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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has rewarded Mr. Solanke Francis Taiwo, a primary school teacher at Ansa-Ur-Deen Main School I, Kemta Lawa, Abeokuta, with a brand new car for emerging as Nigeria’s Overall Best Primary School Teacher. The Governor presented the car keys to Mr. Solanke at his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, in the presence of the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbagbu, and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr. Oloko. Speaking on the development, Prof. Arigbagbu described the teacher’s achievement as a validation of the Governor’s sustained investment in the education sector and the reforms introduced to revitalise it. “When you do things consistently and efficiently, you will continue to record results. We have been winning the Best Teacher Award back-to-back. This same teacher won in October and has now emerged as the overall best teacher in Nigeria. “This shows that once you put sound policies in place—such as the Og...

L-R: The Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele; Governor Dapo Abiodun; Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide and the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, during the commissioning of the Lantoro-Oke-Yidi-Isale Ake Junction Road in Abeokuta South Local Government on Wednesday. Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Thursday commissioned the Lantoro–Oke-Yidi–Isale Ake Junction Road in Abeokuta South Local Government Area, describing the project as part of a deliberate infrastructure drive aimed at deepening connectivity and economic growth across Ogun Central Senatorial District. With the latest commissioning, the governor said his administration has now completed 29 roads in Ogun Central over the past six years, adding that 10 additional road projects currently under construction would be unveiled in the coming weeks — bringing the total to 39. He announced that work would also commence immediately on the rec...

The local government chairmanship aspirants in the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) have petitioned President Bola Tinubu over none refund of their nomination and expression of interest fees.

Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc ("Sterling HoldCo" or "the Group") has announced the commencement of the allotment process for its 2025 Public Offer of 12,581,000,000 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at ₦7.00 per share.  This follows the earlier receipt of final approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the recent clearance by the Securities & Exchange Commission. The allotment process, which begins immediately, marks the continuation of a disciplined, multi-year capital-raising programme that has positioned the Group as one of the fastest-growing financial institutions in the region. The Public Offer, which opened on September 15, 2025, attracted strong participation from the investing public, with the Company receiving 18,280 applications for 16,839,524,401 ordinary shares valued at approximately ₦117.88 billion.  Following a thorough verification process, valid applications were received from 18,276 shareholders for a total of 13,812,239,000 ...

 L-R, Representatives of Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Member Board of Trustee Aliko Dangote Foundation, Mariya Aliko Dangote; presenting the MoU to the Vice Chancellor Dangote Business School, Prof. Haruna Musa; During the ADF  Signing of the MOU for the scholarship programme in Dangote Business School Wudil, Kano State, on Tuesday 17th February 2026.  Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), chaired by Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth N1.5 billion with Bayero University Kano (BUK), for post-graduate students of the Dangote Business School located in the tertiary institution. The MoU, which was signed at the main auditorium of the Dangote Business School, Kano on Tuesday, provides a sum of ₦300 million annually over five years as scholarship awards to all eligible MBA, entrepreneurship, and management postgraduate students. Under the MoU, jointly signed by Member, Board of Trustees of the ADF, Hajiya Mariya Aliko...

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday congratulated Muslim and Christian faithful in the state on the commencement of the Ramadan and Lenten fasts, describing the season as a period of spiritual renewal and rejuvenation. In a statement issued in Abeokuta, the governor said abstinence from food and worldly pleasures reflects a deep desire to draw closer to God, seek divine guidance, and pray for the growth and development of families, communities, Ogun State and Nigeria as a whole. Abiodun noted that it was particularly significant that both Ramadan and Lent began around the same period, stressing that the coincidence underscored the shared values of faith, sacrifice, charity and good works among Muslims and Christians. According to him, the prayers and supplications offered during the fasting season would strengthen Ogun State and the nation spiritually. “I congratulate our Muslim and Christian people and communities on the commencement of Ramadan and Lent, respectively,” the...