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Aliko Dangote, the Chairman Aliko Dangote Foundation and President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, 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. Dangote is the only Nigerian on this distinguished list.The prestigious list, published by TIME Magazine on Tuesday, features Aliko Dangote, whose Foundation spends an average of $35 million a year on programmes across Africa, alongside other global figures in charitable work, such as Michael Bloomberg, Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffett, and Melinda Gates, all of whom are recognised as Titans. Other prominent names…

Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has handed over the confiscated 750-unit luxury housing estate seized from former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to the Minister of Housing,  Ahmed Musa DangiwaThe brief handover ceremony held in Abuja, on Tuesday. The Minister said the housing units will be sold through a clear and competitive process.SPONSOR AD “This procedure will be promoted extensively and overseen through the Renewed Hope Portal,” he said.Below are pictures:img 20250520 wa0093img 20250520 wa0094

Former governor state of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, has said Nigeria stinks of widespread corruption.El-Rufai stated this at the vent Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari branch held in Abuja on Monday. He said the public no longer trusts the judiciary due to “delayed justice and biased rulings”.SPONSOR AD The former governor also criticised the use of ex parte orders in political matters.He accused some lawyers of using the courts for political gains.El-Rufai  said, “In parallel, our judiciary, meant to be the bedrock of fairness and order, is under intense scrutiny.Citing inconsistent judgments, opaque judicial appointments, and minimal…

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has urged the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party and former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, to emulate all the governors in the Southeast region supporting the President Bola Tinubu-led administration.He also said a section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is nearing completion and that users will have to pay a toll starting in December. In a statement on Monday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, quoted Umahi as disclosing these in a feature interview for an upcoming State House documentary marking President Tinubu’s second anniversary.SPONSOR AD Umahi…

A student identified simply as Taiwo, who was sitting the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), has been killed by a stray bullet allegedly fired by police officer in Ibadan, Oyo State.It was learnt that the incident occurred near Gbagi market in the Soka area of Ibadan on Monday. According to eyewitnesses, men of the Nigeria Police Force were in pursuit of individuals suspected to be internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo boys when a shot fired by one of the officers struck the student, who was reportedly in his father’s car, on his way to his exam…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio says lawmakers were not elected to engage in confrontation with the Executive but to foster policies that promote national development.The Senate President spoke in an upcoming feature documentary to mark two years of the Bola Tinubu administration. Akpabio, reflecting on the importance of cooperation between the National Assembly and the Executive, said: “When elected into the National Assembly, whether in the Senate or the House of Representatives, your constituents will not give you boxing gloves. It’s not a boxing tournament. You are there to work in a bipartisan manner for the interest of Nigeria.”SPONSOR AD The…

Leading smartphone brand Infinix is set to make this Eid celebration even more rewarding with the launch of its Sallah Splash Promo, which runs from now till the 10th of June, 2025. The campaign offers customers exciting benefits including instant gifts, massive discounts, and a chance to win up to ₦500,000 in Eid food baskets and other high-value prizes in a nationwide raffle draw.As part of the Sallah Splash initiative, Infinix is delivering more than just innovative devices, it’s giving customers a chance to celebrate Eid in grand style. Whether you are looking to upgrade your smartphone, surprise your loved…

The joints union’s of the FCT wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has told the six area council chairmen that the union will only suspend its ongoing strike action when primary school teachers start receiving arrears. A member of the state executive council committee of the union’s disclosed the development to our reporter on the telephone on Tuesday. The member, who wanted to be anonymous because he was not authorised to speak to the press, said the joint unions executives gave the conditions during two separate meetings held last Thursday,…

In a move to accelerate gender parity in engineering and innovation, the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), in partnership with the Presidential Implementation Committee on Technology Transfer (PICTT), has launched the second phase of its flagship initiative, Engineering Leaders Through Her (DELT-Her). The portal for DELT-Her 2.0 officially opened on Monday, May 19, 2025, at NASENI Headquarters in Abuja, with a renewed commitment from the Federal Government to double the number of female engineers in Nigeria within five years. The initiative aims to empower women-led innovation through funding, mentorship, and access to global platforms. The Executive Vice…

The member representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, has raised alarm over impending cut off ozuomme community in Imo State by gully erosion. The Federal Lawmaker who made the appeal while conducting on the spot assessment at the erosion site accompanied by traditional rulers and other leaders of Urualla communities, appealed to Federal and state government to immediately intervene. He said if urgent action is not taken, Urualla people can no longer connect to civilization. SPONSOR AD Ugochinyere said, “This is Ozumme, there are three erosion sites, all connected to Urualla gully…