Dangote Cement Ibese Showcases Social Investment Scorecard, Empowers Host Communities, Awards N15.72m Scholarships At 2025 Community Day (+photos)

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IBESE-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – As part of its sustained commitment to giving back to its host communities, Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese Plant, on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, deepened community engagement through the empowerment of youths, women and students across its host communities. The company announced a …

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Nigeria Police Force Defends Tinted Glass Permit Policy, Reaffirms Commitment To Rule Of Law, Public Safety

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has responded to recent public commentary credited to the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, on the Motor Vehicle Tinted Glass Permit Policy. NPF said it is compelled, in the interest of public order, institutional …

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Oba Olugbenle Calls for Full Government Takeover of Public Schools As He Honours ANCOPPS 45th Congress, Hosts Ahmadiyya Delegation, Yoruba Nurses of North America, Jyreh Foundation (+photos)

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, as well as Chairman of the Ogun State Council of Obas, Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, MFR, has appealed to the Ogun State Government to assume full ownership and responsibility for all public …

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Governor Abiodun Approves Career Advancement for Graduate Primary School Teachers

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the career advancement of Graduate Primary School Teachers (Tutor Cadre) from Grade Level 16 to Grade Level 17. The approval was disclosed in a statement signed by the State Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya. The Head …

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Dangote Credits Ooni Of of Ife’s Intervention For Successful Refinery Project

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  LAGOS, NIGERIA – The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has attributed the successful construction of his multi-billion-dollar refinery to the timely intervention of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, who facilitated the removal of 19 shrines from the project site. Speaking in a video …

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Students’ Loan Scheme: NELFUND Commends Abiodun’s Sensitisation Drive, Seeks Partnership With Ogun State

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has reaffirmed the Fund’s readiness to partner with the Ogun State Government to further intensify sensitisation efforts on the Federal Government’s students’ loan scheme. Mr. Sawyerr made this …

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Breaking 49 Years of Lamentations: Why Ogun West Must Take Its Turn in 2027

Opinion: BY DR. M.A. AKINDE Lamentations! Lamentations!! Lamentations!!! The long years of lamentation that have clouded and dumbfounded Ogun West for failing to produce a Governor since the creation of Ogun State on February 3, 1976, are now banished and over. Ogun State, carved out of the former Western State …

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Access Bank Champions Africa’s Payment Integration At PAPSS COWRY 2025 Forum

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Access Bank showcased leadership in advancing cross-border payments at the inaugural Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) COWRY 2025 Participants Forum, held on December 2-3, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria. The event brought together policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, and payment experts to explore pathways toward “Building an interoperable …

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Why Abiodun Is Prioritising Youth-led Strategies For Safer Ogun State – Akinmade

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, has said that the Dapo Abiodun administration in Ogun State has taken measurable steps that reinforce youth empowerment as a foundation for community security. Akinmade stated this in a keynote address delivered at …

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Dangote Unveils ₦1 Trillion Scholarship Scheme For 1.3 Million Nigerian Students (+photos)

…Federal Government Hails Initiative As Bold and Transformative BY ABU-SATAR HAMED    LAGOS, NIGERIA – Chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) and the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, , has announced a ₦1 trillion scholarship programme to expand access to education and promote academic excellence across Nigeria. Starting …

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