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Senior Goldman Sachs ExecutivesVisit Dangote Industries Limited, Laud World-class Refinery 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 Continued on page 5

FG to Begin Local Production of Family Planning Commodities...

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Extend Pay Rise for Military to Other Security Agencies, Rewane Tells FG...

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Kwara: 13 Killed, 12 Children Still Held by Terrorists, Survivor Recounts Ordeal

Oluchi Chibuzor in Lagos and Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

Some of the rescued victims of

the February 3 terrorist attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State have revealed

that at least 13 captives died during the nearly six months in captivity, while 12 children were still being held by the

terrorists. Some of the victims disclosed this during a reception for them in Ilorin, yesterday.

The victims numbering 163 were rescued on Wednesday August 5, 2026, by security forces after spending six

months in captivity. They were abducted when armed bandits invaded the community Continued on page 5

Tense Osun Poll: Vote Buying Worries INEC CSOs flag 13 high-risk LGAs, appeal for police neutrality Kudos, knocks trail Tinubu's directive to unfreeze state’s account Police assure Nigerians of peaceful, credible governorship election

Adedayo Akinwale, Sunday Aborisade and Linus Aleke in Abuja and Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo Ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday expressed concern over the growing threat of vote buying, warning that the practice could

undermine the credibility of the poll if not decisively checked by security agencies. This comes as Civil Society Concerns on Election Security in Osun urged the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies to remain neutral and professional during the state governorship election. Also yesterday, reactions

EXPLORING FUTURE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES...

Co-chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs International (GSI) and Global Co-head of Investment Banking, Anthony Gutman (left) and President/Chief Executive, Dangote

Continued on page 5 Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, during the GSI Team’s Strategic Visit to Dangote Refinery Petroleum and Fertiliser Plant, in Lekki, Lagos…recently

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