By Kayode Akinmade For more than three decades, the Olokola Liquefied Natural Gas project remained largely a promise on paper. Now, renewed discussions between the Ogun State Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) are placing the stalled project at the centre of a broader plan to transform the state’s coastline into an energy, maritime and industrial hub. The talks on the development of the OGLNG project in Ogun Waterside come barely a week after the state government signed Memoranda of Understanding with global ports and logistics operator DP World for the development of the Gateway Deep Sea Port and the 10,000-hectare Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone. Together, the projects are expected to attract an initial investment of $10 billion and create more than 50,000 direct jobs. The proposed port will have a four-kilometre berth and an 18-metre draft, while the adjoining economic zone is planned to accommodate manufacturing, processin...

By Afolabi Oyekunle Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that construction work on the over $7 billion Gateway Deep Sea Port and Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area will commence in November this year. Abiodun made the disclosure while addressing All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Ijebu East and Ijebu North Local Government Areas, days after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DP World MEA FZE in Paris, France, in the presence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The governor said the groundbreaking ceremony for the project would take place in November, after which construction would commence immediately, with the port expected to be substantially completed within two and a half years. “By November, we will perform the groundbreaking and the construction will start immediately. In two and a half years, that port will almost be completed 100 per cent,” Abiodun said. He said the project, to be undert...

By Afolabi Oyekunle. Dangote Cement Transport has been honoured with the Champion of Transport Industry Development Award by the Transport Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN) in recognition of the company's contributions to advancing road transport operations, safety standards and logistics efficiency in Nigeria. The prestigious award was presented during the 3rd Transport Summit organised by TCAN in Lagos, bringing together key stakeholders, policymakers, regulators and industry leaders to discuss strategies for transforming Nigeria's transport sector and driving sustainable growth.   Leader of the Dangote Cement delegation to the summit, Mr. Murilo Silva who is the Head of Dangote Cement Transport, received the award on behalf of the Transport management and reaffirmed Dangote Cement's commitment to promoting safety, innovation and excellence across the transport value chain. Technical Adviser to the Vice President, Dr Segun Obayendo, left Mr. Murilo ...

By A folabi Oyekunle. Evanna Empowerment Initiative (EEI) has concluded a two-day drive held across cities in Nigeria including Lagos, Owerri, Abuja, and Abeokuta from 25 to 26 September 2026, providing bakers with essential baking materials to support their craft. The over one hundred bakers who took part received margarine, cake icing, sugar, and a range of other baking supplies, provided over the two-day drive. The drive forms part of EEI's continued work training and supporting bakers and small enterprise owners across Lagos.  For EEI, it is a direct extension of the mission of putting real materials into the hands of bakers already doing the work, not a one-off gesture. Grace Ilesanmi, Founder and Executive Director of Evanna Empowerment Initiative, described the drive as a direct extension of her own path into baking, and a practical investment in the futures of the bakers who took part. Commenting on the initiative, she said, “Baking is what brought me here, but teaching oth...

By Afolabi Oyekunle. Contributory Pensioners in Lagos state have been assured that the Lagos state government is in the process of paying their benefits, despite the initial delay. The assurance was given by the NUPCPS Chairman in Lagos state, Comrade Michael Omisande. NUPCPS Chairman Comrade Michael Omisande/ LSG Babajide Sanwoolu. "I wish to inform you that we are making progress as the government is cooperating very well on the matter. I want to assure you that there is no delay tactics employed by the government and no Compromise on the part of the Union." Comrade Omisande laid the blame of the delay at the doorsteps of the Director General of LASPEC, Mr. Babalola Obilana  for his incompetence and manipulation to deprive the Pensioners of their benefits.     DG LASPEC Mr. Babalola Obilana According to him, Laspec was passing negative information to the government as per pensions matter in the state.  "Many revelations came up as product of...

By Afolabi Oyekunle. Stakeholders in the transportation industry are unanimous of the need of greater integration of all means of) transport, road, rail, water  and air systems to boost economy growth and development of the country. They spoke yesterday at the 2026 Transport Industry Summit organised by the Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN)  with the Theme, "Unlocking Economic Growth Through Transportation Logistics." According to them an efficient multimodal logistics system is critical to reducing business costs, improving movement of goods and driving economic growth. Speaking at the summit, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, said transportation should be treated as a major driver of productivity, trade, industrial development, employment and national competitiveness.            NRC MD. Dr. Kayode Opeifa Dr. Opeifa represented by his special adviser on media, ...