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Dangote Refinery to Expand Capacity from 650,000 to 1.4 Million Barrels Per Day The Dangote Refinery is set for a major expansion that will boost its capacity from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.4 million bpd — a move that will make it the largest refinery in the world, surpassing India’s Jamnagar Refinery. Announcing…
The Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes, and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI), Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta Chapter, has accused the hospital’s management of bias and administrative malpractice in its recent promotion exercise. In a petition addressed to the Acting Medical Director and obtained by OgunToday from an insider, the union alleged that…
President Bola Tinubu has carried out a major shake-up in Nigeria’s military leadership, removing General Christopher Musa as Chief of Defence Staff and appointing General Olufemi Oluyede as his successor. The move, announced through a statement by presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare, also saw new appointments for the army, navy, and air force — marking one…
The Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Agriculture, led by Hon. Waliu Owode, has called on former Commissioner for Agriculture, Adeola Odedina, the Chairman and Secretary of the National Cassava Growers Association, the Association’s immediate past executives, Mr. Ilori and Mr. Segun Adewunmi, as well as the Project Manager of the Anchor Borrowers Programme,…
The leaders of Tai Solarin University of Education had an emergency meeting on Wednesday. They chose Professor Adekunle Adeogun to be the temporary Vice-Chancellor of the university. Professor Adeogun was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for the outgoing Vice Chancellor, Wole Banjo. Professor Banjo’s five-year term will end on November 4, 2025. The university’s Registrar, Oladapo Oke,…
The Ogun State House of Assembly has summoned the State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ade Akinsanya, along with officials of Craneburg Construction Company, to appear before it next Tuesday. The invitation comes in response to the persistent traffic gridlock along the Lagos–Abeokuta expressway, caused by ongoing reconstruction work on the road. Speaker Oludaisi…
ASUU suspends two-week warning strike, gives government one month to its address demands. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended the two-week warning strike that started on October 13, 2025. The strike was meant to end next Monday but was called off earlier after new promises from the Federal Government and the National…
The head of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in Abeokuta, Engr. Olumayowa Ayodeji Idowu, received the Young Professional Excellence Award for Leadership from the Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO). The award was given by FAEO President, Engr. Refilwe Buthelezi, at the 11th UNESCO–Africa Engineering Week and 9th African Engineering Conference in Kampala, Uganda,…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given approval for the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) to restart its Management Degree Programmes. This marks an important achievement for the university after several years of suspension. The approval came after the NUC carried out a resource assessment visit to the university and confirmed that FUNAAB was…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have teamed up to find a permanent solution to the frequent disruptions in the academic calendars of Nigerian universities. The NLC gave the government a four-week deadline to finish negotiations with all academic and non-academic unions in higher education institutions. On Monday,…
