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SEC Approves Dangote Refinery's N2.15trn IPO, Africa's Biggest Share SaleNSCDC Rescues 15 Minors Trafficked and Sold for N2m EachNigeria's External Reserves Cross $54 Billion, 18-Year HighUber Shuts Down Operations in Nigeria and Uganda After 12 YearsDHQ Rescues All 21 Kogi Abductees Including 15 NYSC MembersNigeria's GDP Grows 4.43% in Q2 2026, Fastest Q2 Growth in Five YearsObi Criticises Tinubu's Foreign Vacation Timing Amid Insecurity, HardshipTerrorist Family Member Surrenders With Two Children in BornoShettima: Nigeria Will No Longer Tolerate Dehumanisation of Citizens in South AfricaGunmen Kill Popular Comedian Aiza Nwosu, One Other in AnambraTinubu Takes South Africa Xenophobia Complaint to African UnionNDC Accuses INEC of Replacing Anambra Candidates With 'Imposters'Nigerian Army's X Account Hacked Again in Second Breach in Two WeeksFalana Questions Fuel Subsidy Revenue Spending, Warns Against 'Scam' EraNigerian Army Intercepts Arms Smuggling Attempt in Plateau StateNiger Junta Regains Control After Failed Coup Attempt in NiameyMachete-Wielding Man Attacks Lekki Cinema, Two Feared DeadKidnappers Demand N20m Ransom Each for Abducted NYSC Corps MembersIGP Orders Intensified Rescue Operation for Borgu Abduction VictimsAdeleke Issues Executive Order, Sets Up Panel Over Osun KillingsINEC's Continuous Voter Registration Closes TodayKing Harald V of Norway Dies at 89, Succeeded by Son King Haakon VIIIGunfire, Explosions Rock Niger Republic’s Capital NiameyMoody’s Revises Nigeria’s Sovereign Outlook to PositiveYari: Anyone Promising Fuel Subsidy Return Is Deceiving NigeriansFalconets Beat Poland 1-0 in Final World Cup Warm-UpShooting Stars Beat Inter Lagos 2-1 in NPFL Season OpenerNPFL, NNL, NWFL Chairmen Sacked Amid Wider NFF Shake-UpEFCC Extradites Two Nigerians to US Over Alleged Online Exploitation SchemeNFF President Gusau, Entire Executive Committee Resign; Tinubu Orders Football ReformAyra Starr to Become First Afrobeats Act to Headline NFL London Halftime ShowNepal-Tibet Flood Disaster: Death Toll Passes 550, Nearly 2,000 Still Missing7,825 Nigerians Kidnapped, N7.78bn Paid in Ransom in One Year — SBM ReportNIMASA Tightens Enforcement of Cabotage Rules to Protect Indigenous ShippingNPFL 2026/27 Season Kicks Off Today With Shooting Stars vs Inter LagosFG Urges States to Take Ownership of National Water Compact 2026-2030Ogogo Laid to Rest in Ilaro as Yinka Quadri, Nollywood Colleagues Bid Final FarewellPenCom Records 143,248 New Pension Accounts in Q1 2026, Coverage Gap PersistsCourt Orders NDLEA to Produce KC Luxury, Respond to Detention ChallengeOsimhen to Face PSG, Lookman Drawn Against Bayern as Nigerians Learn Champions League OpponentsChampions League Draw: Real Madrid to Face Arsenal, PSG Drawn Against BarcelonaNigerian Exchange Climbs as Market Capitalisation Adds ₦305bnNPFL Unveils EuroMatch as Title Sponsor in $7.5m Deal Ahead of New SeasonTinubu Swears In Abel Enitan as New Head of Civil Service of the FederationMilitary Says About 150 Terrorists Surrender as Pressure Mounts in North-EastOgogo’s Family Announces August 31 Fidau as Nollywood Colleagues Pay TributeTinubu Urges NLNG to Maximise Gas Reserves, End Flaring for Domestic BenefitICPC Indicts Budget Office Over Inclusion of Fake Agency in 2026 BudgetNAFDAC Orders Recall and Destruction of Alcohol in Sachets and Small PET BottlesTinubu Orders Coordinated Rescue After Niger Mosque Mass AbductionUmahi Orders Arrest of Contractors Removing Asphalt on Benin-Asaba HighwayDangote Refinery Expands Free Fuel Delivery to Kano, Imo, Anambra, NasarawaTinubu Renews