Nigeria news: Dangote IPO, free data, D’Tigress payment - Punch Newspapers
Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Photo: Dangote
Dangote Refinery has approved 32 banks, fintechs, mobile operators and other platforms for investors to subscribe for its shares when the public offer opens. The Federal Government has also announced plans to give Nigerian students 100MB of free daily data for approved educational websites from October 1. This is as the Federal Government has paid the naira equivalent of $100,000 to each D’Tigress player following their record fifth consecutive Afrobasket title, while the United States has delivered military equipment to the Nigerian Air Force under a foreign military sales agreement. Here’s your complete evening roundup: Full list: 32 approved channels to buy Dangote Refinery IPO Dangote Refinery has approved 32 channels through which investors can subscribe for its public offer. The list includes 19 banks, 10 fintech companies, 2 mobile operators and NGX Invest, with the company warning investors against using unapproved channels. Read Here: https://punchng.com/full-list-32-approved-channels-to-buy-dangote-refinery-ipo/ Ex-presidential aide appeals to OPay over woman’s arrest Former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad has appealed to OPay to reconsider the arrest of Haifa Abubakar over a viral false post about the company. Ahmad said Abubakar had admitted her mistake, deleted the post and apologised, questioning why she was still arrested. Read Here: https://punchng.com/ex-presidential-aide-appeals-to-opay-over-womans-arrest/ ASUU threatens nationwide strike over unpaid salaries, agreement OPay shutdown post: Arrested woman regrets sharing fake notice FG, manufacturers raise $380m for industrial devt FG to give students 100MB free data daily from October 1 The Federal Government will give students 100MB of free daily data for approved educational websites and digital learning platforms from October 1. The scheme will initially cover learners in public senior secondary schools and tertiary institutions. Read Here: https://punchng.com/fg-to-give-students-100mb-free-data-daily-from-october-1/ FG pays $100,000 each to D’Tigress players following fifth Afrobasket title The Federal Government said it has paid the naira equivalent of $100,000 to each D’Tigress player as part of the presidential reward for their 2025 Afrobasket victory. Team officials also received the naira equivalent of $50,000 each, completing the cash component of the promised rewards. Read Here: https://punchng.com/fg-pays-100000-each-to-dtigress-players-following-fifth-afrobasket-title/ US supports Nigeria with new military equipment under arms deal The United States has delivered military equipment to the Nigerian Air Force under a foreign military sales agreement between both countries. AFRICOM said the delivery is intended to strengthen Nigeria’s counter-terrorism efforts and the US-Nigeria security partnership. Read Here: https://punchng.com/us-supports-nigeria-with-new-military-equipment-under-arms-deal/ Okiki Adeduyite Okiki is a journalist with over seven years experience covering politics, foreign news, society, entertainment and the film industry.
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