NEWS

Abiodun approves Sagamu–Ode, Ajaka, Ogijo Roads, says infrastructure remains engine of development

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

…commissions Sagamu–Ayepe Road Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the construction of major road projects in Sagamu Local Government Area, including the Sagamu–Ode Road, Fadebo Street Road, Ajaka Road, and the Likosi–Ogijo Road, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to

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Fayose alleges tense exchange between Tinubu and Makinde during villa visit

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged that a meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday was marked by frank exchanges over politics, party loyalty and recent public comments attributed to the Oyo governor. In a statement circulated shortly after the visit, Fayose […]

BUSINESS

Tinubu Approves Oil Drilling at Ogun Waterside, Olokola Deep Seaport to Take Off — Abiodun

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

—New Seaport to Be Known as Blue Marine Economic Zone Ogun State’s long-standing aspiration to become an oil-producing state is set to materialise following the approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the commencement of commercial oil drilling at Eba, Ogun Waterside Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday while receiving the Flag Officer Commanding, […]

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Alleged $80,000 and N953 million fraud: Court convicts man, company in Lagos 

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, convicted one Victor Ogiemwonyi and his company, Partnership Securities Limited, for stealing the sum of N953,535,861.57 (Nine Hundred and Fifty-Three Million, Five Hundred and Thirty-Five Thousand, Eight Hundred and Sixty-One Naira, Fifty-Seven Kobo) and

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Nigeria launches 2026 humanitarian needs and response plan

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

….Signals Shift to Resilience and Poverty Reduction The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched the 2026 Nigeria Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), reaffirming its commitment to move beyond emergency relief toward prevention, resilience, and sustainable development. Speaking at the launch held on Thursday at the UN House Auditorium in Abuja, the

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Tinubu approves targeted incentives to fast-track Shell’s Bonga South West Deep-Offshore Project

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the gazetting of targeted, investment-linked incentives to support the proposed Bonga South West deep-offshore oil project being developed by Shell and its partners, in a move aimed at unlocking jobs, boosting foreign-exchange inflows and strengthening Nigeria’s energy sector. The President also directed the Special Adviser to the