ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State government has officially allocated 130 hectares of land along the Epe/Mojoda Expressway in Ijebu Ode to the Federal Government for the development of the proposed Ijebu Ode Port Terminal Project. The land release comes in response to a formal request made by …

LAGOS, NIGERIA, AUGUST 29, 2025 – Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (NGX: GTCO; LSE: GTCO), today announced that it has increased its investment in its wholly owned Banking subsidiary, Guaranty Trust Bank Limited (“GTBank”) to ₦504 billion through a rights issue subscription for 6,994,050,290 ordinary shares of fifty kobo each …

OSOGBO, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA – Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has transformed the life of a local puff-puff seller in Osogbo by appointing her as a chef at the Government House after buying her entire stock and gifting her ₦50,000 in cash. The heartwarming gesture, which has since gone viral …

IGOBA, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA – A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State on Thursday, August 28, 2025 has ordered a 42-year old pastor, Samson Ajayi to be remanded in the Olokuta Correctional Centre. Ajayi, who confessed to the alleged offence of raping his 17-year-old daughter for 4 years, claimed …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the strategic investment arm of the Government of Ethiopia, and Dangote Group have announced the signing of a comprehensive shareholders’ agreement to develop, construct, and operate a world-class urea fertilizer production complex in Gode, Ethiopia. Under the partnership structure, …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Ambassador Cornel Udofia, founder of the Center for Media Connect (CMC) and newly elected Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, has commended AIG Margaret Ochalla for her prompt attention to urgent and sundry issues affecting her Command …

IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA – The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has enjoined Mogajis (family heads) and Baales in Ibadanland to be security conscious at all times and report anything that can cause security breaches to law enforcement agents without delay. The Olubadan-designate gave these admonitions when Mogajis and Baales …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Kenechukwu Oluwafemi Morayo Uba of Caleb International College, Lagos, has emerged student with the highest mark in English Language across the world in the 2024 International General Certificate of Secondary Education Examinations (IGCSE) conducted by Cambridge International Examination Council. The prestigious British Council Recognition and Outstanding Cambridge …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED OBAJANA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA – As part of its commitment to achieving zero tolerance for road accidents, Dangote Cement Plc has commenced the installation of surveillance cameras on all its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks. In a related move, the Dangote Articulated Trucks Drivers Training School (DATDTS), …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA – The Oyo State House of Assembly has formally acknowledged a letter from Governor Seyi Makinde, notifying lawmakers of his intention to proceed on a one-month leave beginning Thursday, August 29, 2025, and ending Monday, September 29, 2025. The letter, read during the …