As Ekiti State prepares for another crucial electoral cycle, the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election presents a significant opportunity for the state to chart a new course of development and progress. Among the aspirants vying for the governorship ticket, Engr Kayode Olubunmi Ojo stands out as a candidate who possesses the vision, leadership skills, and commitment to transform Ekiti State. Engr Kayode Olubunmi Ojo’s emergence as the APC flag bearer would be a game-changer for Ekiti State. His wealth of experience in governance, engineering, and leadership positions him uniquely to drive development initiatives that would benefit the state and…
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By Mogaji Wole Arisekola Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has absolutely no locus standi to criticise any government in Nigeria — it is the perfect case of the frying pan calling the kettle black. This is a man who spent eight uninterrupted years in Aso Rock, holding the keys to the nation’s future, yet squandered the chance to fix what was broken. Instead of uniting his team to deliver on promises, he turned his tenure into a battlefield, constantly at war with his Vice President while Nigeria bled from neglect. Take the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway — one of the most critical highways…
By Mayor Akinpelu The country is hard. Everywhere you turn you can feel it. The two economic decisions taken by the president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, after he was inaugurated two years ago, have made things difficult. The removal of petroleum subsidy, which we all agreed was a huge scam, and the eradication of the dual exchange rate, have led to massive devaluation of the naira. The knock-on effects of these economic decisions include increased inflation and naira devaluation. While I acknowledge that things are difficult, those decisions are necessary. Obviously, Nigeria had been living on borrowed times with loans…
The Government of Canada has pledged to support the second phase of the Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria (WVL-N) Project implemented by ActionAid Nigeria with 15.75 million Canadian dollars, This five-year initiative is designed to strengthen women’s rights organisations, promote gender equality, and combat gender-based violence across Nigeria. ActionAid Nigeria’s Country Director, Andrew Mamedu on Thursday, 28 August, 2025, while highlighting the project’s objectives, stressing its ambitious outreach. He said: “In the next five years, hold us accountable. We plan to reach 2.7 million women indirectly and 350,000 directly through the support of 188 women-led organisations working at community, local…
Access Holdings Plc has announced the resignation of Mr. Roosevelt Ogbonna, a Non-Executive Director, from its Board after three and a half years of dedicated service. The announcement was made in a statement released on Tuesday and signed by the Company Secretary, Sunday Ekwochi. According to the statement, Mr. Ogbonna will continue in his role as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, the Group’s flagship banking subsidiary. The company explained that his resignation became necessary to ensure compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Corporate Governance Guidelines for Financial Holding Companies (2023), which limit the…
Following Tuesday, 26 August, 2025, derailment of a Kaduna-bound passenger train, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has commenced full recovery operations with engineers retrieving the locomotive and one of the coaches involved in the accident, reports thegazellenews.com. The corporation, which made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday, 28 August, 2025, said the operation was physically led by its Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, who was said to have returned to the site of Tuesday’s train accident to supervise ongoing recovery operations being carried out by NRC engineers. Thegazellenews.com recalled that a passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed on Tuesday…
Dangote Cement Ibese Plant in Ogun State has been hailed for its outstanding commitment to tax compliance and its consistent role as the highest tax-paying industrial organisation in the state. The Director of Field Operation of the Ogun State Internal Revenue Service OGIRS, Mrs Oluwaseun Olajube, gave the commendation when she led other members of the agency on a courtesy visit to 12mmtp Cement Plant in Ibese. According to the statement issued on Thursday, 28 August, 2025 by the revenue service, Olajube reportedly praised the company’s management dedication to fulfilling its civic obligations, noting that the cement company has set…
Despite the fact that after the Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday, 26 August, 2025 passed resolution stopping the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) put on hold setting up of any other committee and work with Comrade Bernard Egwakhide, the labour union on Thursday, 28 August, 2025 dared the House as it inaugurated the Caretaker Committee headed by Prof. Monday Igbafen. The National Leadership of the NLC had dissolved the state leadership and announced a caretaker committee which is to be inaugurated on Thursday. The Acting National Secretary, Benson Upah who made this disclosure through a…
Del-York Creative Academy, an arm of Dell Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to empower 10,000 students of Yaba College of Technology in digital creativity, animation and post-production initiative. The partnership, signed in the Board Room of Del York office at Victoria Island in Lagos, is aimed at bridging the gap between technical education and global creative industry demands and to expand opportunities for Nigerian youths in digital creativity, animation and post-production, championed under its Youths in Animation and Post-Production Initiative (YAPPI), supported by the MasterCard Foundation. Speaking at the signing of the MoU, the Chief Operating Officer…
Ekiti State Government has dismissed claims by an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Engr. Kayode Ojo, that he donated a fire service station worth N80 million to the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport project. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Yinka Oyebode, described the claim which was made during a press briefing by Kayode Ojo’s campaign organisation in Ado-Ekiti earlier in the week, as untrue, misleading, and designed for self-glorification. Oyebode who spoke at the 2025 Press Week and Annual Public Lecture of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday,…