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• Africa’s richest man projects group’s market cap to reach $350bn by 2030   •Promises strong returns, generational wealth for investors • Says company has transformed Nigeria into refining, export hub   •NGX Chair: Offer represents milestone for Africa’s capital markets •Sanwo-Olu: IPO is watershed moment for continent’s financial markets   •Company to list on US stock exchange in three years Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and  Peter Uzoho, Kayode Tokede in Lagos A global investor rush for a stake in Africa’s biggest refinery took centre stage yesterday as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals formally opened its N2.15 trillion Initial Public Offer (IPO)…

Full list of candidates on PT Videos and Pictures The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed 1,303 candidates sponsored by political parties to contest the 109 senatorial seats and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections. The list contains candidates from 21 political parties contesting the 109 seats in the Senate, Nigeria’s highest legislative chamber. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has 109 candidates, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has 108, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has 94. The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has 104 candidates; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), 101; the Social…

Passengers board a ferry after customs clearance at Lianyungang International Passenger Station in Lianyungang, China, on October 21, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesChina’s new border-control regulations are designed to keep two of its most valuable assets from leaving the country: money and talent. The rules, issued by the State Council and taking effect Tuesday, give authorities explicit legal power to block people from leaving the country – turning a patchwork of ad hoc travel bans into a permanent tool for stemming capital and talent flight. Authorities can bar Chinese nationals from departing over export-control or technology-transfer violations deemed to threaten…

Morgan said he was swimming near Trefin Beach in Pembrokeshire when he spotted the tentacles in the water.”Three turned to 10, and then to 20. They just kept on coming,” he added.The jellyfish was so big the tentacles went “beyond the range of visibility”.He initially thought it was a compass jellyfish, which are native to UK waters, before realising it was too big.”It must have been the length of a bus or small train. I couldn’t believe how big it was.”The Wildlife Trusts, external said the lion’s mane jellyfish gets its name from its long tentacles, and have “all the…

It’s not a Kansas City Chiefs home game without a Taylor Swift sighting. The cameras found her on “Monday Night Football” with a special guest next to her: actor Tom Cruise.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedSwift and Cruise sat side by side as the Chiefs faced the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium. The two were having a conversation when shown on the broadcast and high-fived when Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice scored a touchdown to give Kansas City a seven-point lead near the end of the first half. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s mother, Donna, also sat near Swift.Monday marked Swift’s first Chiefs…

Rhea Seehorn was the first to tell the press backstage at the Emmys tonight that Pluribus creator Vince Gilligan has completed the first two scripts of season 2. “I don’t have anything,” the Primetime Emmy winning Best Actress for Drama Series said, meaning she hasn’t seen the scripts. Gilligan, who won tonight for Drama Series Writing, explained, “It took us a while, we figured it out, but season 2 is not technically all written. We’ve broken it out, which is the hard part. In other words, the plot of all episodes (is figured out). The first and second are written.”…

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The Kaduna State Government has recovered over 500,000 hectares of land that were hitherto under the control of bandits across the state. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Ahmed Maiyaki, disclosed this on Sunday during a gala night organised by his ministry, in honour of the members of the Kano Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. The members of the Kano Correspondents’ Chapel were in Kaduna for the 2026 Retreat, themed “2027 General Elections: Navigating Legal, Security and Ethical Challenges in the Media.” Speaking to the journalists, Maiyaki said, “I’m happy to tell you that the present administration…

US President Donald Trump makes a surprise call to the CEO of AI chip company, Nvidia, interrupting a live event to discuss recent fears of AI development. While talking to Jensen Huang over speakerphone, Trump called the concerns ‘a hoax’.Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026Share Trump calls, interrupts Nvidia CEO to say AI fears are ‘a hoax’ on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

• Oyedele says debt settlement must be backed by reforms, market discipline  •NBET: It’s a milestone in efforts to address longstanding financial challenges  •Two issuances raise combined N1.23 trillion within nine months Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The federal government yesterday officially signed the financing documents for the N728.9 billion Series 2 power sector bond, marking the completion of the transaction designed to settle part of its N4 trillion outstanding obligations to the electricity market. The signing ceremony held in Abuja formalised the financing arrangement after approval had already been secured for the Series 2 Tranche B of the bond, following…