Tenure of NAN MD and NTA DG for Another Three YearsVeteran Nollywood Actor Taiwo Hassan ‘Ogogo’ Dies at 66 After Cancer BattlePremier League: Man United Fall at Hull, Brentford Thrash Spurs in Matchday TwoReal Madrid Snatch Late 2-1 Win at Espanyol in La LigaSEC Proposes ₦30m Registration Fee, ₦2bn Capital Requirement for Crypto FirmsAbiodun Receives Hundreds of PDP, ADC Defectors Into APC, Mobilises Ogun East for 2027Tinubu Orders Arrest of Fake-Agency Promoter, Suspends Three Permanent Secretaries in ICPC ProbeAyra Starr Releases Third Studio Album ‘Starrgirl’DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Passes 5,000 Cases, Becomes Deadliest in Country’s HistoryEFCC, ICPC Probe ₦12bn Federal Government Intervention Fund Released to NFFPresidency, Wike Reject Atiku’s Pledge to Restore Petrol Subsidy if Elected in 2027UK Warns Citizens Against All Travel to 11 Nigerian States Over Insecurity2027 Campaign Season Opens With Tinubu Facing Reform TestAdeleke Receives Certificate of Return, Pledges Scholarships for Electoral Violence VictimsBurna Boy Earns Two Nominations for FIFA World Cup Song With ShakiraAnalysts See Stronger Market as CBN Reviews OMO and Eases Liquidity AccessEnugu Police Arrest 12 Kidnappers Who Allegedly Killed Female Victim After Collecting RansomFayose Says Obi’s Exit From ADC Weakened Opposition’s 2027 ChancesFederal Government to Announce Islamic New Year Public HolidayKaduna University VC Accuses ASUU of Misrepresenting Facts on Mass ResignationNAICOM Revokes Universal Insurance Licence, Appoints LiquidatorNaira Strengthens to Five-Month High Near ₦1,343/$ on Improved Dollar SupplyNDLEA Arrests Influencer ‘KC Luxury’ Over Alleged ₦39bn Cocaine Cartel as He Tried to Flee to ParisNigerian Stocks Fall for Seventh Straight Session, Shedding About ₦5 Trillion in a WeekNHRC Records Nearly 355,000 Complaints in July, Warns Over Child Sexual ViolenceNollywood Rallies Behind Veteran Actor Taiwo ‘Ogogo’ Hassan Amid Cancer BattlePolitical Leaders Sign Peace Accord as 2027 Campaign Season BeginsPolice Report Arrests, Kidnap Rescues and Weapons Recoveries in 14 Operations NationwideAt Least 50 Dead, Mostly Children, as Overloaded Boat Capsizes in SokotoUNICEF Urges Nigerian Journalists to Put Children’s Safety and Dignity FirstWizkid, Burna Boy, Asake and Tems Land 2026 BET Awards NominationsGunmen Reportedly Kill 10 Vigilantes in Fresh Zamfara AttackAngélique Kidjo Becomes First African Artist Honoured With Hollywood Walk of Fame StarOsun Election: APC Rejects Adeleke’s Victory, Begins Audit of ResultsDavido Offers $1 Million Bet, Insists ‘Nobody Has More Hits Than Me’EFCC Probes Suspect After Customs Seizes $73,000 and Other Currencies at Kano AirportFIFA Sacks Top Executive Who Criticised Infantino’s World Cup Sale PlanFirst Lady Oluremi Tinubu Leads Zonal Launch of National Food Bank Programme in OgunOver 200 Lecturers Resign From Kaduna State University as ASUU Threatens StrikeSenator Kingibe Accuses FCT Minister Wike of Worsening Abuja FloodsLagos Warns Against Illegal Use of Dealer Plates, Impounds 175 VehiclesMan United in Talks Over New Bruno Fernandes Contract as Galatasaray CircleNaira Firms to Around ₦1,350/$, Its Strongest Level Since AprilNDLEA Destroys Nearly 330,000kg of Illicit Drugs Worth ₦301 Billion in LagosNUEE Shuts Down Eko Electricity Offices in Lagos Over Unpaid EntitlementsOil Prices Rise as US-Iran Deadline Passes With Strait of Hormuz Still DeadlockedFinance Minister Says Reforms Have Pushed Monthly FAAC Allocations Above ₦2 TrillionOver 20 Killed as Gunmen Raid Homes in Plateau’s Mangu LGACristiano Ronaldo Marries Georgina Rodríguez