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Ondo Warns Residents against Indiscriminate Dumping of Refuse

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By Olorunferanmi Odofin Indiscriminate dumping of refuse on major roads in Akure, Ondo State capital by some residents has become a source of worry to stakeholders who expressed fear that the practice is capable of causing an outbreak of epidemic. Correspondent, Olorunferanmi Odofin takes a Continue Reading

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Awujale Calls for Proactive Measures on Impact of Natural Disasters

Web News 16 September 2024 118 0

By Bolanle Adesida Ogun State Muslim Council, OMC under the leadership of Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru  Adetona has called on the governments and the general public to take proactive measures to prevent and mitigate the impact of natural disasters. In an Eid-ul Mawlid message, signed by the  Secretary General of the […]Continue Reading

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Jericho High School: Old Students Seek Government’s Intervention on Access Road

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Old Students Association of Jericho High School, located in Eleyele, Ibadan, has issued an urgent appeal to the Oyo State Government for immediate intervention in fixing the only access road to the school. This is contained in a letter written to the governor and signed by the publicity secretary of the association, Mr. Obarotimi  Maitanmi […]Continue Reading

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One dies from lone road crash

Web News 15 September 2024 117 0

One person has died while ten others sustained serious injuries in a lone accident on the Saapade bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun State Sector Command, Mrs Florence Okpe made this known in a statement in Abeokuta. The statement indicated that, the accident which […]Continue Reading

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Ikorodu-Isheri: FG to Commence 10-Kilometre Dredging Project

Web News 14 September 2024 235 0

By Abdulquadri Oyinlola  The Federal Government has commenced a 10-kilometre dredging project along the Ikorodu – Iseri stretch of the Ogun River with a resolve to find lasting solution to the persistent problem of flooding in communities located on the borderlines of Ogun and Lagos states. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun […]Continue Reading

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Ogun, Oyo Assemblies Parley on Resolving Boundary Disputes

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By Omolara Adasofunjo  Ogun and Oyo States Houses of Assembly have agreed to work with the National Boundary Commission and other relevant stakeholders in a bid to settle lingering boundary disputes affecting both states and other parts of the southwest region. The agreement was reached at a meeting of the leadership of the two Houses […]Continue Reading

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Borno Flood: Tinubu Orders Agencies to Expedite Rescue Efforts (Video)

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President Tinubu has expressed deep concerns over the flooding in Maiduguri and tasked relevant government agencies to expedite rescue efforts. While relevant authorities are still assessing the damage wrought by the flood, the President calls for the immediate evacuation of people from affected areas,” a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information Continue Reading

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Five Industries Sealed in Ogun

Web News 9 September 2024 111 0

By Olusegun Folarin  Five industries have been sealed for environmental infractions by Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency, OGEPA, in different Local Government Areas of the state. The Chairman, Ogun State Taskforce on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, Alhaji Farook Akintunde said during the closure of the companies that the step became necessary after Continue Reading

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Abiodun Flags Off Construction of Abeokuta-Ifo-Lagos Highway

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By Abimbola Bamgbose Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, officially initiated the construction of the Seventy -kilometer Abeokuta-Ifo-Ota-Lagos Highway on Friday, pledging that the project will be completed within eighteen months.During the flag-off ceremony held at Itori in the Ewekoro Local Government Area, Governor Abiodun emphasized the road’s importance Continue Reading

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Ekiti Governor Pledges Accessible Roads Across State

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By Kazeem Ayodeji Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to prioritizing road infrastructure to ensure better connectivity and accessibility across communities in the state. During the commissioning of three township roads in Ado, the State Capital, Oyebanji explained that 16 road projects were currently underway Continue Reading

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Nigeria Takes Bold Steps to Protect its Remaining Elephants

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By Osamudiamen Idemudia (Abuja) The federal government in collaboration with the Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation, EPIF, and the Wildlife Conservation Society, WCS, has launched Nigeria’s first ever National Elephants Action Plan (NEAP). The plan is designed to reverse the decline of Nigeria’s critically endangered elephant population, currently estimated at just Continue Reading

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Ogun, Lagos Collaborate to End Open Defecation

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke Ogun State government has reiterated plans to stop open defecation among residents, particularly those in the communities on the border it shares with Lagos State. Speaking with journalists around the Berger borderline between Ogun and Lagos States, Special Adviser to the governor on Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency, OGEPA, Dr Oluwadare Continue Reading

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Oyo Govt. Issues Abatement Notice to Old Kingsway Building Occupants

