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Dangote ships 456,000 tonnes of refined products to global markets

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has exported 456,000 tonnes of refined petroleum products across 12 cargoes lifted by international traders. Industry sources said the shipments, consisting of Premium Motor Spirit, were delivered to several African countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Tanzania, Ghana, and Togo, according to Nairameteics. This comes after the refinery attained its full nameplate […]

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NLC rejects ₦6trn bailout for power generation firms

The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the proposed N6 trillion bailout for power generation companies. The union stated that repeated financial interventions have failed to improve electricity supply across the country. NLC President Joe Ajaero made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. He called for urgent structural reforms in the energy […]

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Cocoa farmers lament 70% price crash in Ondo, Osun, Ekiti

Cocoa farmers in Ondo, Osun, and Ekiti States are facing severe financial hardship due to a massive crash in cocoa bean prices. This sharp decline has plunged many into despair and severely affected their livelihoods. People’s Gazette reported that in separate interviews with journalists on Sunday, the farmers described how the price reversal from a […]

Tech

Tencent links WeChat to OpenClaw agent in major AI push

Tencent on Sunday unveiled a new tool that links its WeChat messaging platform with the OpenClaw agent, stepping up its efforts in the rapidly expanding AI agent space, now a major area of competition among China’s technology firms. The tool, named ClawBot, will appear as a contact within WeChat, enabling users of the country’s most […]

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Otu attributes Cross River gains to sealed IGR leakages

Cross River State Governor Senator Bassey Otu has credited the successes of his administration to the effective sealing of leakages in the state’s Internally Generated Revenue. He stated that once all ongoing efforts come to full fruition, the state will achieve self-sufficiency and reduce its dependence on federal allocations. The governor made these remarks during […]

Technology

Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am designs electric car with AI workspace

Black Eyed Peas frontman and tech entrepreneur will.i.am has unveiled a three-wheeled electric vehicle that transforms your commute into a mobile AI-powered workspace. The musician, whose full name is William James Adams Jr., introduced the vehicle — called Trinity — with a live demonstration at Nvidia’s annual developers conference in Silicon Valley. The single-passenger electric […]

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UAE orders closure of Iranian-linked hospital in Dubai amid war

The United Arab Emirates has ordered the closure of an Iranian state-linked hospital in Dubai amid escalating tensions between the two neighbouring countries. The decision comes as ties deteriorate due to Tehran’s aerial campaign against Gulf states following strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel starting February 28. Since then, Tehran has launched […]

Oil and Gas

Iran to facilitate Japan oil transit through Hormuz amid war

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that Tehran is prepared to assist Japanese ships in transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil supplies. This was revealed in an interview with Kyodo News published on Saturday. Japan heavily relies on crude oil imports from the Middle East, with the majority passing […]

Travel

US expands visa bond to Nigeria, 49 others

The United States Department of State Bureau of Global Public Affairs has reported a 97 per cent compliance rate among travellers under its visa bond programme, as it moves to expand the policy to more countries in a bid to curb visa overstays. In a statement issued on the US Department of State website on […]