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…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 …

Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE I was a year ahead of Temidayo Morgan Omodu at the University of Ilorin. We were from separate departments: Morgan, Mathematics Education, and I, Statistics, in the Faculty of Science. Prior to our meeting, I had been invited by Bashir Tayo Lawal, then President of the …

ABUJA, NIGERIA – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep appreciation to the outgoing Service Chiefs for their selfless service and unwavering commitment to national security, while announcing a major shake-up in the leadership of the Nigerian Armed Forces. In a statement shared via his 𝕏 …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM – Saturday, October 11, 2025 – In a heartfelt address marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary, the Chairman of the Nigerian Community Greater Manchester (NCGM), Alhaji Abiola Kumoye, made a passionate appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to establish a Nigerian Consulate in Greater Manchester …

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 …

…Says Police Officer Acted Out of Vendetta over Old Facebook Post ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Secretary of the Ogun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Bunmi Adigun, has narrated how he was arrested, detained, and forced to write a statement by the Police Area …

…Event Unites Leaders, Innovators, and Change-Makers at Lagos Oriental Hotel LAGOS, NIGERIA – The 12th Annual TMnews Summit and Awards 2025 took center stage on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, celebrating outstanding achievements and leadership excellence across sectors. The prestigious event brought together top …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has pledged that his administration will provide the necessary budgetary support to boost cancer awareness, early detection, and treatment across the state. The governor made this known on Tuesday when he received a Cancer Awareness and Screening team in …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Scout Association of Nigeria, Ogun State Scout Council, has invested the Chairman of the Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Apostle ‘Biodun Sanyaolu, as a Council Member of the association. Apostle Sanyaolu joined other eminent Council Menbers who are, the Chief Judge of Ogun …