation: Ibrahim Files ₦50 Billion Suit Against Punch, Columnist Over UN Appointment Critique
A major legal battle is unfolding in Nigeria’s media and political landscape after Senator Jimoh Ibrahim filed a ₦50 billion defamation suit against Punch Newspapers and veteran columnist Sonala Olumhense over a sharply critical opinion article questioning his suitability for diplomatic office. The lawsuit follows the publication on March 15, 2026 of Olumhense’s column titled “Jimoh Ibrahim, in broad daylight,” which examined the senator’s record shortly after his appointment as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The column, written in Olumhense’s characteristic accountability style,…
Read MoreHospital Faults Chimamanda’s Narrative On Son’s Death
We extend our deepest sympathies to Chimamanda Adichie and family on the demise of their son and acknowledge the profound and unimaginable loss they are experiencing during this deeply distressing time. The loss of a child is beyond words, and we offer our most heartfelt condolences to his parents and the entire family. We find it necessary, for the record, to clarify that some of the reports currently being circulated contain inaccuracies. Our facility is a reputable centre for complex medical care, led by an internationally trained and experienced clinical…
Read MoreKidnappers Overwhelm Esan Land As Traditional Rulers Trade Indigenes For Cow Gifts
Students of Ambrose Alli University and indigenes of Ekpoma have in the last three days taken to the streets in the university community to protest unprecedented invasion by criminals of Fulani extraction, who have been kidnapping students and indigenes with ease. According to reports reaching newsfieldglobal, the once peaceful agrarian and small scale business community has become a shadow of itself as the kidnappers have taken over and making life miserable for everyone even as men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force look the other way. Sources in the…
Read MoreWike: I Am Too Relevant To Be Pushed Out Of Rivers Political Calculations
Justina Okpara-Emmanuel Embattled Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed his unshakable position in Rivers State political space. Declaring himself as unbeatable with solid relevance in the entire state on Saturday, the former governor, who is currently at daggers drawn with his supposed political godson and current Governor of the state, Sim Fubara, said nobody could push him and supporters out of political calculation in Rivers State. While on a “thank you” visit to Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, he said the state had already been secured for President…
Read MoreMining: EBID Invests $120m Financing Facility In Ghana’s E&P To Acquire Black Volta
The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)has approved a $120 million financing facility for Engineers & Planners Limited (E&P), a leading indigenous mining and construction firm in Ghana, to acquire the Black Volta Gold Mine. A statement made available to this medium by Anita SOMDA of the communication and external relations unit, EBID, said this transaction marked a significant step toward establishing Ghana’s first fully indigenous, wholly owned mining company, aligning with global standards for local participation and sustainable resource development. The transaction, which started…
Read MoreTax Reforms: Opportunity To Rebuild Fiscal Compact, Promote Equity—Expert
…says women still face structural disadvantages A development economist and fiscal governance expert, Professor Chiwuike Uba, has commended the signing into law of the tax reform bills. Describing the reforms as a historic opportunity to rebuild fiscal compact, promote equity as well as restore public trust, he said Nigeria’s tax system had long been a microcosm of the country’s wider governance dysfunction—characterised by a narrow tax base, over-taxed wage earners, chronically under-taxed elites, a vast informal sector, and public mistrust rooted in decades of poor service delivery and corruption. He,…
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