in Private Portugal CeremonyShallipopi, Seyi Vibez and T.I Blaze Drag Label Boss Over Unpaid RoyaltiesUS Appoints Brandon Hudspeth as New Consul General in LagosUS Mission Welcomes New Deputy Chief of Mission Jimmy Mauldin to AbujaArmy's New 15 Brigade Dismantles 3 IPOB/ESN Camps in Anambra, Rescues 6 ChildrenOsun Election: INEC Declares Adeleke Winner With 511,067 VotesAregbesola Humiliated as APC Wins His Own Polling Unit Despite Backing ADCBrentford Thrash Eintracht Frankfurt 7-0 in Pre-Season RoutChelsea Beat Real Sociedad 3-1 in Xabi Alonso's First Match as ManagerCristian Romero Completes €40m Move From Tottenham to Atlético MadridDefence Headquarters' X Account Hacked, Flooded With Crypto PostsIndonesia Earthquake: Death Toll Passes 47 After 7.7-Magnitude Quake Hits Flores IslandIran Rejects Trump's "Delusions" Over Claim to Strait of HormuzJowizaza's Father, Billionaire Joseph Ezeokafor, Freed After 11 Days in Kidnappers' CustodyPolice Foil Bandit Attack, Rescue Kidnap Victims in KatsinaPanic in Ilorin as 45,000 Litres of Petrol Spills From TankerAC Milan Complete Stunning Comeback to Beat Man United 4-2 in Pre-Season FinaleNaira Hits 17-Year Reserve High as Currency Strengthens to N1,358/$NFF Sets Up Committee to Investigate Super Falcons' World Cup Qualification FailureNigerian Army Repels ISWAP Attack on Borno Military BaseOsun Election: Adeleke Accuses Police of Aiding APC to Intimidate VotersOsun Election: Adeleke Loses at Bisi Akande's Polling UnitOsun Election: Jubilation in Ede as Adeleke Wins His Own Polling Unit With 421 VotesOsun Election: Adeleke Wins at Oyinlola's Polling Unit Despite Ex-Governor's APC EndorsementOsun Election: Voting Concludes, Counting Underway Across StateOsun Election: ADC Candidate Salaam Whisked Away as Violence Erupts at Polling UnitOsun Election: EU Observers Report 323 Electoral Offences, 38 Security IncidentsOsun Election: Accord Lawmaker Arrested With 146 Suspected Mercenaries in IkireOsun Election: Oyebamiji Defeats Adeleke at Boluwaduro Polling UnitOsun Election: PDP Chairman Arrested in Ilesa, Adeleke Demands ReleaseOyo Police Arrest 10 Over Alleged Human Parts Trade, Recover Heart, SkullPSG Complete €50m Signing of World Cup Winner Ferran Torres From BarcelonaSEC Freezes Assets of Six Individuals, Three Firms Over Terrorism FinancingZambia: Vote Count Suspended Over Violence and Ballot Theft, Then ResumedAPM, PDP Candidates Withdraw From Osun Race, Endorse AdelekeCongo Ebola Death Toll Passes 2,000 in Fastest-Growing Outbreak on RecordKatsina Governor, DSS Chief Call for Stronger North-West Security CollaborationLuigi Mangione Pleads Guilty in Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEOTinubu Signs NPERA Bill Into Law, Creating Dedicated Port RegulatorLateef Adedimeji & Mo Bimpe Hold Thanksgiving for TripletsAdeleke Campaign Council Demands INEC Explanation Over Ebonyi REC's Presence in OsunAfrican Airlines Reject Charges for Border Security Data SystemsAmnesty International Vows to "Name and Shame" Senator Fadahunsi in 150 CountriesAPC Chieftains Arrive Osun for Election Mega RallyRonald Araujo Set for Liverpool Loan From BarcelonaAtiku Questions FG Borrowing Amid Alleged N7.98tn Oil WindfallPolice Recover Stolen Newborn Baby in Benue, Arrest SuspectsCarrick Confirms Rashford Will Stay at Man United, Says Forward "Has Come Back Great"CBN Warns Against Rejection of Standard N100 Note, Threatens SanctionsChris Brown Contests $13M Dog-Attack Verdict Over Rihanna TestimonyColombia Earthquake Death Toll Passes 265, Still RisingDangote Refinery Alone Can't Meet Africa's Fuel Needs, Says FGDavido Becomes Only Artist With