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… Reaffirms Commitment to Delivering Euro‑Standard Fuel to Nigerians BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  LAGOS, NIGERIA – Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals (DPRP) has firmly denied reports suggesting that it imports finished petroleum products, describing the claims as incorrect and based on a misunderstanding of global refinery operations. As a state‑of‑the‑art, large‑scale …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ABUJA, NIGERIA – In a move aimed at meeting the growing energy needs of its expanding operations, three subsidiaries of Dangote Industries Limited – Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant and Dangote Cement Plc – have scaled up their Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPA) with subsidiaries …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Access Holdings Plc (‘the Company’), has announced that the Board of Directors (‘the Board’) of Access Bank Plc (‘the Bank’), its flagship subsidiary, has appointed Mrs. Ifeyinwa Osime as Chairman of the Board, following the retirement of Mr. Paul Usoro, SAN on January 29, 2026, upon the …

BY ‘SEYI SODIPO  OTA, ADO-ODO/OTA LGA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Aare Atunluse of Awori Kingdom and Chairman, Mapcotec Nigeria Limited, Aare (Surveyor) Dr. Segun Osifeso, has described Ogun State indigenes as men and women of honour who have displayed astute managerial skills in their different fields of endeavours to …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – February 3, 2026 – Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO Plc) (NGX: GTCO; LSE: GTCO), one of Africa’s leading financial services groups, has announced its continued support as the main sponsor of the NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament, one of Africa’s oldest and most prestigious sporting events. …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA – The Federal College of Agriculture, Moor Plantation, Ibadan (FCAIB), on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, paid courtesy visits to the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Apata Police Division in a bid to further strengthen security collaboration and appreciate the sustained support …

ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – As Ogun State celebrates its Golden Jubilee, prominent industrialist and community leader, Chief (Alhaji) Ibrahim Dende Egungbohun (IBD Dende), has called for a more inclusive future in the state through a well structured rotational leadership, taking into consideration certain age-long invariables conscientiously created to deny …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Lagos Chapter, have sent heartfelt congratulations to the National President of the Guild, Alhaji Abubakar Yakubu, following his successful inauguration held on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at the AGN Secretariat in Abuja. According to a release …

OPINION: BY ABU-SATAR HAMED As Ogun State marks its Golden Jubilee – fifty years after its creation on Tuesday, February 3, 1976 – the mood across the Gateway State is one of celebration, nostalgia and pride. Roads are being commissioned, achievements are being reeled out, and the story of progress …

…Laud Tinubu’s Infrastructure Push in Ogun West through Senator Adeola Yayi BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Members of the Ogun West Professionals for Yayi on Sunday, February 1, 2026, commended the Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what they described as unprecedented infrastructural development across …