BUSINESS

…Plans NGX Listing to Empower Nigerians BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – The President of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to expand the Dangote Petroleum Refinery from its current 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) capacity to a massive 1.4 million bpd, positioning it as the largest …

LAGOS, NIGERIA- OCTOBER 24, 2025: Access Holdings Plc (“the Group” or “the Company”)  today announced its half-year audited financial results for the period ended June 30, 2025. According to a release e-signed by  Sunday Ekwochi, Company Secretary, and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine and online platform by the media …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Dangote Group has denied reports circulating on social media and some online platforms linking it to a truck involved in a recent road accident in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. In a statement e-signed and made available to StarTrend …

  LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Création Africa 2025Forum concluded in Lagos after three days of high-level dialogue, exhibitions, and artistic showcases that celebrated Africa’s creative power and deepened France-Nigeria relations, following its successful debut produced by Mansa productions in Paris in 2023. Held from October 16–18, 2025, at the Federal …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Water Corporation has warned residents of the state against illegal water connections, meter bypasses, and other revenue leakages across the State, saying that violators risk heavy fines. The corporation, which handed down this warning issued by the Special Adviser on SDGs & …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – Ogun State Government and two leading renewable energy service companies (RESCOs) have entered into a landmark partnership agreement to generate around 1,100 MW of solar power in the state to strengthen its industrial base. The companies are: Tranos Contracting Limited, which is to establish 600MW solar …

…Nigeria’s Fintech Oversight Faces Major Setback FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – According to a report by Arise News on Wednesday, October 7, 2025, Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to tighten regulatory control over the rapidly growing financial technology (Fintech) sector have encountered a serious obstacle. A key legislative committee has disclosed that its …

…Reaffirms Commitment To High-Quality Petrol Production BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Dangote Petroleum Refinery has refuted recent media reports claiming that it imports finished petrol with high sulphur content into Nigeria, describing such allegations as false, misleading, and entirely baseless. In a statement released on Friday, October 10, 2025, …

IPERU-REMO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, made history as he officially inaugurated the first commercial flight operation at the newly constructed Gateway International Airport, Ilishan-Remo. The milestone event marked a new chapter in the state’s aviation and economic development journey. …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Federal Government has strongly criticized the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) for what it described as an attempt to hold the entire nation to ransom over a minor labour issue that could have been resolved amicably. Speaking …