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By Abisola Oluremi The Oyo State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has issued a three-day abatement notice to the management and occupants of the old Kingsway building in Dugbe, Ibadan, over poor sanitary conditions and indiscriminate waste disposal.  The notice comes after multiple reports and complaints from occupants of nearby buildings and members of Continue Reading

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Three Dead as Building Collapses in Lagos

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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Thursday confirmed the death of three site workers on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria. He said the incident happened […]Continue Reading

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Ogun Orders Illegal Occupants to Vacate Forest Reserve

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke  Ogun State government has directed all illegal occupants at the Area J3 Forest Reserve in Ijebu-East Local Government Area of the state to vacate the settlement while warning the residents to desist from selling government lands. Commissioner for Forestry, Mr Taiwo Oludotun who made this known during a fact-finding visit to the […]Continue Reading

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Stakeholders Seek Robust Policies on Methane Emissions

Web News 24 July 2024 134 0

By Osamudiamen Idemudia Stakeholders in the energy sector have called for a robust methane emissions framework to address technical and regulatory gaps across the oil and gas value chain. The stakeholders who made this known at a Multi-stakeholders’ Dialogue workshop in Abuja, said unchecked oil and gas sector methane emissions threaten to exacerbate the climate […]Continue Reading

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Flood Displaces 1,664 Residents in Sokoto

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No fewer than 1,664 persons have been displaced as flood ravaged four communities in Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to a statement signed by the Information Officer, Sokoto Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Ghani, and made available to newsmen on Sunday, the flood was a result of a recent downpour in the area. […]Continue Reading

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Adeleke Warns Developers Against Unapproved Construction

Web News 15 July 2024 165 0

By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has warned developers and residents against the construction of houses without approved building plans, warning that badly built houses pose a threat to human safety. In a statement by the governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor, reacting to a building collapse at the Ayetoro area […]Continue Reading

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Fire Razes Shops at Oba Lipede Market

Web News 15 July 2024 138 0

By Oluwatoyin Adegoke  One person has been reportedly injured in the fire incident that razed 15 shops and destroyed goods worth millions of naira at the Oba Lipede Market, Kuto, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The inferno, which reportedly started around 10 pm on Saturday 13th July was allegedly caused by a power surge in one of […]Continue Reading

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Ogun Begins Erosion Control to Avert Imminent Flooding

Web News 14 July 2024 171 0

By Oluwatoyin Adegoke  Ogun State government has embarked on flood and erosion control intervention across the state to avert disaster-occasioned flooding as predicted by Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NIMET. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Flood and Erosion Control, Mr Femi Akinwunmi said in Abeokuta that the exercise involved the dredging of River and Continue Reading

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Makinde Commissions 38.8km Rehabilitated Roads in Ibadan Metropolis

Web News 12 July 2024 163 0

By Iyabo Adebisi Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has commissioned a 38.8km rehabilitated Ring Road, dualized Bustop-Molete-Oke-Adu-Oke Ado-General Gas-Iyana Church feeders Roads to boost the socio-economic of the state.  Speaking at the event, Governor Makinde while emphasizing the importance of good roads said his administration has succeeded in completing  40.5 Continue Reading

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Bring back sanitation day – OMC Tells Federal Government

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By Olusegun Folarin  The Ogun State Muslim Council, OMC has called for the return of National Sanitation Day in a bid to reduce the outbreak of Cholera in the country. The OMC General Secretary, Alhaji Kamaldeen Akintunde who made the call in a statement in Abeokuta described the National Sanitation Day as a valued health […]Continue Reading

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Damage of Rehabilitated Olusoji WCCI Road Reprensible – OYSRMA

Web News 8 July 2024 163 0

By Oluwakayode Banjo Oyo State Government has condemned the destruction of a portion on the newly rehabilitated Olusoji-WCCI road, a few days after it was officially opened for public use. A viral video of the destroyed portion of the road had surfaced earlier last Friday. In a statement in Ibadan, the Chairman, Oyo State Road […]Continue Reading

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Oyo Govt. Issues Evacuation Notice to Ilegal Structure Owners

Web News 8 July 2024 187 0

By Oluwakayode Banjo Oyo State Government has raised an eyebrow over the persistent construction of illegal shops and shanties in unauthorized places. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resource, Mr Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola condemned the act during an official monitoring of Lagelu and Egbeda Local Government Council Areas. He frowned at the rate at which illegal Continue Reading

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Ogun Cautions Traders against Indiscriminate Waste Disposal

Web News 8 July 2024 197 0

By Oluwatoyin Adegoke  Ogun State government has cautioned market men and women in the state against indiscriminate dumping of waste and advised them to work with the relevant authorities to ensure a clean environment as part of efforts to check the spread of Cholera. A Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director, Ogun State […]Continue Reading