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Afreximbank leads $4 billion refinancing deal for Dangote Refinery with $1.35 billion contribution

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the successful signing of a US$1.35 billion facility for Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), leading a US$4 billion syndicat... Read More


The Selectorate: When the people vote but the judges choose, By Abdul Mahmud

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- One month ago, in Abuja, a small circle of friends, literary enthusiasts, human rights activists, politicians, public intellectuals and thinkers gathered to listen to Chidi Odinkalu... Read More


Bosun Tijani and Nigeria's digital awakening, By Fatimah Yusuf Usman

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Dr Bosun Tijani as Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy in 2023, his decision signalled a bold commitment to harnes... Read More


Kemi Badenoch and Nigeria: A case of the monkey and the tiger?, By Babafemi A Badejo

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- There is this viral video of a monkey that took on a huge predator - a tiger. I could not help but pause with amusement and watch that video repeatedly whenever it pops up on my Wha... Read More


Credit ratings are the external view of Africa, By Dovish Okojie

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- Credit ratings have become a dominant factor in shaping the global perception of Africa's economic health and investment climate. But what exactly are these ratings? Who defines the... Read More


Why I want to serve only one term if elected President - Peter Obi

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- Former presidential candidate and Labour Party leader, Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his vow to serve only one four-year term if elected President of Nigeria, describing the promise as ... Read More


Article of Faith: The relative and the absolute marriage, By Femi Aribisala

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- I wrote a book entitled, Why Christians Won't Go to Heaven. Some Christians complained that my book is too absolute. They said I should have written: "Why Some Christians Won't Go t... Read More


The 1999 Constitution: between Obasanjo and Anyaoku, By Mohammed Haruna

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- Two weeks ago, on 16 July to be precise, the self-described Eminent Patriots, in conjunction with the Nigeria Political Summit Group, convened a three-day National Summit on "The Fu... Read More


N180m Fraud: Appeal court upholds three-year prison sentence for ex-Imo commissioner

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- The Court of Appeal in Owerri, Imo State, has affirmed the conviction and three-year prison sentence of Laseberry Okafor Anyanwu, a former Commissioner of Transport in the former Go... Read More


Reclaiming trust in identity: The quiet transformation of Nigeria's NIMC, By Lemmy Ughegbe

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- For many years, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) was a monument to bureaucratic inertia - a symbol of Nigeria's perennial struggle with public sector dysfunction. ... Read More