Adron Homes has officially commenced its 2026 National Business Convention, themed “Breaking New Grounds, Beyond and Above 2.0,” reaffirming its commitment to innovation, growth, and leadership in Nigeria’s real estate sector.

The convention opened with a strategic address by the Chairman/Group CEO, Sir Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, who charged executives and managers across the organization to sustain excellence, embrace innovation, and drive sustainable expansion as Adron Homes strengthens its footprint nationwide.

Bringing together top executives, directors, and managers from across the country, the convention serves as a platform for strategic alignment, performance reviews, and planning for the 2026 business year.

At the session, the Executive Vice Chairman, Olori Aderonke Emmanuelking, presented the company’s overarching 2026 budget framework, outlining key growth priorities, operational benchmarks, and financial expectations designed to enhance efficiency and long-term value creation. The presentation underscored Adron Homes’ focus on disciplined planning and scalable impact.

Directors from various directorates also presented their 2026 budget proposals, highlighting expansion opportunities, operational optimization, and cross-functional collaboration to exceed previous performance milestones and deliver enhanced value to clients.

Participants described the discussions as insightful and energizing, noting the convention’s role in strengthening leadership engagement and reinforcing a unified growth vision across the organization.

Beyond budget deliberations, the convention features strategic training sessions led by senior executives to boost leadership capacity, operational effectiveness, and organizational readiness for the year ahead.

As “Breaking New Grounds, Beyond and Above 2.0” unfolds, Adron Homes continues to reinforce its brand as a forward-thinking real estate developer committed to innovation, sustainable growth, and transformative impact in Nigeria.

Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, has sought collaboration with Saudi Arabia to strengthen Nigeria’s mining capacity and boost exploration activities.

In a statement on Tuesday, Segun Tomori, Special Assistant on Media to the Minister, said Alake spoke during a meeting with Ibrahim Al-Khorayef, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources.

According to Tomori, the meeting was held ahead of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF), scheduled to take place from January 13 to January 15 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Alake said Nigeria is emerging as Africa’s leading minerals hub under the ministry’s value-addition policy, with lithium and gold projects driving growth in the sector.

He said key projects include a gold refining plant in Lagos, three additional gold refineries currently under development, and a N600 million lithium processing plant in Nasarawa state that is ready for commissioning.

The minister commended Saudi Arabia for expanding collaboration opportunities across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe through the Future Minerals Forum, while expressing Nigeria’s willingness to deepen partnerships in solid minerals development.

“There are areas of comparative advantage where Saudi Arabia excels and others where Nigeria has strengths,” he said.

“We are keen on structuring agreements that will enable us engage meaningfully and constructively.

“Priority areas include capacity building, training of mining professionals, technology transfer, and particularly exploration, where Saudi Arabia has demonstrated some expertise.”

Alake also said Nigeria’s vast landmass is endowed with critical minerals and rare earth elements required by the global economy, stressing the need for fair and equitable partnerships through the FMF platform.

He noted that a joint working group comprising members of the Nigerian delegation and the Saudi Chamber of Commerce has been active, with its report ready for presentation at the forum, following engagements after FMF 2025.

The minister added that mineral traceability, environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, and mine-pit remediation are priority areas for collaboration.

On his part, Al-Khorayef reaffirmed Nigeria’s status as a longstanding ally of Saudi Arabia and agreed on the need for a practical and actionable agreement on solid minerals development.

The Saudi minister proposed that the joint working group develop a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU), based on previous engagements, for possible signing on the sidelines of the conference.

In December 2025, the Nigerian solid minerals ministry said the sector is poised for significant growth, with revenue expected to reach N70 billion in 2025, from N38 billion in 2024.

The US State Department says it has revoked over 100,000 visas since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last January for a second term.

In November 2025, the State Department said 80,000 visas had been revoked since January.

The majority of the revocations involved business and tourist travellers who overstayed their visas.

In an X post on Monday, the State Department said 8,000 of the revoked visas were held by students, while 2,500 specialised workers also lost their legal status.

A department spokesperson added that most of the students and workers whose visas were revoked had criminal encounters with law enforcement.

Nearly 500 students lost visas for drug possession and distribution, while hundreds of foreign workers lost visas because they were believed to be abusing children, according to a department spokesperson.

Half of the revocations for specialised workers were based on drunken driving arrests.

Last August, the Trump administration announced it was reviewing all 55 million foreigners who have valid US visas.

“We will continue to deport these thugs to keep America safe,” the state department wrote in the X post.

When Trump began his second term, he declared a national emergency at the southern border in his inaugural address and promised to tackle “illegal” immigration.

The US has since tightened its visa requirements, announcing changes in its visa policies and implementing travel restrictions on multiple countries, including Nigeria.