Tinubu to World Leaders at UN: Africa Does Not Need Pity, Won’t Replace Old Shackles with New Ones Insists broken promises, unfair treatment exacting heavy toll on Africa Vows to help re-establish democratic governance in Niger Says African nations will fight climate change on own terms
Deji Elumoye and Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday,
urged world leaders to see Nigeria and Africa as equal partners, insisting that the continent neither needs pity nor seeks to replace old shackles from
western colonialism with new ones. Speaking at the General Debate of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
in New York, Tinubu stated that the pillaging of weaker nations by stronger ones should stop forthwith. Since he was elected Chairman of
the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Tinubu, who took over the reins of power in Nigeria on May 29, had been
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Dangote’s 650,000Bpd Refinery to Begin Operations in October Production to start with diesel, jet fuel Petrol refining to commence on November 30 Says NNPC does not have needed crude immediately Company to buy feedstock in dollars
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos
The long-awaited 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery would receive its first cargo of crude in the next two
weeks and would begin producing up to 370,000 bpd of diesel and jet fuel from October, the company’s
management has said. In an interview with S&P Global Commodity Insights, the company’s
Group Executive Director, Devakumar Edwin, who is overseeing the $19.5 billion facility, outlined a
detailed production timeline, shed Continued on page 10
At Supreme Court, Atiku Lists 35, Obi 51 Grounds to Nullify Tinubu's Election Ex-VP faults tribunal's refusal to void poll over “doctrine of legitimate expectation” Says it erred in decision on electronic transmission, 25% FCT votes Requests rerun between Tinubu and him alone Former Anambra governor wants apex court to allow appeal, set aside tribunal judgement, grant reliefs sought in petition, either in main or alternative
Chuks Okocha and Alex Enumah in Abuja Twelve days after the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu of All Progressives Congress (APC), the candidates of Peoples Democratic (Party), Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, yesterday, presented to the Supreme Court reasons the decision of the tribunal could not stand. After faulting the tribunal's refusal to void the poll over the “doctrine of legitimate expectation”, Atiku filed 35 grounds of appeal, including the fact that the tribunal erred in its decision on electronic transmission, the 25 per cent votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and, as such, requested a rerun between him and Tinubu alone. Obi, a former governor of Continued on page 10
Tinubu Speaks at the UN...
President Bola Tinubu addressing the United Nations General Assembly in the early hours of this morning