a No.1 Nigerian Single Every Year Since Chart Tracking BeganDiddy Released From Solitary Confinement Following Alleged Prison FightDoku Signs New Man City Deal Until 2031 as Reijnders Set to DepartMan United's Éderson Deal Collapses Over Failed MedicalEdo Governor Okpebholo Appoints 4,800 Special Assistants Across 192 WardsEFCC Recovers N115bn in NDDC Levies From Oil CompaniesEnterprise Life Assurance Raises Paid-Up Capital to Over N18.7bnPolice Question Senator Fadahunsi Over Viral "Kill Accord" Remark Ahead of Osun ElectionFG Automates Civil Service Postings and Promotions With New IPPIS ModulesFubara Backs Kingsley Chinda as Preferred Rivers SuccessorIGP Disu Attends US-Nigeria Security Talks in Washington, Highlights Police Reform EffortsINEC Says Attack on Osun PVC Centre Won't Disrupt Governorship PollAlleged Senior ISWAP Finance Operative Surrenders to Troops in BornoPolice Foil AK-47 Procurement Deal in Kwara, Arrest BuyerFirm Donates ₦300m Security Vehicles to Lagos Task ForceLukaku Bids Farewell to Napoli, Thanks Club for Career RevivalMakinde Picks Ex-DSS Chief Lawal Daura as APM Running Mate for 2027Manor Solomon Completes Permanent Move to West HamMo Abudu Opens UK's First Cinema Dedicated to African FilmsNapoli Agree Deal to Sign Badiashile From Chelsea on LoanNCAA to Deploy RFID Technology to Curb Baggage Mishandling at AirportsNDLEA Seizes N10bn Worth of Drugs in Lagos, Arrests Cocaine KingpinNigerian Stock Market Sheds N1.17tn as Bearish Trading IntensifiesTroops Foil Terrorist Advance of 200 Motorcycles in Niger StateNigeria Assumes African Telecommunications Union ChairmanshipNigeria Fails US Fiscal Transparency Test for Second Consecutive YearNigeria Warns Red Sea Tensions May Disrupt Oil Supply, Maritime TradeNigerian Startup Funding Crashes 96% in July After June's $115m SurgeNigerian Army Opens Applications for Short Service Combatant Commission Course 50/2027Nigerian Entertainment Industry Mourns Four Deaths in One WeekOperation Fansan Yamma Launches Major Offensive to Crush Terrorist Networks in North WestOsun Election: IGP Deploys DIG Ishyaku Mohammed to Coordinate Security OperationsOyo CP Orders Probe as Police Constable Resigns Over Failed RedeploymentAtiku Aide Claims El-Rufai Detained 178 Days Over Political PersecutionPDP Faction Claims Court Victory for Osun Candidate Who Already Endorsed RivalSeven Miners Killed as Mining Pit Collapses in Plateau CommunityPresidency Sets 5pm Deadline for Public Input on National Policing BillPSG Retain UEFA Super Cup With 2-1 Win Over Aston VillaRivers Police Arrest 18 Suspects, Recover 47 Firearms in Two-Month CrackdownBayern Munich Confirm Ismael Saibari SigningBrentford Break Club Transfer Record for SangareSão Paulo's Bus Seized in Bolivia With 86kg of Marijuana Ahead of Copa Sudamericana ClashSokoto Approves N1.7bn for 1,000 Motorcycles to Fight BanditrySuper Falcons Eliminated From World Cup Race After 2-1 Loss to South AfricaTinubu, Shettima to Headline CIBN Banking Conference in SeptemberTrabzonspor Closing In on Darwin Núñez Loan From Al-HilalTurkey's Parliament Approves Conditional Pardon for PKK MilitantsWizkid to Headline Detty December Fest 2026 Opening NightIranian Photojournalist Yalda Moaiery Sentenced to 15 Years Over ReportingASUU Authorises 20 Universities to Prepare for Strike Over Unimplemented AgreementAviation Workers' Strike Grounds Flights, Strands Passengers in Lagos and AbujaVictor Boniface Ends 16-Month Goal Drought With Pre-Season Brace as Leverkusen Comeback ContinuesChelsea's Big-Spending Summer: 11 Signings Worth Over €400mNigeria's Creative Industry Is the Country's "Next Oil," Says