The president of the dangote group, Aliko Dangote, has highlighted the impact of his $20 billion dollar refinery, saying that People have actually appreciated what they have done.
Dangote made the comments when he received the prime minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell at the refinery on Thursday to discuss a possible partnership in the Carrebiam country.
The first lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday, said that her husband, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not the cause of the current hardship ravaging the country.
The First Lady made the comments, while speaking at the palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
She noted that the current administration was only making efforts to secure the future of the country.
The First Lady attended the official commissioning of a 2.7-kilometer road constructed by the Ooni of Ife, and made a 1 billion Naira to the Obafemi Awolowo University, in Ile-Ife, Osun State.
The First Lady expressed pride in having graduated from the university and urged the institution to uphold its integrity.
Many Nigerians have reacted to a bill seeking to empower the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to bear arms which has passed the second reading at the house of representatives.
The bill proposes to amend the Federal Road Safety Corps Act 2007 and establish the road safety special armed squad.
The bill, which was not debated, was unanimously voted for when put to a voice vote by Tajudeen Abass, the speaker of the house, eliciting a wave of reaction.
In the United States, former president Barack Obama, took to the stage in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, to campaign for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
Obama criticized Donald Trump and compared him to Fidel Castro. He said Trump only cared about what he can sell to the American people, including a Trump bible.
As the world marks the International Day of the Girl Child, themed Girls Vision of the Future, the House of Representatives on Thursday, celebrated the special day in style, as Speaker of the house, Tajudeen Abbas gave up his seat for 16-year-old Isabel Anani. Anani, who is a gender advocate, presided over the special session to commemorate the day.
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