By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola President Bola Tinubu has approved the construction and rehabilitation of eight road projects, alongside several trailer park concessions, worth over N438 billion across seven states of the federation. The approval was disclosed by the Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, on Wednesday, 19 August, 2026 shortly after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where the projects were presented and cleared for execution across Osun, Ogun, Rivers, Ekiti, Niger, Lagos, Oyo and Abia states. Goronyo explained that the approved projects cut across road reconstruction, rehabilitation and highway concessions under…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has ruled out publishing details of how the Federal Government intends to spend funds drawn from its $5 billion financing facility with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), insisting the transaction had been subjected to needless scrutiny. Oyedele stated this on Wednesday, 19 August, 2026 during a media briefing in Abuja, where he maintained that the facility, already approved by the National Assembly, was structured to help the government refinance costlier debt and was not different from other sovereign borrowings that had not attracted similar public…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has called for urgent measures to end xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against African migrants in South Africa, urging stronger migration governance, responsible political leadership and deeper continental solidarity. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, made the call on Tuesday, 19 August, 2026 at a virtual roundtable on “South Africa’s Xenophobia in Comparative Perspective,” organised by the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), amid concerns over continued attacks and displacement of African nationals in the country. Enikanolaiye said Nigeria viewed the attacks as a challenge that must be confronted without…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Senator representing Borno South in the Upper Legislative Chamber, Senator Mohammed Ndume, has urged the military to intensify operations to rescue schoolchildren and other residents abducted from communities in southern Borno State, with some of the victims spending more than 100 days in captivity. Ndume made the appeal on Wednesday, 19 August, 2026, during a visit to the headquarters of the Theatre Command, North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, in Maiduguri, where he raised concerns over the prolonged absence of the victims from their families and communities. The Senator’s appeal covers schoolchildren abducted from Mussa…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has declared its support and commitment to the three-year strategic programme to transform the historic Bonny Kingdom in Rivers State into a globally competitive tourism destination. Addressing stakeholders in the tourism industry during the Bonny Island Tourism and Investment Summit, Bonny Island, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, said the “Discover Bonny and Orange Economy” initiative reflected a bold and strategic approach to the much-needed economic transformation through enterprise development and investment promotion. The NDDC boss, represented by the Commission’s Director of Commercial and Industrial Development, Mrs Lyna Okara, noted that “tourism is…
On Wednesday, 19 August, 2026, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) and announced plans to establish a N500 million election violence victims endowment fund, reports thegazellenews.com Thegazellenews.com reports that Adeleke was declared winner of the governorship election by the State Returning Officer of INEC, Prof Joshua Ogunwole, on Sunday, 16 August, 2026. Ogunwola announced that Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat the his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress candidate, who scored 444,815 votes. The certificate was presented to him by INEC National Commissioner representing the South-West, Prof…
Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday 19 August, 2026 announced that it has recorded another historic revenue milestone, generating N28.10 billion within 24 hours on Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the highest single-day revenue collection ever recorded by the Command, reports thegazellenews.com. The Apapa Area Command’s Public Relations Officer, Isah Sulaiman, Chief Superintendent of Customs, who made this disclosure through a statement issued on Wednesday, 19 August, 2026, said that the feat surpasses the previous daily record of N20.1 billion, collected sometime in September 2025, shortly after the assumption of office of the current Customs Area Controller…
Ahead of its planned Initial Public Offering, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on Tuesday, 18 August, 2026 announced that it secured $1billion underwriting programme, reports thegazellenews.com. The programme, according to the refinery, is structured by Marob Strategies and Consulting DIFC Ltd and Lilium Capital Group, comprises a completed and funded $600 million private placement and a further $400 million underwriting commitment in support of the refinery’s planned IPO. The Dangote Group, which confirmed the development through a statement on Tuesday, 18 August, 2026, said the $600 million private placement had been underwritten and funded by Pan-African Refinery Investment SPV, a subsidiary…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi The Renewal Congress of Aladura & Celestial Churches in Politics (RECAP), a faith-based civic and political advocacy movement has expressed its unwavering commitment towards promoting righteous leadership, civic responsibility, national development, and values-driven governance in alignment with biblical principles and the progressive ideals of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking in an interview with our Correspondent on Thursday, 20 August, 2026, Processor Adebayo Adeniji, RECAP National Coordinator, stated that RECAP is a faith-based political support movement committed to promoting good governance, national development, and responsible Christian participation in the democratic process. According to him, “As…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has formally welcomed former ward leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) from Ijebu North, Ijebu East, Ijebu North-East and Odogbolu Local Government Areas of Ogun East Senatorial District into the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at a meeting with the defectors in Abeokuta on the evening of Wednesday, 19 August, 2026, evening, Governor Abiodun, who described the APC as the party to beat in Ogun State, said he found it difficult to understand why people continued to remain in opposition parties despite their repeated electoral defeats. “We don’t…