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Vanguard News Why Lekki Tollgate should be abolished On Ochereome Nnanna To Lagos dwellers, especially the embattled citizens who live in the Lekki and Ajah axis, the toll plazas imposed on them by the All Progressives Congress, APC, administration in Lagos are tolerated with heavy grudges. The Victoria Island-Lekki-Ajah-Epe corridor is the only major road out of Lagos that was constructed through the initiative of the Lagos State Government. All other corridors to Ikorodu, Ibadan, Seme/Agbara...

EXCLUSIVE: P&G lays off more workers but firm says not exiting Nigeria The firm has struggled lately in the fast-moving consumer goods market it previously dominated for decades, as it faces higher cost. 4 min read Procter and Gamble Nigeria, the local subsidiary of the American consumer goods maker, has laid off another batch of workers, and has significantly scaled down its operations in the country, indicating its troubled Nigeria operation and uncertain future there, but the...

Login or register now to gain instant access to the rest of this premium content! With over 200 million inhabitants Nigeria is already by far the most heavily populated country in Africa. In the next 30 years the United Nations reckon on this number doubling, meaning that by 2050 around 410 million people will live here. After India and China, the country of Nigeria will then have the world’s third-largest population. The supply of drinking water is inadequate: until a few years ago only one ...

Introduction In this keynote, I will touch on several critical issues that impinge not only on the historical location of Ogun State and her development achievements, but also on her fundamental role as an economic corridor in the redefinition of governance in Nigeria. I will further characterize the governance insights to be derived from Governor Abiodun’s leadership style, and then draw significant lessons that could aid future possibilities. In the 2018 Human Development Index (HDI), Ogun ...

Punch Newspapers Sections The family of DSP Augustine Ugbechie, who was allegedly killed by hoodlums during the #EndSARS protest at the Atan-Ota Police Division in Ogun State, has asked the state government not to abandon them. PUNCH Metro gathered that 54-year-old Augustine was at his office when the gang stormed the station. It was learnt that the Delta State indigene later stepped out of the office in mufti. Augustine’s sister, Stella Sanni, said the mob attacked the cop with axes and mac...

Shell. Photo: FIRCROFT Hopes of industrial customers and manufacturing plants in Lagos and Ogun states deepening gas utilisation and further move off-grid have been boosted with a 20-year agreement with Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG), for the domestic distribution of gas to the hubs. Under the new deal with the Nigerian Gas Marketing Corporation (NGMC), SNG will also extend its distribution network to Badagry to serve a new market in the border community. The deal comes six months after the firm compl...

SNG said it will also extend its distribution network to Badagry to serve a new market in the border community.

Gas Distribution: Shell Nigeria Gas signs 20-year deal with manufacturers, others On Kindly Share This Story: Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Gas, Ed Ubong (right) and the Managing Director, Nigerian Gas Marketing Company, Faruk Usman, after signing a 20-year Gas Distribution Agreement in Abuja… recently. By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Gas utilization is set to expand in Nigeria as Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG), has signed a 20-year agreement with manufacturers and other users in Lagos and Ogun St...

By Grace Alegba The ravaging effect of Coronavirus (COVID-19) was, perhaps, the biggest challenge faced by stakeholders in the road sub sector of the construction industry in 2020. As the virus gained ground, several contractors soon abandoned work and shut their operations, consequently, many hitherto gainfully employed Nigerians were thrown into the labour market. Even when the government later introduced partial lockdown measures, the number of workers on site was scaled down by many contrac...

Meandered Path is the story of the exciting and dramatic life of Dr. Francis Folorunso Oghenero Abudu, a teacher, scholar, researcher, banker, investor, venture capitalist, and administrator. It is the odyssey and testimony of a couple – Francis and Rosaline – whose brave endeavours, adventure, professional careers, and work of philanthropy have positively transformed the destinies of numerous families, individuals, and the fortunes of diverse private and public institutions. Meandered Path...