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Aiyedatiwa, Dangote advance discussions on Olokola trade zone

Ondo State Governor, His Excellency, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Saturday paid a working visit to the Founder and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, in Lagos. The meeting was a continuation of ongoing engagements between the Ondo State Government and the Dangote Group on the proposed industrial zone at the Olokola Free Trade ...

NDPHC commences restoration of 225MW Gbarain NIPP plant

The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has officially commenced the restoration of the 225MW Gbarain National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) in Bayelsa State, formally handing over the power plant to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Schneider Electric/TILT Energy, for the commencement of rehabilitation works. This development marks another major milestone in NDPHC’s strategic drive ...

The battle before the 2027 ballots

By Dakuku Peterside By the time Nigerians file into polling units in 2027, the most consequential battle for the nation's democracy may already have been fought—and perhaps won or lost. Elections are merely democracy's public ceremony, the visible culmination of political choices shaped long before the first ballot is cast. The real test of democratic ...

The PFIPC scandal and the urgent reforms required

By Tunde Rahman When Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew walked into Phase III Section of the Federal Secretariat in Abuja with a forged letter and emerged with an office, signage, and a semblance of government legitimacy, he did not act alone. That is the uncomfortable truth of the “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” saga. Adeyemi has ...