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MAGBORO, OBAFEMI/OWODE LG, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – No fewer than 30,000 farmers have been put into clusters for improved production of rice, maize, cassava among others with the provision of inputs at subsidised rate and continuous training on best practices. Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Bolu Owotomo, revealed …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has urged the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), to enforce the domestic crude supply obligation as specified in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), insisting that refineries in Nigeria should be allowed to buy crude directly from the companies …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – The management of Dangote Refinery has clarified the media report alleging that Dangote Refinery has backtracked by acknowledging that NNPC supplied about 60% of the 50 million barrels we lifted. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l Magazine and online …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said 100 hectares of land have been allocated to the Nigerian Navy to build a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in the state. Prince Abiodun stated this during a courtesy visit to the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel …

Opinion: BY WOLE OLADIPO The two erstwhile Lagos State Military Governors, before 1999 – Olagunsoye Oyinlola, a retired general, (later, became the Osun State civilian governor), and Buba Marwa, a retired brigadier general, (the present performing NDLEA Chairman), were diametrically sterling, and excellent, but opposites, in that Oyinlola created wealth …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has said supplies from Nigeria-based world’s largest single-train Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals will put pressure on the performance of Europe’s oil industry, especially the Northwest Europe (NWE) Gasoil. OPEC in its newly released monthly Oil Market Report …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 said the establishment of farm labs (settlements) across the country is the only panacea to ensure food sufficiency for the people. The governor stated that with the current situation in the country, it …

… Praises PSDN, Kwara, Katsina, Benue State Governors, Others BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the Nigerian students who excelled and won trophies at recent international debate competitions, held in Indonesia, Singapore, and Dubai. Three Nigerian students – Rahmatullah Jato, Uchara Samuel and …

Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE The trend of endorsing governors for a second term has gained significant momentum. This trend is particularly noteworthy in the context of Nigeria’s political landscape, where endorsements can make or break a candidate’s chances of winning. In various states, governors have received endorsements from diverse groups …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Dangote has continued to attract huge forex into the country through his pan-African operations as the half-year result for Dangote Cement indicates an increase in revenue from Pan-African operations by 139.9 per cent, growing to N807.1 billion as against N336.4 billion, reported in the corresponding period of …