Lai MohammedDSS Releases Carpenter Wrongly Linked to Oyo School Abduction, Pays ₦3m CompensationINEC Reprints Osun Ballot Papers to Include SDP Candidate Ahead of Saturday's Election10 Policemen, 2 Civilians Killed in Gun Battle With Bandits in KebbiTerrorist Surrenders Rise 213% in North East in One Week, Military SaysNaira Holds Steady Against Dollar, Trading Around ₦1,364 OfficiallyNNPC to Roll Out New Contract Framework, Unlocking Up to $50bn in Offshore Oil InvestmentReal Madrid Confirm Denzel Dumfries Signing to Strengthen DefenceSuper Falcons Knocked Out of WAFCON 2026, Miss Automatic World Cup TicketTroops Rescue 18 Kidnap Victims, Arrest Two Lakurawa Suspects in ZamfaraArmy Rescues Nine Kidnapped Commuters Along Kogi’s Ajaokuta–Itobe RoadSuper Falcons Knocked Out of WAFCON 2026, Miss Automatic World Cup TicketDaddy Showkey Credits Akpabio With Helping Him Walk Again After Spinal InjuryBurna Boy: "There's No Big 3 — Just the Big 2, and Then Me"Davido Appeals to Trump Over Osun Election Violence Fears14-Year-Old Nigerian Wins Inaugural World Amateur Rapid Chess ChampionshipRudeboy Breaks Silence on Okoye Family Feud, Calls for PrivacyChampions League Draw: Real Madrid to Face Arsenal, PSG Drawn Against BarcelonaNigerian Exchange Climbs as Market Capitalisation Adds ₦305bnNPFL Unveils EuroMatch as Title Sponsor in $7.5m Deal Ahead of New SeasonTinubu Swears In Abel Enitan as New Head of Civil Service of the FederationMilitary Says About 150 Terrorists Surrender as Pressure Mounts in North-EastOgogo’s Family Announces August 31 Fidau as Nollywood Colleagues Pay TributeTinubu Urges NLNG to Maximise Gas Reserves, End Flaring for Domestic BenefitICPC Indicts Budget Office Over Inclusion of Fake Agency in 2026 BudgetNAFDAC Orders Recall and Destruction of Alcohol in Sachets and Small PET BottlesTinubu Orders Coordinated Rescue After Niger Mosque Mass AbductionUmahi Orders Arrest of Contractors Removing Asphalt on Benin-Asaba HighwayDangote Refinery Expands Free Fuel Delivery to Kano, Imo, Anambra, NasarawaTinubu Renews Tenure of NAN MD and NTA DG for Another Three YearsVeteran Nollywood Actor Taiwo Hassan ‘Ogogo’ Dies at 66 After Cancer BattlePremier League: Man United Fall at Hull, Brentford Thrash Spurs in Matchday TwoReal Madrid Snatch Late 2-1 Win at Espanyol in La LigaSEC Proposes ₦30m Registration Fee, ₦2bn Capital Requirement for Crypto FirmsAbiodun Receives Hundreds of PDP, ADC Defectors Into APC, Mobilises Ogun East for 2027Tinubu Orders Arrest of Fake-Agency Promoter, Suspends Three Permanent Secretaries in ICPC ProbeAyra Starr Releases Third Studio Album ‘Starrgirl’DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Passes 5,000 Cases, Becomes Deadliest in Country’s HistoryEFCC, ICPC Probe ₦12bn Federal Government Intervention Fund Released to NFFPresidency, Wike Reject Atiku’s Pledge to Restore Petrol Subsidy if Elected in 2027UK Warns Citizens Against All Travel to 11 Nigerian States Over Insecurity2027 Campaign Season Opens With Tinubu Facing Reform TestAdeleke Receives Certificate of Return, Pledges Scholarships for Electoral Violence VictimsBurna Boy Earns Two Nominations for FIFA World Cup Song With ShakiraAnalysts See Stronger Market as CBN Reviews OMO and Eases Liquidity AccessEnugu Police Arrest 12 Kidnappers Who Allegedly Killed Female Victim After Collecting RansomFayose Says Obi’s Exit From ADC Weakened Opposition’s 2027 ChancesFederal Government to Announce Islamic New Year Public HolidayKaduna University VC Accuses ASUU of Misrepresenting Facts on Mass ResignationNAICOM Revokes Universal Insurance Licence, Appoints LiquidatorNaira Strengthens to