650,000 bpd Dangote Refinery : FACTS & FIGURES

17 Sep 2023

Days to the commissioning of the 650,000 bpd Dangote Refinery, the world’s largest single-train refinery, the company issued a fact sheet of the important details it wants the public to know about it. 1. • It is a world-class project 2. • The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is located in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, covering a land area […]

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Immigration to smaller cities sign of diversifying Saskatchewan

17 Sep 2023

A few months into the launch of her Nigerian restaurant in Prince Albert, Shalom Ogoh wasn’t sure if it was going to take with the locals. Restaurant owner Shalom Ogoh, right, provides service to clients at Nigerian shop Suyah To-Go in Prince Albert on Sept. 10, 2023.Photo by KIMIYA SHOKOOHI /Saskatoon StarPhoenix PRINCE ALBERT — […]

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“Na You Dey Hot”: Unknown Girls Surround Man’s Car in Traffic, Beg for Shisha, Video Causes Buzz

17 Sep 2023

A young Nigerian man has shared a video to reveal his experience with some young girls in Lagos traffic In the hilarious video shared via the TikTok app, the girls were seen dancing and vibing to the music playing in his car At one point, one of the girls stuck out her tongue and requested […]

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Nigeria’s rising boxing star Patricia Mbata: Inspired by Anthony Joshua, ready to leave her own mark

16 Sep 2023

Mbata trains at the Finchley Amateur Boxing Club in England, the gym where British superstar Anthony Joshua started as a teenager. The 28-year-old is aiming to secure her ticket to Paris 2024 at the Africa Boxing Olympic Qualifiers scheduled from 9-15 September at the Dakar Arena in Senegal. Patricia Mbata is a rising African female […]

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Burna Boy builds Afrobeat bridges

10 Sep 2023

  Hot stuff: Burna Boy performs at London Stadium, England, on 3 June. He was the first African artist to sell out the 80 000-capacity venue. Afrofusion Nigerian superstar’s ‘Twice as Tall’ recognised as best world music album in 2021.

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Uneducated boy owns private jet under Buhari – Sanusi

10 Sep 2023

Sanusi Former Emir of Kano , Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said former President Muhammadu Buhari -led administration treated the economy without recourse to experts’ advice. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN ), who stated this in a video message to Nigerians , said sycophants exploited the system, adding that an […]

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Nigerian unions strike again to protest soaring costs after subsidy removal

05 Sep 2023

Government workers in Nigeria are striking over the rising costs of living worsened by the removal of petrol subsidies. The Nigeria Labour Congress has begun a two-day “warning strike”, their second in more than a month, to protest against the growing cost of living caused by the government’s removal of petrol subsidies. The union, the […]

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BRICS snubs Nigeria, invites Egypt, Ethiopia, UAE, Saudi as new members

28 Aug 2023

Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations ignored Nigeria as they invited Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates to join. The invitation is in line with a move aimed at growing the clout of a bloc that has pledged to champion the “Global South”. Expansion could also pave the […]

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Fuel Stations Implement Rationing Amid Importation Hesitation by Marketers

28 Aug 2023

Numerous fuel stations across Nigeria are implementing fuel rationing due to fuel marketers avoiding importation, according to an exclusive report by LEADERSHIP. The reduced fuel consumption in recent months, linked to increased fuel pump prices, is contributing to relatively light queues at petrol stations in major cities, particularly Lagos. However, these queues are expected to […]

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