Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, is enabling Nigerians at home and abroad to participate in the initial public offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, providing digital payment infrastructure for retail and diaspora investors to fund their share subscriptions. Flutterwave’s role in facilitating access to the Dangote IPO builds on its experience supporting public offerings in Nigeria, including facilitating payments for MTN Nigeria’s public offering in 2021. The experience highlights Flutterwave’s role in using digital payment infrastructure to make participation in public offerings more accessible to investors. The Dangote IPO allows investors to purchase shares in Dangote Petroleum…
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Ojo Adekimi, Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, has identified some operational gaps facing the command in combating criminality across the state. Speaking on Thursday during the operational inspection tour of the Kwara Command by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 8 Headquarters, Lokoja, AIG Betty Isokpan Otimenyin, the police commissioner listed shortage of manpower, operational vehicles, communication equipment, surveillance capabilities and protective gadgets among the command’s operational gaps. He explained that the geographical spread of the state and the need to maintain a presence across area commands, divisions, highways and border communities put enormous pressure on available personnel. Adekimi, however, assured…
Retirees in Cross River State are receiving as little as N4,000 in monthly pensions, with their association appealing for urgent intervention to address unpaid gratuities and harmonise pension payments. The Chairman of the Cross River State chapter of the National Association of Retirees of State Government of Nigeria (NARSGON), Comrade Daniel Bassey Effiom, made the appeal in a message to the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Christopher Etta. Effiom urged Etta to prevail on Governor Bassey Otu to urgently release outstanding gratuities and address the disparity in pension payments across the state. He lamented that many retirees…
The Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Abia State branch, has advised the Abia State Government to ensure that dilapidated courtrooms and other deplorable facilities in the state’s judiciary are fixed. The NBA gave the advice in Umuahia on Thursday during a public engagement organised by the Abia State Government to seek the needs of Abia citizens for the proposed 2027 Abia State budget. The position of the NBA on its expectations for the Abia State 2027 budget was presented by its representative, Ikemefula Ijioma. The NBA, which acknowledged some infrastructural interventions carried out by the state government in the judiciary sector so far,…
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have arrested a suspected terrorist kingpin, an alleged ammunition courier and a suspected logistics supplier during separate intelligence-led operations in Kaduna State.The development was contained in a post shared on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama on Thursday night. According to the post, the operations were carried out on Wednesday across Kubau, Igabi and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas as part of efforts to disrupt terrorist networks and their supply chains. Makama said troops first raided Dabar Dabo, a community identified as a terrorist hideout in Kubau LGA, where…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has described the Dangote Refinery as an evidence that Africa has the capacity to execute projects on a massive scale, saying the facility represents the level of ambition required to drive the continent’s development. Sanwo-Olu made the remarks during the Lagos-New York 2026 Learning Journey, hosted by the Aliko Dangote Foundation and the Forum of Young Global Leaders at the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos. The governor said the area where the refinery now stands was open water about a decade ago, noting that its transformation into a major industrial facility demonstrates the vision, funding…
Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, September 10, 2026: Naira returns to appreciation against US currency The naira returned to appreciation against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Thursday. Central Bank of Nigeria data showed that the naira strengthened to N1,328.22 against the dollar on Thursday from N1,329.21 on Wednesday. This means that, on a day-to-day basis, the naira firmed up by N0.99 against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market. Recommended Meanwhile, at the black market, the naira remained unchanged at N1,390 per dollar on Thursday, the same rate recorded on Wednesday. The mixed sentiments…
A 31-year-old woman in the United Kingdom will spend more time in prison after falsely accusing 10 men of rape, following intervention by Attorney General Ellie Reeves. Stacey Sharples from Farnworth, Bolton, had her sentence increased by two years and six months after Reeves referred her case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. Sharples contacted men on Facebook and dating apps between 2013 and 2020, arranged to meet them in person, and then made false claims of rape against them to the police. The court heard how the convict repeated and sustained the accusations, which…
China U-20 women’s head coach Wang Jun has expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance against Nigeria’s Falconets. The Asians were held to a 0-0 draw by Moses Aduku’s side in their second group game at the ongoing 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on Thursday night. Jun’s side dominated play, and twice hit woodwork in the keenly contested encounter. China dropped to second position in Group F behind Spain, who pummelled New Caledonia 11-0. Recommended The gaffer praised his players for their display despite the outcome of the game. “The situation in our group is very obvious because Spain is…
Paris Saint-Germain sit top of the Champions League table after Match Day 1 fixtures. The current holders thrashed Slovan Bratislavia 6-1 at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night. They are only ahead of Bayern Munich on goal difference. The Bundesliga champions put a goalless first half behind them to crush Bodo/Glimt 5-0 on Thursday. The top five places are completed by Barcelona, Manchester United and Como 1907. Recommended The bottom three teams are Sabah FC, Slovan Bratislava and Bodo/Glimt. Match Day 2 fixtures will be played in the week that begins October 13. After each club has played eight…