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Abiodun To Break Ground For Lee Group’s 450-Hectare Industrial Park In Ogun

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Ogun State is set to host another major industrial development as Lee Group, a multinational conglomerate, prepares to establish an ultra-modern industrial park on 450 hectares of land acquired along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, around Makun Village near the Sagamu Interchange. Governor Dapo Abiodun is scheduled to perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the project on Thursday, November 12, 2026, marking another step in the state government’s drive to attract large-scale investments, expand industrial capacity and create employment opportunities. The industrial park, designed to accommodate 29 factories alongside supporting commercial and recreational facilities, is expected to add to Ogun State’s growing industrial base and strengthen its appeal to local and international investors. The proposed factories will manufacture a range of products, including footwear and leather goods, plastics, packaging materials, personal care products and household items, among others. The development ...
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Fidelity Bank Champions Digital Adoption, Sustainable Growth For Lagos SMEs

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Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has called on Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) to embrace digital solutions, maintain sound financial management practices and adopt structured business models to enhance competitiveness and drive sustainable growth. The call was made at the Fidelity Bank SME Quarterly Business Forum held recently in Lagos themed, “Build to Compete: Positioning Lagos Businesses for Sustainable Growth.” The forum brought together entrepreneurs, business owners, industry experts, and representatives of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) to discuss practical strategies for strengthening SMEs through digital innovation, improved financial management, trade financing and regulatory compliance. Speaking at the event, the Regional Bank Head, Ikeja, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Jude Monye, who represented the Executive Director, Lagos and South-West, Dr. Ken Opara, described Lagos as a dynamic business hub with immense growth opportunities despite prevailing ...
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Aina Onimole Family Announces Free Medical Outreach, Sanitation, Education Support Ahead Of Reunion

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The Aina Onimole (Oju Iyewa) Chieftaincy Family Foundation has announced a series of community development initiatives ahead of its forthcoming Family Reunion in Isale Eko, Lagos. The Foundation unveiled its plans on Saturday at a press conference held in Lagos in preparation for the reunion. Speaking at the conference, Chairman of the Foundation, Hon. Hakeem Amode, who spoke through the Vice Chairman of the Foundation, Mr Dehinde Onimole, said that the reunion goes beyond celebration of family ties. “This reunion is not simply a celebration of family. It is an opportunity to reconnect with our heritage, strengthen family bonds and, importantly, reaffirm our commitment to the development and well-being of the community from which our family has its roots,” Amode said. Amode explained that the Aina Onimole Chieftaincy Family Foundation was established as a platform for members of the family to contribute to the welfare of the people and development of the community. According to him, th...
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$7bn Deep Seaport: Ogun Govt Hits PDP Candidate Over ‘Broken Promise’ Remark • Says Paris Pact, Investment Commitments And Project Plans Are Verifiable • Cites 243.3km Of Roads Delivered In Ogun East As Evidence of Development Commitments

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The Ogun State Government has strongly condemned the description of the proposed $7 billion Gateway Deep Seaport investment as “another broken promise” by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Ogun East, Alhaji Abdul-Hameed Omotayo, describing the remark as a reckless distortion of facts, an attempt to politicise a landmark investment and evidence of disregard for the economic prospects of the state. In a strongly worded statement on Saturday, the government accused Omotayo of playing dirty politics with an investment initiative backed by formal agreements signed with global port operator DP World in Paris on September 24, 2026, insisting that the agreements, investment commitments and plans for the proposed Gateway Deep Seaport and Blue Marine Special Economic Zone were matters of public record that could be independently verified. The government said it was particularly troubling that a candidate seeking to represent Ogun East in the Senate would dismiss an inve...
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Food Security: Abiodun Unveils Support Package for 10,000 Ogun Farmers ...Distributes 10 Tractors, 1,200 Android Phones, Farm Inputs

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L-R: The Ogun State Deputy Governor; Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, Ogun State Governor; Prince Dapo Abiodun,the Public Relations Officer, All Farmers Association of Nigeria,Ogun State Chapter; Rotimi Sogunle and the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security; Hon. Bolu Owotoomo during the presentation of a key to a tractor for the use of farmers across the state during the celebration of the World Food Day held at the June 12 Cultural Center,Kuto, Abeokuta on Friday. Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has unveiled a comprehensive support package for 10,000 rice and cassava farmers, including subsidised fertilisers, herbicides and improved planting materials, alongside the distribution of 10 tractors, other agricultural equipment and 1,200 Android phones to boost food production and strengthen food security. Abiodun announced the interventions on Friday at the 2026 World Food Day celebration held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, with the theme, “Innovate Today, Nouris...
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Abubakar Kabir Abubakar: Good Head, Good Heart

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‎ ‎By Philip Agbese ‎ ‎There are people you meet in public life and quickly realise that their influence goes beyond the office they occupy. There are also those whose value becomes clearer the longer you work alongside them. Honourable Abubakar Kabir Abubakar Bichi belongs to the latter category. He is my colleague in the House of Representatives, but in many respects, he is a bigger colleague whose experience, intellectual capacity, generosity of spirit and approach to parliamentary responsibilities have earned him the admiration of many of us. ‎ ‎As Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Bichi occupies one of the most demanding positions in the National Assembly. The committee sits at the heart of the federal budgeting process, and its work has implications for every constituency in the country. This is why his responsibilities cannot be measured simply by the number of meetings he attends or documents he reviews. The decisions and processes handled by the committee ulti...
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Fidelity Bank Bags Double Honours At 2026 BAFI Awards

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Fidelity Bank Plc has won two honours at the 2026 BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions Awards. The bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, received the Award for Excellence in Banking Leadership, while Fidelity Bank was named Best Bank in Oil and Gas Financing. The awards were presented at the 14th BAFI Awards held recently at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to BusinessDay Media Limited, the leadership award recognises banking executives who have delivered institutional growth, strengthened shareholder value, promoted innovation and inclusion, and contributed to the development of Nigeria’s financial services sector. Onyeali-Ikpe thanked the organisers and dedicated the award to Fidelity Bank’s customers, board, management and employees. “I am deeply honoured to receive the Award for Excellence in Banking Leadership. I sincerely thank BusinessDay Media Limited for this recognition and dedicate it to our valued custo...
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