By Ayomide Otitoju Sustainability has emerged as a strategic priority for businesses and governments globally, shaping growth, innovation and long-term resilience amid climate change, social inequality and economic uncertainty. In Nigeria, the sustainability agenda has gained significant momentum, with FirstBank of Nigeria Limited positioning itself at the forefront of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) leadership…
By Ayomide Otitoju In a move signalling renewed cooperation in Nigeria’s energy sector, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) have pledged to strengthen their strategic partnership to boost energy security and industrial development. The commitment was made during a high-level visit by NNPC Ltd.’s management to the Dangote…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated its candidates who emerged victorious in Saturday’s Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory, while indicating plans to challenge what it described as widespread irregularities during the polls. In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mohammed Kasim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship election in the Federal Capital Territory. The Returning Officer, Philip Akpen, announced on Sunday that Kasim polled 22,165 votes to defeat his closest rival, Yahaya Shehu of the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared winners in Saturday’s area council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and by-elections in Rivers State and Kano State, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) recording significant victories. In Kuje Area Council of the FCT, APC candidate Danjuma Shekwolo won the chairmanship election…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, led a management delegation to the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, on Saturday for high-level discussions that reinforced a strategic collaboration between the two companies. The visit included a comprehensive tour of the refinery and focused…
By Ayomide Otitoju Three major opposition parties are missing from the ballot in Saturday’s bye-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano State. The affected parties are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and a coalition involving the African Democratic Congress (ADC). INEC has maintained that it is…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed operatives across the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory to monitor Saturday’s council elections. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted the polls in the nation’s capital. Oyewale said the deployment…
By Ayomide Otitoju President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has announced plans for a major petrochemical project within the Dangote Refinery complex aimed at positioning Nigeria as a leading supplier of key detergent raw materials across Africa. Dangote disclosed this on Saturday while addressing journalists during a tour of the refinery by the Group…
