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OSUN 2026: Tinubu Declares Governorship Poll a Test of INEC’s Readiness for 2027

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies to ensure that the Osun State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026, is conducted peacefully, transparently and credibly. In a statement issued by the Presidency on Friday, August 14, President Tinubu described the Osun election as an

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August 14, 2026 No Comments
Lagos Watch

“Lagos Advances Agbowa Waste Recovery Facility — What the Project Means for Jobs, Environment and Host Communities in Ikorodu.”

OgasTv Lagos Watch — New Ikorodu Waste-Infrastructure Development A new development is suitable for Ikorodu OgasTv coverage: Lagos has moved into formal host-community engagement for a proposed Material Recovery Facility at Agbowa, Ikorodu. The engagement includes landowners, traditional rulers, community leaders, youths and other stakeholders. A second facility is proposed for Erekiti, Badagry.  What changed:

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August 14, 2026 No Comments
Politics

Lagos APC Takes 2027 Campaign to Wards and LGAs as Grassroots Mobilisation Intensifies

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is shifting more of its 2027 election mobilisation toward local governments and wards, signalling a more decentralised campaign strategy as political activities gradually intensify across the state. The decision, reported following a Lagos APC stakeholders’ meeting, means campaign organisation is expected to move closer to

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August 14, 2026 No Comments
Africa Economic Watch

Dangote Refinery Files for Up to $5bn Nigerian IPO, Targets October as $40bn Valuation Faces Public-Market Test

OgasTv Africa Economic Watch | August 14, 2026 Dangote Petroleum Refinery is moving closer to one of the most consequential public offerings in Nigeria’s capital-market history, with the company targeting an October 2026 listing in Nigeria and seeking regulatory approval for an offering of up to $5 billion. Dangote Petroleum Refinery Chief Executive Officer David

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August 14, 2026 No Comments
Lagos Watch

“Lagos Expands Free Hepatitis Screening to Ikorodu — Where Can Residents Access the Programme?

Lagos Expands Free Hepatitis Screening and Vaccination, With Ikorodu Included A new Lagos public-health development published on August 14 is directly relevant to Ikorodu OgasTv. What changed: The Lagos State Government says it has expanded free community hepatitis screening and Hepatitis B vaccination, with simultaneous outreach taking place in Ikorodu, Isolo and Agege. The announcement

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August 14, 2026 No Comments
Africa Economic Watch

AFC Leads Investment in Dangote Refinery’s $2.5bn Private Placement After Recovery of $300m Loan

AFC did not invest the entire $2.5 billion. Africa Finance Corporation led a group of strategic investors in Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s $2.5 billion private placement. AFC has not publicly disclosed the size of its own investment or resulting equity stake. The placement itself was reportedly 3.7 times oversubscribed.  The transaction also deepens an older financing

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August 14, 2026 No Comments
Economic

Lagos Onboards 1,000 More Graduates Into Internship Programme — But How Many Ultimately Get Jobs?

Lagos State has onboarded another 1,000 graduates into its Graduate Internship Placement Programme, GIPP, as part of the government’s wider youth-employment strategy. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the latest intake brings the government-reported number of young graduates who have passed through the programme to more than 8,000. The onboarding exercise was organised by the Lagos State

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August 13, 2026 No Comments
LCDA

NYCN Names Agboyi-Ketu Chairman Grand Patroness — Will New Partnership Give Young Residents a Stronger Voice in Local Governance?”

OgasTv Lagos Watch — New Agboyi-Ketu Youth-Governance Development What changed: The Lagos State Chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria has conferred the title of Grand Patroness of the NYCN Agboyi-Ketu Chapter on Adetola Adunni Abubakar. The recognition was presented during an NYCN Lagos East Senatorial District management meeting held at the Agboyi-Ketu LCDA

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August 12, 2026 No Comments

Lagos Returns to Ketu–Mile 12, Extends Monitoring Toward Ikorodu as Traders Reoccupy Some Cleared Spaces — Can the Cleanup Be Sustained?”

OgasTv Lagos Watch — Ketu–Mile 12 Enforcement Expands Toward Ikorodu There is a material follow-up to the Ketu–Mile 12 enforcement story previously tracked. What changed: Lagos Waste Management Authority says its Project WISE team returned on Monday, August 10, with KAI and other security agencies to locations covered by the earlier clearance operation. This time

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August 11, 2026 No Comments
News

Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: FG Says 147 Lagos Structures Will Be Affected as Service-Lane Works Advance

A new phase of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project is bringing the conversation closer to residents, property owners and businesses along the Lagos corridor. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced on August 9, 2026, during a stakeholder engagement in Lagos, that construction of the highway’s service lane will affect 147 structures, with five expected to require

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August 10, 2026 No Comments