Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has urged investors from Brazil to partner with the state to set up a fertilizer plant at the Olokola Liquefied Natural Gas Project. The Governor also stated that Ogun State is ready for investment opportunities in oil and gas, livestock, mining, agriculture, power plant development, renewable energy, tourism, technical and vocational training for youths, among others. Prince Abiodun spoke at the Ogun State Investment Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the sidelines of the BRIC Summit attended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, five governors, ministers, and other government officials. The summit is…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmanship candidate for Odiolowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area, Honourable Seyi Jakande, on Wednesday, 9 July 2025, concluded his public campaign for Saturday, 12 July, 2025 council elections with electrifying street walk, reports thegazelllenews.com The vibrant mega rally lifted the spirit of the residents as they joined the campaign walk singing and dancing to the beats of the accompanying drummer boys. The event kicked off from Ayantuga Street and covered all nine wards within the Local Council Development Area (LCDA), showcasing an unprecedented display of unity and purpose among residents. Leading a formidable team that included:…
The Arewa Economic Forum (AEF), a leading northern Nigerian advocacy and think-tank, has raised serious concerns over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) new Bureau De Change (BDC) recapitalisation policy, describing it as economically exclusionary, regionally lopsided, and a looming threat to national security. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the Chairman of AEF, Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu Dandakata, cautioned that the new capital requirements could potentially shut out thousands of legitimate Northern BDC operators, many of whom have sustained the sub-sector for decades. “We acknowledge and appreciate the objectives behind the new CBN policy—to strengthen financial integrity, align BDC…
The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has called for continued collaboration between the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and the State governments in the Niger Delta region. Uzodimma, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr Chinyere Ekomaru, made the call during the Youth and Women Day celebration in Owerri, Imo State, as part of activities marking the 25th anniversary of the NDDC. He commended the collaboration between the NDDC and stakeholders, including youth and women, in the Niger Delta. The Governor said: “We urge the NDDC to continue in this trajectory. We thank the Board and Management of…
Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum (SGF), Prince Dapo Abiodun, has described the Supreme Court’s validation of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo’s governorship election as a well-deserved victory. Abiodun, who stated this in a statement issued on behalf of the forum in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday, said the verdict had laid to rest any insinuation that the victory of Okpebholo, who won the September 21, 2024, governorship election with 291,667 votes, defeating his closest challenger, Asue Ighodalo, who garnered 247,655 votes, was a fluke. He said that with the apex court’s verdict, the Edo State…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged members of the National Assembly to enact a law against unexplained wealth, stressing that it will boost the fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption.He made the call in Abuja on Wednesday, 9 July, 2025, at the National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance convened by the Public Accounts Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives. He decried the lack of legislation against unexplained wealth, maintaining that corruption is strengthened when people living above their means are not brought…
Contrary to misinformation and fake news circulating online, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has never stopped issuing 5-year multiple-entry visas for US citizens, in accordance with the principle of subsisting bilateral agreements and reciprocity. Immediately after assuming office, President Tinubu’s administration issued a service-wide directive that Nigeria implement all bilateral agreements with other nations and adhere to the principle of reciprocity in diplomatic relations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clearly stated the position of the Federal Government of Nigeria on the recent adjustment made by the United States’ non-immigrant visa policy for Nigerians. The Ministry and other senior government officials…
Sulaiman Al Rajhi, once one of the richest men in the world is no longer a billionaire — and that’s by choice. Now 95, the Saudi banking mogul stunned the world by giving away almost $16 billion of his fortune, making it one of the largest individual charitable donations in history. Al Rajhi didn’t just donate cash — he gave away shares in Al Rajhi Bank, one of the most profitable Islamic banks in the world, along with real estate, businesses, poultry farms, and more. Two-thirds of his wealth was placed into waqf (Islamic endowment) to support long-term causes like…
The Supreme Court on Thursday, 10 July, 2025 affirmed the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State. In a unanimous decision delivered on Thursday,10 July, 2025 a five-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba dismissed, for lacking in merit, in the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) candidate, Asuerinme Ighodalo. The appeal sought to nullify the outcome of the governorship election held in the state on September 21, 2024. According to the apex court ruling there was no justification to overturn the concurrent judgments of both the Court of Appeal and the Edo State. Asuerinme Ighodalo Governorship Election…
The federal government has prepared ground for the impending arrival of Chinese technical partners and potential investors in Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL). The Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Mr. Joseph Tegbe has had a high-level engagements with leading steel manufacturers during a recent investment mission to China. In order to prepare ground for the Chinese team visit to the company, which the present administration plans to revitalize, the Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Mr. Joseph Tegbe, paid a working visit to ASCL for an on-the-spot assessment of the facility’s current state and operational assets. A…