Five-Month High Near ₦1,343/$ on Improved Dollar SupplyNDLEA Arrests Influencer ‘KC Luxury’ Over Alleged ₦39bn Cocaine Cartel as He Tried to Flee to ParisNigerian Stocks Fall for Seventh Straight Session, Shedding About ₦5 Trillion in a WeekNHRC Records Nearly 355,000 Complaints in July, Warns Over Child Sexual ViolenceNollywood Rallies Behind Veteran Actor Taiwo ‘Ogogo’ Hassan Amid Cancer BattlePolitical Leaders Sign Peace Accord as 2027 Campaign Season BeginsPolice Report Arrests, Kidnap Rescues and Weapons Recoveries in 14 Operations NationwideAt Least 50 Dead, Mostly Children, as Overloaded Boat Capsizes in SokotoUNICEF Urges Nigerian Journalists to Put Children’s Safety and Dignity FirstWizkid, Burna Boy, Asake and Tems Land 2026 BET Awards NominationsGunmen Reportedly Kill 10 Vigilantes in Fresh Zamfara AttackAngélique Kidjo Becomes First African Artist Honoured With Hollywood Walk of Fame StarOsun Election: APC Rejects Adeleke’s Victory, Begins Audit of ResultsDavido Offers $1 Million Bet, Insists ‘Nobody Has More Hits Than Me’EFCC Probes Suspect After Customs Seizes $73,000 and Other Currencies at Kano AirportFIFA Sacks Top Executive Who Criticised Infantino’s World Cup Sale PlanFirst Lady Oluremi Tinubu Leads Zonal Launch of National Food Bank Programme in OgunOver 200 Lecturers Resign From Kaduna State University as ASUU Threatens StrikeSenator Kingibe Accuses FCT Minister Wike of Worsening Abuja FloodsLagos Warns Against Illegal Use of Dealer Plates, Impounds 175 VehiclesMan United in Talks Over New Bruno Fernandes Contract as Galatasaray CircleNaira Firms to Around ₦1,350/$, Its Strongest Level Since AprilNDLEA Destroys Nearly 330,000kg of Illicit Drugs Worth ₦301 Billion in LagosNUEE Shuts Down Eko Electricity Offices in Lagos Over Unpaid EntitlementsOil Prices Rise as US-Iran Deadline Passes With Strait of Hormuz Still DeadlockedFinance Minister Says Reforms Have Pushed Monthly FAAC Allocations Above ₦2 TrillionOver 20 Killed as Gunmen Raid Homes in Plateau’s Mangu LGACristiano Ronaldo Marries Georgina Rodríguez in Private Portugal CeremonyShallipopi, Seyi Vibez and T.I Blaze Drag Label Boss Over Unpaid RoyaltiesUS Appoints Brandon Hudspeth as New Consul General in LagosUS Mission Welcomes New Deputy Chief of Mission Jimmy Mauldin to AbujaArmy's New 15 Brigade Dismantles 3 IPOB/ESN Camps in Anambra, Rescues 6 ChildrenOsun Election: INEC Declares Adeleke Winner With 511,067 VotesAregbesola Humiliated as APC Wins His Own Polling Unit Despite Backing ADCBrentford Thrash Eintracht Frankfurt 7-0 in Pre-Season RoutChelsea Beat Real Sociedad 3-1 in Xabi Alonso's First Match as ManagerCristian Romero Completes €40m Move From Tottenham to Atlético MadridDefence Headquarters' X Account Hacked, Flooded With Crypto PostsIndonesia Earthquake: Death Toll Passes 47 After 7.7-Magnitude Quake Hits Flores IslandIran Rejects Trump's "Delusions" Over Claim to Strait of HormuzJowizaza's Father, Billionaire Joseph Ezeokafor, Freed After 11 Days in Kidnappers' CustodyPolice Foil Bandit Attack, Rescue Kidnap Victims in KatsinaPanic in Ilorin as 45,000 Litres of Petrol Spills From TankerAC Milan Complete Stunning Comeback to Beat Man United 4-2 in Pre-Season FinaleNaira Hits 17-Year Reserve High as Currency Strengthens to N1,358/$NFF Sets Up Committee to Investigate Super Falcons' World Cup Qualification FailureNigerian Army Repels ISWAP Attack on Borno Military BaseOsun Election: Adeleke Accuses Police of Aiding APC to Intimidate VotersOsun Election: Adeleke Loses at Bisi Akande's Polling UnitOsun Election: Jubilation in Ede as Adeleke Wins His Own Polling Unit With 421 VotesOsun Election: