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LAGOS TARGETS 100 FOOD-PROCESSING PLANTS AROUND LOGISTICS HUB

The Lagos State Government is planning to establish between 50 and 100 small food-processing plants around its proposed food systems and logistics hub to promote local processing, add value to agricultural produce and strengthen food supply. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this at an Executive Business Breakfast organised by the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce, where he outlined plans for an integrated system for food storage, processing and distribution. He said the processing plants would be supplied with agricultural produce from different […]

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OSUN LAWYERS URGE ADELEKE TO AVERT COLLAPSE OF COURT BUILDINGS

Lawyers in Osun State have called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to urgently rehabilitate deteriorating court buildings across the state, warning that their poor condition is disrupting judicial proceedings and hindering access to justice. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), through its five branches in Osogbo, Ikirun, Iwo, Ile-Ife and Ilesa, made the appeal in a letter dated October 29, 2026, and received at the Governor’s Office on November 2. The association identified leaking roofs, damaged ceilings, inadequate seating and other infrastructural […]

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CAMPAIGN KICKOFF: ADC KEEPS VENUE SECRET AFTER RIFT WITH SOKOTO GOVT

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has kept the venue of its presidential campaign flag-off in Sokoto State secret over security concerns and alleged attempts to disrupt the event scheduled for Wednesday. The party said it had secured a venue but was taking precautionary measures following reports of a possible plot to frustrate the rally ahead of the 2027 general elections. ADC Presidential Campaign Committee spokesman, Dahiru Maishanu, said the party had contacted the police and the Department of State Services […]

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NIMR CRISIS DEEPENS AS DG SHUNS COURT ORDER, INSISTS ON RETIRING RESEARCH PROFESSORS

The crisis at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has intensified following allegations that its Director-General, Professor John Oladapo Obafunwa, is proceeding with plans to retire some research professors after eight years in director positions, despite opposition from the Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI). The union has faulted the move, insisting that research professors and Chief Research Fellows are exempted from the eight-year tenure policy applicable to directors in the federal public service. It also argued that […]

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LEADERS UNITE TO GIVE TINUBU TOTAL SUPPORT IN SOUTHWEST

Southwest leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have resolved to mobilise voters across the six states in the region to secure overwhelming support for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. The resolution was reached at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, convened by the APC Presidential Campaign Council’s Directorate of Mobilisation and Stakeholders Engagement for the Southwest, led by former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola. The meeting was attended by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Obafemi […]

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Alli Unveils Seven-Pillar ‘Oyo Ahead’ Agenda, Promises Economic Growth

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has unveiled his seven-pillar ‘Oyo Ahead’ Agenda, outlining his vision and priorities ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Alli presented the manifesto on Tuesday, where he identified the key areas of his proposed administration as local government autonomy, infrastructure development, healthcare, education and human capital development, economy and investment, agriculture and solid minerals, as well as security. The senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District said the agenda […]

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Alli to Unveil ‘Oyo AHEAD’ Manifesto to Stakeholders

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, is set to unveil his campaign manifesto, tagged Oyo AHEAD (Itayo Oyo), on Tuesday in Ibadan. The event, scheduled to hold at Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall, opposite the University College Hospital (UCH) main gate, is expected to attract stakeholders from the state’s 33 local government areas. According to a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation, Bisi Oladele, the presentation […]

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NIMC Arrests Illegal NIN Operators, Seizes Enrolment Equipment

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has arrested several suspected illegal National Identification Number (NIN) operators and seized equipment allegedly used for unauthorised enrolment activities. The arrests followed an enforcement operation conducted by the commission’s Inspectorate Compliance and Enforcement Unit in Gwagwalada and other locations. In a statement, NIMC said the operation was part of efforts to tackle illegal enrolment, unauthorised modification of personal data and extortion, while protecting the integrity and security of Nigeria’s identity management system. The commission […]

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Oyo Government Gives N100m Support to Bode Market Fire Victims

The Oyo State Government has disbursed N100 million to traders affected by the fire outbreak at Bode Market in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area. More than 400 victims received N250,000 each at a disbursement ceremony held at the market on Monday. Presenting the financial assistance, the Chairman of Ibadan South-West Local Government, Kehinde Adeyemi Akande, commended Governor Seyi Makinde for fulfilling his pledge to support the affected traders. Akande said the intervention would help cushion the impact of the disaster, […]

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