The Chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation and President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has been named in the inaugural 2025 TIME100 Philanthropy list, which recognises the 100 most influential leaders shaping the future of philanthropy across the world.   A statement by the Dangote Group on ...

  Members of the Trade Union Congress and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, staged a protest at the Federal Ministry of Finance, demanding the immediate release of withheld pension, salary arrears, and other emoluments owed to staff of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority. ...

  Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer DSP Abubakar Sadiq says the command has foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued five victims in the Faskari Local Government Area of the state.   He made this known to newsmen on Tuesday in Katsina.   He said, ”On May 19, 2025, at ...

  Wife of the late Prophet T.B. Joshua, Pastor Evelyn Joshua, on Monday, donated food items, educational materials, and a cash gift of R100,000 to residents of Madibe in Mafikeng, South Africa.   She also commissioned a portable water borehole for the community during a humanitarian outreach led by The ...

  Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is “not happy” that Real Betis have been given an extra 48 hours to prepare for the UEFA Conference League final.   Maresca was frustrated to discover Betis have changed their last match of the La Liga season from Sunday to Friday.   Chelsea have ...

  People’s Democratic Party Women Leaders in the 10 local government areas in Osun West Senatorial District have pledged their support for Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke as the race for the 2026 governorship poll gathers momentum.   Rising from their meeting held in Iwo on Tuesday, the Osun PDP ...

  Energy sector leaders have been discussing how Nigerian states can develop commercially viable electricity markets, following the reforms introduced by the 2023 Electricity Act.   The experts convened in Abuja for Nextier’s 105th Power Dialogue, hosted by The Electricity Hub and titled “State Electricity Markets: Unlocking Commercial Viability,” which ...

  The Anambra State Police Command has arrested one suspect in Awka, the state capital, after an exchange of gunfire with security operatives, amidst the kicking off of the annual ‘Imoka cultural festival’ in the city.   In a press statement released on Tuesday, the spokesman for the state Police ...

  The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the proposed compulsory voting bill under consideration by the House of Representatives, describing it as unconstitutional and draconian.   In a statement signed by its President, Afam Osigwe (SAN), on Tuesday, the NBA emphasised that citizens cannot be punished for choosing to abstain ...

  Former National Secretary of the defunct Social Democratic Party and former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has revealed that he and the late former Governor of Kano State, Abubakar Rimi, rejected a N160 million bribe from late Abba Kyari intended to secure their support for Olusegun Obasanjo’s vice ...