Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

File: Nigeria’s number plates/Wikipedia The Ogun State Police Command has listed three situations in which motorists can legally use dealership number plates, warning that the plates must not be used for routine private activities. The command said dealership plates may be used when an unregistered vehicle is being moved from a port to a dealership, when a prospective buyer is inspecting or testing a vehicle, and when a vehicle is being taken to a mechanic or auto shop for repairs. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, on Thursday, disclosed this while explaining Operation VELVET, an…

Olu Jacobs died on September 16. Veteran actor Oludotun Baiyewun Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, will be laid to rest on Friday, October 2, 2026 as his family has scheduled a Night of Tributes and funeral service to honour his life and times and contribution to Nigeria’s creative industry. According to the programme released, the funeral service will hold at 10 a.m. at This Present House, Freedom Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State, with the family adopting shades of green as the dress code for the ceremony. ‎Ahead of the burial, the family will hold a Night of Tributes…

Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has unveiled an investment package of more than $7 billion for the development of the Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone and the Gateway Deep Seaport, describing the projects as a major step towards strengthening Nigeria’s maritime economy and attracting foreign investment. In a statement by his Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday, the President spoke in Paris, France, during the signing of Memoranda of Understanding between the Ogun State Government and DP World, a global ports and logistics operator, for the development of the projects. Tinubu assured domestic and foreign investors that the Federal Government…

Aliko Dangote (C) the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group, addresses the audience during the Dangote Refinery’s inital public offering (IPO) at the Nigerian Exchange Group in Lagos, NIgeria on September 14, 2026. Photo by TEMILOLUWA JOHNSON / AFP Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, Ethiopia and Djibouti are set to develop a $660m refined petroleum products pipeline linking the two East African countries. A spokesperson in the office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed disclosed this to Reuters on Thursday. The project will include a 120-kilometre pipeline, alongside storage facilities with a combined capacity of about 1.175 million…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked for a N500,000 national minimum wage, saying the current N70,000 wage has lost value amid rising food and transportation costs. NLC president, Comrade Joe Ajaero, made the demand yesterday, urging Nigerian workers to seek a wage that reflects their real purchasing power rather than a nominal figure. Ajaero said workers now need a “maximum wage” rather than a minimum wage because of the prevailing economic hardship. According to him, the value of workers’ earnings should be measured by what they can afford with their wages. “Workers’ demands must reflect real purchasing power, not…

The federal government has lowered the interest rate charged on late payment of tax in naira from the previous five-percentage-point spread to one percentage point above the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Rate, with the new regime taking effect from 1 October 2026. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, issued the Nigeria Tax Administration (Interest on Late Payment of Tax) Order, 2026, pursuant to Section 65 of the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025. The new order, released in a press statement from the Ministry of Finance stated that interest on tax payable…

Remita, a leading financial technology company with more than two decades of experience serving financial institutions, fintech ecosystem, businesses, government, and individuals has unveiled its new mobile application at the Nigeria Fintech Week 2026 (NFW26), held at the Wole Soyinka Centre, Iganmu, Lagos, on Tuesday, September 22; a major move into the consumer financial market. The new app brings multi-banking, everyday payments and money-management together in one place, giving users a simpler way to manage their finances from a single platform. It builds on Remita’s more than two decades of experience in digital payments and extends the company’s offering to…

File: Dangote Refinery The Dangote Petroleum Refinery supplied almost 36 million litres of petrol daily to the Nigerian market in August, accounting for about 71 per cent of the country’s total Premium Motor Spirit receipts, latest data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority have shown. The NMDPRA’s August 2026 State of the Midstream and Downstream Sector factsheet, released on Thursday, showed that domestic PMS receipts rose by 39 per cent from 25.8 million litres per day in July to 35.9 million litres per day in August. Over the same period, petrol imports fell by 26 per cent…

Photo: Google Chadian referee Alhadji Allaou Mahamat has been chosen by the Confederation of African Football to officiate Nigeria’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying opener against Madagascar on Friday. The 40-year-old is an experienced CAF match official who has handled fixtures in the CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup, Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and the African Nations Championship. Mahamat is also familiar with the Super Eagles, having taken charge of two of Nigeria’s matches during the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He was the centre referee when Nigeria defeated Rwanda 1–0 in a qualifying fixture in…

File: Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun The Ogun State Government, in partnership with the Federal Government and the World Bank, has begun disbursing N6 billion from the Community Investment Fund to 3,855 women affinity groups across four local government areas under the Nigeria for Women Programme Scale-Up. The intervention is aimed at expanding women-led businesses, strengthening household livelihoods and increasing women’s participation in economic activities. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony in Ijebu-Ode, Governor Dapo Abiodun, represented by the immediate-past Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Motunrayo Adeleye, said the fund was designed to enable women to move from subsistence…