Adeleke Wins at Oyinlola's Polling Unit Despite Ex-Governor's APC EndorsementOsun Election: Voting Concludes, Counting Underway Across StateOsun Election: ADC Candidate Salaam Whisked Away as Violence Erupts at Polling UnitOsun Election: EU Observers Report 323 Electoral Offences, 38 Security IncidentsOsun Election: Accord Lawmaker Arrested With 146 Suspected Mercenaries in IkireOsun Election: Oyebamiji Defeats Adeleke at Boluwaduro Polling UnitOsun Election: PDP Chairman Arrested in Ilesa, Adeleke Demands ReleaseOyo Police Arrest 10 Over Alleged Human Parts Trade, Recover Heart, SkullPSG Complete €50m Signing of World Cup Winner Ferran Torres From BarcelonaSEC Freezes Assets of Six Individuals, Three Firms Over Terrorism FinancingZambia: Vote Count Suspended Over Violence and Ballot Theft, Then ResumedAPM, PDP Candidates Withdraw From Osun Race, Endorse AdelekeCongo Ebola Death Toll Passes 2,000 in Fastest-Growing Outbreak on RecordKatsina Governor, DSS Chief Call for Stronger North-West Security CollaborationLuigi Mangione Pleads Guilty in Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEOTinubu Signs NPERA Bill Into Law, Creating Dedicated Port RegulatorLateef Adedimeji & Mo Bimpe Hold Thanksgiving for TripletsAdeleke Campaign Council Demands INEC Explanation Over Ebonyi REC's Presence in OsunAfrican Airlines Reject Charges for Border Security Data SystemsAmnesty International Vows to "Name and Shame" Senator Fadahunsi in 150 CountriesAPC Chieftains Arrive Osun for Election Mega RallyRonald Araujo Set for Liverpool Loan From BarcelonaAtiku Questions FG Borrowing Amid Alleged N7.98tn Oil WindfallPolice Recover Stolen Newborn Baby in Benue, Arrest SuspectsCarrick Confirms Rashford Will Stay at Man United, Says Forward "Has Come Back Great"CBN Warns Against Rejection of Standard N100 Note, Threatens SanctionsChris Brown Contests $13M Dog-Attack Verdict Over Rihanna TestimonyColombia Earthquake Death Toll Passes 265, Still RisingDangote Refinery Alone Can't Meet Africa's Fuel Needs, Says FGDavido Becomes Only Artist With a No.1 Nigerian Single Every Year Since Chart Tracking BeganDiddy Released From Solitary Confinement Following Alleged Prison FightDoku Signs New Man City Deal Until 2031 as Reijnders Set to DepartMan United's Éderson Deal Collapses Over Failed MedicalEdo Governor Okpebholo Appoints 4,800 Special Assistants Across 192 WardsEFCC Recovers N115bn in NDDC Levies From Oil CompaniesEnterprise Life Assurance Raises Paid-Up Capital to Over N18.7bnPolice Question Senator Fadahunsi Over Viral "Kill Accord" Remark Ahead of Osun ElectionFG Automates Civil Service Postings and Promotions With New IPPIS ModulesFubara Backs Kingsley Chinda as Preferred Rivers SuccessorIGP Disu Attends US-Nigeria Security Talks in Washington, Highlights Police Reform EffortsINEC Says Attack on Osun PVC Centre Won't Disrupt Governorship PollAlleged Senior ISWAP Finance Operative Surrenders to Troops in BornoPolice Foil AK-47 Procurement Deal in Kwara, Arrest BuyerFirm Donates ₦300m Security Vehicles to Lagos Task ForceLukaku Bids Farewell to Napoli, Thanks Club for Career RevivalMakinde Picks Ex-DSS Chief Lawal Daura as APM Running Mate for 2027Manor Solomon Completes Permanent Move to West HamMo Abudu Opens UK's First Cinema Dedicated to African FilmsNapoli Agree Deal to Sign Badiashile From Chelsea on LoanNCAA to Deploy RFID Technology to Curb Baggage Mishandling at AirportsNDLEA Seizes N10bn Worth of Drugs in Lagos, Arrests Cocaine KingpinNigerian Stock Market Sheds N1.17tn as Bearish Trading IntensifiesTroops Foil Terrorist Advance of 200 Motorcycles in Niger StateNigeria Assumes African