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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...

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 ...

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,...

Ogun State Government has shut  African Refractory and Allied Products Limited, ARAP, Ogijo - a ramming production company which crushes quartz stones into fine powder for lining of furnaces in steel companies over a viral video involving a formal employee. In the video, Bartholomew Aniemeka alleged that the contacted contagious diseases which be called silicosis while working in the company until the left in June 2025.   While visiting the company on a fact-finding mission with officials from the Ministry of Environment and the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency OGEPA, Commissioner of Environment, Ola Oresanya said the company will remain shut until investigations over the allegations are carried out.  He therefore assured the public that the state government is on top of the situation while Bartholomew who is in stable condition at the TopMed Hospital in Ogijo in company of his sister who expressed concern over the health of her  brother in the viral video ...

Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA) has begun a "Special Operation" to evacuate backlog of waste across the state.  The newly- appointed Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director of Ogun State Waste Management Authority, Hon Farouk Akintunde, said the operation became necessary to rid the state of accumulated waste that were not properly attended to before he took over the affairs of the authority. He said: "All the machinery of the authority has now been deployed to different parts of the State and the operation is going on simultaneously especially in major towns of Abeokuta, Sango-Ota , Ijebu- Ode,Ifo among others, while "Night Operation", which was suspended several months back, has returned immediately in full swing. "Following a fruitful meeting with Executive and Members of the Ogun State Association of Waste Managers Association AWAN where some lingering issues hampering their operations in the time past were resolved, member...