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Zenith Bank Management Commends Abiodun, Seeks Deeper Partnership With Ogun

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L-R: Assistant General Manager, Zonal Head, South West 3; Mrs Joke Akinosi, Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Zenith Bank; Dame (Dr) Adaora Umeoji, Ogun State Governor; Prince Dapo Abiodun, Executive Director, Zenith Bank; Mr. Akin Ogunranti and Mrs Afolake Ogunfowora during the visit of the management team of Zenith Bank to the Ogun State Governor at his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Wednesday. The management team of Zenith Bank Plc on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, at the Oke Mosan Government House, where it commended his administration for what it described as unprecedented transformation across the state. The delegation was led by the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Adaorah Umeoji, and included Executive Director, Akin Ogunranti; Assistant General Manager/Zonal Head Southwest 3, Mrs. Joke Akinosi; and Afolake Ogunfowora. Speaking during the meeting, Umeoji applauded Governor Abiodun’s strides...
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Stakeholders Petitions Tinubu Over Alleged Diversion Of 50 FG-Donated CNG Buses, Accuses Minister, Aide, Ex-NANS Leaders Of Criminal Infiltration

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A group of concerned stakeholders within Nigeria’s student movement has written an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alleging large-scale corruption, diversion of public assets and criminal infiltration within the leadership structures of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). In a letter obtained by SaharaReporters on Wednesday the group accused the Minister for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande Wisdom, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Student Engagement, Asefon Sunday Dayo, and two former NANS leaders — Akinteye Babatunde (popularly known as Babtee) and Lucky Emonefe — of misappropriating federal government interventions meant for Nigerian students. The petitioners alleged that about 50 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses donated by the Federal Government to ease transportation challenges on tertiary campuses were diverted, shared among individuals, and in some cases sold. According to the letter, the buses were allegedly retained for private...
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Community Empowerment: Ologere Donates Borehole, Tricycles, Other Items To Ogboloko Community

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 Determined to improve the quality of life in the community, the Ologere of Ogere Remo, His Royal Highness Oba James Obafemi Saliu,  has extended humanitarian support to Ogboloko Village in Obafemi Owode council of Ogun State. Items donated by Oba Saliu, who doubles as the Chairman of Avalon Industrial Park Limited, include a borehole, tricycles, solar street lights, grinding machines, sewing machines, bags of rice, and other essential welfare items. According to him, the initiative is meant to support economic empowerment, promote self-reliance, and improve the quality of life within the community.  He added that the items were carefully selected to have a lasting impact on the residents of Ogboloko Village, within Agodo / Mosunmore communities. Oba Saliu reaffirmed Avalon Industrial Park's commitment to sustainable development in its host communities, assuring residents of more impactful initiatives to come.  He also announced that similar goodwill gestures and emp...
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All Progressives Congress Re-Elects Yemi Sanusi, 35 Others As Ogun State APC Executives

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L-R: The Ogun State Deputy Governor; Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele,Governor Dapo Abiodun in a warm handshake with the newly elected Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State;Chief Yemi Sanusi during the APC Congress held at the June 12 Cultural Center,Kuto, Abeokuta on Tuesday. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has elected Chief Yemi Sanusi and 35 others as members of its State Executive Committee for a four-year term. The election was ratified through a voice affirmation by 1,180 delegates and statutory delegates at the State Congress held at the June 12 Cultural Centre in Abeokuta. The exercise was supervised by the APC Congress Committee Chairman, Chief Wale Ohu, alongside officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chief Yemi Sanusi was re-elected as State Chairman. Other officials elected include Alhaja Aminat Adigun as State Women Leader, Prince Aderibigbe Tella as State Secretary, and Chief Yemi Adelani as State Organising Secre...
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Dangote Targets Steel, Power, Ports In New Industrial Push

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President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has unveiled plans to expand into steel production, electricity generation and port development as part of a broader ambition to accelerate industrialisation across Africa. Dangote, whose conglomerate spans cement, sugar, salt, fertiliser, and petrochemicals, said his long term goal is to deepen Africa’s manufacturing base beyond oil refining and position the continent as a global industrial force. His latest flagship project, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, is now operational and producing about 650,000 barrels of refined products daily. He said output is expected to double within the next three year as expansion plans progress. However, Dangote in a recent interview with The New York Times, indicated that refining is only one phase of a larger vision. “We have to industrialise Africa,” he said, noting that his next focus areas include the steel industry, expanding access to electricity and building additional port infras...
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CSOs Decry Alleged Bias by Lagos Commissioner of Police Against Ojomu Royal Family Youth Forum, Alhaji Hammed Tajudeen

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The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in collaboration with the Centre for Citizens Rights has called for investigation into the alleged accusation against the Chairman of the Youth Forum of Ojomu Royal Family in Lagos State, Hammed Tajudeen. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos, the Chairman of the Coalition, Comrade Adeyemi olorunshogo , said the allegations by the Lagos State Police Command against Tajudeen are baseless.  The Coalition threatened to embark on protest if the police command fails to retract its allegations with the next seven days. It said: "Consequently, we make the following demands and expect it will be met in 7 days from today and otherwise, we shall proceed on a protest not just against the commissioner of police and the Lagos State Police Command but mention names of other individuals fingered in this whole plot.  "The constitution of a special, neutral, and professionally competent investigative team to review the allegations; the prosecution ...
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NICA Confers Fellowship On Polaris, Union Bank CEO, Kayode Lawal, Yetunde Oni, And Other Financial Sector Leaders

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L–R: Kayode Lawal, Managing Director/CEO, Polaris Bank, receives the Professional Fellowship certificate from Dr. Markie Idowu, President of the Nigerian Institute of Credit Administration (NICA), during the Institute’s investiture ceremony. The National Institute of Credit Administration (NICA) has conferred its prestigious Fellowship on the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Bank, Kayode Lawal, alongside other distinguished leaders across Nigeria’s financial and corporate landscape, at an investiture ceremony held at the Muson Centre, Lagos. Also honoured at the ceremony was the Managing Director/CEO of Union Bank, Yetunde Oni, in recognition of her contributions to institutional governance and financial sector advancement. Similarly, Mrs. Olushola Momoh, Vice Chairman of Channels Television, was conferred with the Professional Fellowship in recognition of her leadership contributions and professional impact. In addition, the Founder of Xpress Payment Solutions Ltd,...
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