Telecommunications Union ChairmanshipNigeria Fails US Fiscal Transparency Test for Second Consecutive YearNigeria Warns Red Sea Tensions May Disrupt Oil Supply, Maritime TradeNigerian Startup Funding Crashes 96% in July After June's $115m SurgeNigerian Army Opens Applications for Short Service Combatant Commission Course 50/2027Nigerian Entertainment Industry Mourns Four Deaths in One WeekOperation Fansan Yamma Launches Major Offensive to Crush Terrorist Networks in North WestOsun Election: IGP Deploys DIG Ishyaku Mohammed to Coordinate Security OperationsOyo CP Orders Probe as Police Constable Resigns Over Failed RedeploymentAtiku Aide Claims El-Rufai Detained 178 Days Over Political PersecutionPDP Faction Claims Court Victory for Osun Candidate Who Already Endorsed RivalSeven Miners Killed as Mining Pit Collapses in Plateau CommunityPresidency Sets 5pm Deadline for Public Input on National Policing BillPSG Retain UEFA Super Cup With 2-1 Win Over Aston VillaRivers Police Arrest 18 Suspects, Recover 47 Firearms in Two-Month CrackdownBayern Munich Confirm Ismael Saibari SigningBrentford Break Club Transfer Record for SangareSão Paulo's Bus Seized in Bolivia With 86kg of Marijuana Ahead of Copa Sudamericana ClashSokoto Approves N1.7bn for 1,000 Motorcycles to Fight BanditrySuper Falcons Eliminated From World Cup Race After 2-1 Loss to South AfricaTinubu, Shettima to Headline CIBN Banking Conference in SeptemberTrabzonspor Closing In on Darwin Núñez Loan From Al-HilalTurkey's Parliament Approves Conditional Pardon for PKK MilitantsWizkid to Headline Detty December Fest 2026 Opening NightIranian Photojournalist Yalda Moaiery Sentenced to 15 Years Over ReportingASUU Authorises 20 Universities to Prepare for Strike Over Unimplemented AgreementAviation Workers' Strike Grounds Flights, Strands Passengers in Lagos and AbujaVictor Boniface Ends 16-Month Goal Drought With Pre-Season Brace as Leverkusen Comeback ContinuesChelsea's Big-Spending Summer: 11 Signings Worth Over €400mNigeria's Creative Industry Is the Country's "Next Oil," Says Lai MohammedDSS Releases Carpenter Wrongly Linked to Oyo School Abduction, Pays ₦3m CompensationINEC Reprints Osun Ballot Papers to Include SDP Candidate Ahead of Saturday's Election10 Policemen, 2 Civilians Killed in Gun Battle With Bandits in KebbiTerrorist Surrenders Rise 213% in North East in One Week, Military SaysNaira Holds Steady Against Dollar, Trading Around ₦1,364 OfficiallyNNPC to Roll Out New Contract Framework, Unlocking Up to $50bn in Offshore Oil InvestmentReal Madrid Confirm Denzel Dumfries Signing to Strengthen DefenceSuper Falcons Knocked Out of WAFCON 2026, Miss Automatic World Cup TicketTroops Rescue 18 Kidnap Victims, Arrest Two Lakurawa Suspects in ZamfaraArmy Rescues Nine Kidnapped Commuters Along Kogi’s Ajaokuta–Itobe RoadSuper Falcons Knocked Out of WAFCON 2026, Miss Automatic World Cup TicketDaddy Showkey Credits Akpabio With Helping Him Walk Again After Spinal InjuryBurna Boy: "There's No Big 3 — Just the Big 2, and Then Me"Davido Appeals to Trump Over Osun Election Violence Fears14-Year-Old Nigerian Wins Inaugural World Amateur Rapid Chess ChampionshipRudeboy Breaks Silence on Okoye Family Feud, Calls for Privacy

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SEC Approves Dangote Refinery's N2.15trn IPO, Africa's Biggest Share Sale

The Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared Dangote Refinery to offer 4.1 billion shares at N525 each, in a deal that could raise N2.15 trillion and become Africa’s largest-ever listing.

By Staff Reporter · September 5, 2026

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