Category: News

Lagos Watch

“Lagos Moves Against Car Spotters Stopping Luxury Vehicles on Lekki-Epe Expressway — Where Is the Line Between Content Creation and Road Obstruction?”

LAGOS MOVES AGAINST CAR SPOTTERS STOPPING LUXURY VEHICLES ON LEKKI-EPE EXPRESSWAY What changed: Lagos Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has publicly described the practice of car spotters stopping luxury vehicles along the Lekki-Epe Expressway as criminal and said the government would intensify enforcement. He made the remarks during an interview on Nigeria Info FM after concerns

August 14, 2026 No Comments

OgasTV Nigeria

“15,000 Police for One Election: Osun Becomes Nigeria’s Security Test Ahead of 2027.”

Osun security development. The Nigeria Police Force has imposed a statewide movement restriction for the Osun governorship election from 12:00 midnight on Friday, August 14, until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The Force says roughly 15,000 police personnel have been deployed, alongside a DIG-led command structure, Commissioners of Police assigned across the state,

August 14, 2026 No Comments

Nigeria Watch

OSUN 2026 LOCKDOWN:POLICE DEPLOY 15,000 OFFICERS DRONES, HELICOPTERS & MOVEMENT RESTRICTION BEGIN

The Nigeria Police Force has imposed a statewide movement restriction for the Osun governorship election from 12:00 midnight on Friday, August 14, until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The Force says roughly 15,000 police personnel have been deployed, alongside a DIG-led command structure, Commissioners of Police assigned across the state, helicopters and surveillance

August 14, 2026 No Comments

OgasTV Nigeria

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

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

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

August 14, 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

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

August 10, 2026 No Comments

OgasTV Nigeria

IKODASS Opens ₦20 Million Scholarship for 200 Ikorodu Students as Applications Begin

A major education-support opportunity has opened for students from Ikorodu as the Ikorodu-Oga Development Association, IKODASS, begins applications for its 2026 scholarship programme valued at ₦20 million. The programme is targeting 200 tertiary students, with each successful applicant expected to receive ₦100,000 in educational support. Applications opened on August 7, 2026 and are scheduled to

August 10, 2026 No Comments

Politics

APC Resolves Governorship Primary Disputes, Uploads Candidates for 27 States

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has resolved disputes arising from its governorship primaries in states where the contests were contentious, paving the way for the submission of candidates ahead of the forthcoming governorship elections. The development comes as the party has uploaded the particulars of its governorship candidates and their running mates to the Independent

July 27, 2026 No Comments