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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has sworn in the state’s new Acting Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, while assuring of accelerated judicial reforms in the state. Obaseki, speaking last Friday at the ceremony that took place at New Festival Hall of Government House, Benin, stated that his administration’s achievements in the past six and a half years were chiefly facilitated …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday described the Dangote Refinery as a significant milestone for Nigeria’s economy and a game changer for the downstream petroleum products market in the entire African region. The president inaugurated the refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, which is expected to enable Nigeria to achieve self-sufficiency in refined products and even have a surplus for export. A statement by Femi …

The Supreme Court, on Monday, fixed May 26 to deliver its judgement on an appeal that is challenging the eligibility of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to contest the presidential election that held on February 25. The appeal, marked: SC/CV/501/2023, which was brought before the court by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, …

• Questions over subsidy as stakeholders say state refineries may become obsolete • Nigeria may save billions in freight cost as economy expects N9.7trillion• CISLAC: Buhari govt overpromised, under-delivered on moribund refineries  President Muhammadu Buhari, who did not bring to reality his pledges of overhauling state-owned refineries in Port-Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna, will today commission Dangote Refinery as stakeholders count the …

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday, opposed the move to consolidate the three different petitions that are seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu, through his team of lawyers led by Chief Akin Olujinmi, SAN, maintained that merging all the petitions would adversely affect his ability to effectively …

Among those expected at the event on Monday are president of Togo, Gnassingbé Eyadéma; Senegalese president Macky Sall; Niger Republic president, Mohamed Bazoum; and Chadian president, Mahamat Déby. President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday commission the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery located at the Lekki free zone near Lagos. The pipeline infrastructure at the refinery is said to be …

For Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, it is about determination and doggedness, steeped in fortitude that is today yielding dividends.  For eleven, consecutive years, he has been the richest man in Africa according to both Forbes and Bloomberg.  President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote A graduate of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, Dangote began his business career in …

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has directed its members to resume work today (Monday) following a five-day nationwide warning strike embarked upon by its members, according to report by the PUNCH. NARD, after its three-hour Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting, however, said it would review Federal Government’s commitment to resolving the issues in the next two weeks. The association …

Ahead of today’s ruling on the application for live transmission of the proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party and the All Progressives Congress have disagreed over the need for the hearing to be broadcast by the media. The PDP and LP told The PUNCH on Sunday that the live telecast of the court …

Saudi Arabia Kingdom and the United States of America announced that on May 20, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces signed an Agreement on a Short-Term Ceasefire and Humanitarian Arrangements.  The short-term ceasefire, which enters into force 48 hours after the signing of the Agreement, shall remain in effect for …