Category: News
NNPC, Sonatrach Sign MoU to Boost Research and Innovation in Oil & Gas
Abuja, Nigeria, April 23, 2026 Nigeria’s national oil company, NNPC Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sonatrach, the Algerian National Oil Company, to strengthen collaboration in research, development, and innovation within the oil and gas sector. The agreement, executed through NNPC Limited’s Research, Technology and Innovation (RTI) Division in partnership with the…
Improve Staff Welfare: FG Launches Employees Compensation Scheme
Abuja, Nigeria , April 23, 2026 The Federal Government has officially launched the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS) as part of efforts to enhance staff welfare, improve workplace safety, and boost productivity across the Federal Civil Service. Speaking during the commissioning of the ECS Help Desk in Abuja, the Head of the Civil Service of the…
Okubadejo Takes Ogun State to the World Stage at Commonwealth Summit in London
Ogun State’s voice reached Mansion House this week. Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser, Hon. Oladapo AbdulRahman Okubadejo, addressed global leaders at the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit 2026 in London — and the room he walked into was not a small one. He joined policymakers, investors, and energy sector leaders from across the…
Ogun East 2027: Eniowo Akanbi Babatunde Steps Forward for Senate Despite Abiodun Consensus
The race for Ogun East Senatorial District is getting more interesting by the day. Eniowo Akanbi Babatunde has declared his intention to contest the Senate seat — and he is doing so with full awareness that the district’s APC leaders have already moved to anoint Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun as their consensus candidate. That unanimous…
Okubadejo Distances Self from Ogun Deputy Governor Rumours
My attention has been drawn to misleading reports circulating on social media suggesting that I, Dapo Okubadejo, am being considered for the position of Deputy Governor of Ogun State. I wish to state unequivocally that these claims are entirely false. At no time have I held discussions, engaged in consultations, or indicated interest—publicly or privately—in…
PROFILE: Moibi Ibrahim Olalekan — The Builder Who Wants to Serve
Ijebu Ode, Ogun State Moibi Ibrahim Olalekan has spent his career doing something most politicians only talk about — building things that actually stand. He grew up in Ijebu-Ode, passed through Emmanuel Anglican School 1 in Italupe, then the prestigious Ijebu Ode Grammar School, before making his way to Olabisi Onabanjo University where he earned…
APC Ogun Caucus Adopts Yayi as Consensus Governorship Candidate for 2027
Abeokuta, Ogun State — Ogun State’s APC caucus has settled the question of who flies the party’s governorship flag in 2027 — and the answer is Solomon Olamilekan Adeola. The decision came out of a high-level caucus meeting in Abeokuta, where party leaders closed ranks around the former senator and shut the door on any…
IYABO OBASANJO SUSPENDS GUBERNATORIAL ASPIRATION AS APC NAMES ADEOLA CONSENSUS CANDIDATE
Senator (Prof.) Iyabo Obasanjo has announced the suspension of her consultations toward the 2027 Ogun State governorship race following the emergence of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola as the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The development was confirmed at the Ogun APC Caucus meeting held on April 13, 2026, where party leaders agreed…
Ogun 2027: Congratulatory Messages Trail Yayi’s Emergence as APC Consensus Candidate
Congratulatory messages have continued to pour in from across Ogun State following the emergence of Solomon Adeola as the All Progressives Congress consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election. The decision was reached at a high level caucus meeting held at the party secretariat in Abeokuta on Monday, April 13, 2026. The meeting brought together…
Okubadejo Attends Ogun Council of Obas Meeting as Governor Abiodun Presents 40 SUVs to Traditional Rulers
Okubadejo joins Gov. Abiodun at Ogun Council of Obas meeting as 40 brand new SUVs are presented to traditional rulers across the Gateway State.