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* Dangote targets $100bn annual revenue by 2030   *Goldman Sachs hails scale, quality of refinery Sunday Ehigiator Senior executives from leading global investment banking and financial services firm, Goldman Sachs have toured the Dangote Industries Limited’s integrated petroleum refinery, petrochemicals and fertiliser complex in Lagos. The delegation, led by Co-Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs International and Global Co-Head of Investment Banking, Anthony Gutman, visited the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, Dangote Fertiliser Limited and supporting infrastructure during a recent visit to Nigeria. Speaking after an extensive tour of the 700,000 barrels per day refinery, the Goldman Sachs executives remarked,…

The House of Representatives Minority Caucus has accused President Bola Tinubu of attempting to use federal institutions to intimidate the Osun State Government ahead of next week’s governorship election. It described his directive to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to vacate the court order freezing the state’s bank accounts as a “panicky, belated afterthought.” It alleged that the president’s intervention was prompted by widespread public criticism rather than a commitment to the rule of law, arguing that the directive exposed contradictions within the federal government and raised fresh questions about the legality of the anti-graft agency’s actions. The…

The billionaire founder of Rockstar Energy has purchased millions of shares of Celsius Holdings and is calling for the ouster of that company’s CEO after its earnings miss this week.Russ Savage now controls more than 12 million shares of Celsius, he told CNBC. Celsius markets its energy drinks to athletes and health-conscious consumers and has exploded in popularity in recent years.Savage founded Rockstar in 2001 and sold it to PepsiCo in 2020 for a final purchase price of more than $4 billion, he said.Savage’s stake in Celsius amounts to roughly 4.7% of the company and would be worth about $300…

Users could previously add this script manually to Copernicus Browser sessions by copying and pasting it using the custom visualization option under the default layers. But Simon Proud, mission scientist for Sentinel-2 at the European Space Agency, pushed to get the script integrated into Copernicus Browser as a default option. He announced that the integration had finally happened in a Discord channel on a server run by the investigative journalism group Bellingcat. There are other existing and emerging satellite constellations capable of detecting and monitoring wildfires and wildfire smoke. NASA’s FIRMS tool provides free access to a global map of…

A smashed window pane and some broken eggshells on a footpath were some of the tell-tale signs of events that took place this week on a residential street at the edge of Thetford.On Friday afternoon it was not hard to find local people with a sense of foreboding after the latest disorder in the Norfolk market town which has seen crowds attempt to break into properties believed to be housing asylum seekers.“The main concern is safety, the proximity of children and that people just have not been consulted about this,” said Jenny Hollis, a former councillor, who indicated the proximity…

NFL NationAug 7, 2026, 07:20 PM ETCloseNFL Nation is made up of 32 team-specific reporters who cover the NFL year-round across ESPN.com, ESPN television shows, ESPN Radio, ESPN+ and social media platforms. It was established ahead of the 2013 season.Multiple AuthorsThe 2026 NFL training camps have kicked off around the country, and our team reporters are on the ground every day following the action. NFL Nation has the latest intel on standouts, highlights, position battles, depth chart movement, cut decisions and, of course, the quarterback room.Follow the links below to learn everything we are seeing and hearing at camp. Who…

By Enitan Abdultawab Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has seemingly responded to Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo after the governor mocked Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke over his fondness for dancing. Davido, who has been openly supporting his uncle ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election, shared what appeared to be Okpebholo’s West African Examinations Council result on his Instagram Story on Friday. The singer did not attach any caption to the post, leaving followers to interpret the move as a response to the Edo governor’s recent comments about Adeleke. Okpebholo had taken a swipe…

The Nigerian Navy says it has recovered 105,000 litres of products suspected to be stolen crude oil during a series of anti-crude oil theft operations in Delta State, as security agencies intensify efforts to curb oil theft in the Niger Delta. The recoveries occurred under Operation Delta Sentinel within the Nigerian Navy Ship Delta Area of Operation, according to the Director of Naval Information, Abiodun Folorunsho. In a report published by  Vanguard newspaper, Mr Folorunsho, a Navy captain, said the operation also uncovered concealed storage facilities allegedly used by suspected oil thieves to stockpile stolen crude in the Oteghele axis of Delta State. He…

The remains of 56 people were found improperly stored and decomposing on Thursday at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple who previously operated a crematory that was similarly shut down because of mishandled remains, authorities said.Illinois state officials, meanwhile, suspended the license of one of the funeral home’s directors, alleging bodies were being kept in an unrefrigerated area in “deplorable conditions”.The discovery came months after neighborhood residents began noticing a “stench” emanating from the funeral home, which led some to complain to the city.The Cook county medical examiner’s office said it was notified by state and local officials…

A firefighting Sikorsky S64 helicopter with two individuals onboard crashed on Friday morning in a remote area of central Utah, according to federal aviation authorities.The US Forest Service initially declined to comment on the condition of the helicopter’s passengers, asking the public for “patience while we focus on response efforts” in a statement.Emergency personnel are responding near Richfield,about 160 miles south of Salt Lake City, an agency spokesperson told the Guardian by email.The exact circumstances surrounding the crash are unknown.At a media briefing on Friday evening, Tyler Hecht, deputy incident commander with Great Basin incident management team, described the terrain…