Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Access Holdings Launches Fitness Campaign Ahead of 2026 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon Access Holdings plans on inspiring a healthier start to 2026. As the festive season approaches, Access Holdings is redefining what Christmas looks like by putting health, fitness, and intentional living at the centre of the celebrations. In the lead-up to the 2026 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, the brand has launched a Christmas health and fitness campaign designed to encourage Nigerians to stay active, make healthier choices, and end the year feeling strong, physically and mentally. Traditionally, Christmas is associated with rest, indulgence, and slowing down. This…

FG Declares Immediate Ban on Wood and Charcoal Exports to Curb Deforestation This policy targeted at preserving Nigeria’s forest. President Bola Tinubu has signed a presidential executive order prohibiting the exportation of wood, charcoal, and related products from Nigeria, the Federal Government announced Wednesday. Environment Minister Alhaji Balarabe Abbas-Lawal unveiled the “Presidential Executive Order on Prohibition of Exportation of Wood and Allied Products, 2025” during the 18th National Council on Environment meeting in Katsina State. The comprehensive ban takes immediate effect across the country, targeting all wood-based exports, including charcoal and allied forest products. The order aims to address…

Budget: Tinubu lays ₦58.18trn before National Assembly for 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has laid a ₦58.18 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly for approval. The budget shows robust security measures, stricter fiscal discipline, and deeper economic reforms. Presenting the proposal budget tagged “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity,” before the national assembly of Friday, the President said the budget is aimed at consolidating recent macroeconomic gains, restoring investor confidence, and translating economic recovery into jobs and improved living standards for Nigerians. Tinubu, who began his address at 3:31 pm, described the…

Dangote Refinery’s PMS, offering at affordable price ~ IPMAN … lauds Dangote for free delivery in January 2026 and its affordable petrol products. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has called on all its members nationwide to patronise the Dangote Refinery in their purchase of PMS products, noting that the refinery already offers the best affordable price for all marketers, even as free delivery commences in January 2026m. The association also expressed delight over a recent agreement by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to begin the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) – also known as petroleum – products…

President Tinubu leaves Abuja on three-state visit, plans Lagos end-of-year holidays President Bola Tinubu has decided to spend the holidays in Lagos, after he might have departed Abuja on a three-state visit to Borno, and Bauchi. In Borno State, the President is expected to commission several projects executed by the Babagana Zulum administration in collaboration with the Federal Government. He will also attend the wedding ceremony of Sadeeq Sheriff, son of former Borno State Governor and Senator, Ali Modu Sheriff, and his bride, Hadiza Kam Salem. Touching Maiduguri, President Tinubu will proceed to Bauchi State to condole with the Bauchi…

Lagos 2025 Christmas Carol of Nine Lessons showcases spiritual strength at Ikeja L-R: Commissioner for Home Affairs, Hon. Ibrahim Layode; Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; his wife, Oluremi; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; First Lady, Dr. (Mrs) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu and Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa during the 2025 Lagos State Christmas Carol of Nine (9) Lessons Service, at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. On Thursday Lagos State showed its identity as a beacon of faith, unity and religious harmony as the government hosted the 2025 Christmas Carol of Nine…

Lagos, FirstBank, Guinness lead 9th AFRIMA sponsors Lagos, FirstBank, Guinness, POP Beach Club, and others headline 9th AFRIMA sponsorship, supporting African music, culture, and creative industries in 2026 The Lagos State Government, First Bank of Nigeria, Guinness Nigeria, The Address Homes, the Government of Sweden, Gobet247, Utilita, and several other major organisations have confirmed their sponsorship of the 9th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), set to take place from January 7 to 11, 2026, in Lagos. AFRIMA, organised in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC), unveiled a robust sponsorship line-up reflecting growing confidence in African music as a major…

PINL Closes 2025 With Niger Delta’s Largest Christmas CSR Programme Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) has concluded 2025 with what it describes as the Niger Delta’s largest Christmas corporate social responsibility (CSR) intervention, delivering free medical services and food palliatives to host communities of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The initiative benefitted thousands of residents across Southern Ijaw, Ogbia, and Yenagoa Local Government Areas, with participants drawn from over 60 communities. The outreach forms part of PINL’s ongoing commitment to community development as the private security firm responsible for securing the Eastern Corridor of the TNP.…

Bonding With Host Communities: Dangote Cement Ibese, Distributes Laptops, Grinding Machines – Ogun Speaker L-R, Member of Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Adeyanju Adegoke Awoso; HRH, Oba Lukumon Kuoye, Olu of Imasayi ; Dangote Cement Plc, Chief General Manager (Maintenance) Ibese Plant, Hemant Dave, Represent the Plant Director presenting plaptop toa benefiaciary of the Youth Empowerment Badmus Adekunle Rasaq; ; Hon Oludaisi Olusegun Elemide, Speaker Ogun state House of Assembly; Chairman of Yewa North Local Government (Ogun State) Dr. Olusola Samuel Akinbode and Group Head, Social Performance, Dangote Cement Plc, Mr. Wakeel Olayiwola at the Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese…

Nigerians are not having it: PayPal’s quiet comeback bid meets fierce resistance Nigerians resist PayPal’s planned 2026 return, citing years of exclusion and celebrating thriving local fintech alternatives PayPal is trying to slip back into Africa, and Nigerians are not here for it. Not one bit. Also read: EKEDC CEO warns of power theft by wealthy Nigerians The company recently hinted at a 2026 return through partnerships with local fintech players, framing it as some grand expansion into the continent. But across social media, especially on X, the reaction has been swift and brutal: calls for a full boycott, threads…