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Ogun Shuts 3 Companies over Environmental Infractions
Olusegun Folarin Ogun State government has closed down three private companies in Mowe and Sagamu areas of the state over various environmental infractions. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya who confirmed this in Abeokuta explained that one of the companies, a pet bottle recycling company, was found guilty of discharging waste and storm water…
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Ogun Govt. Orders Closure of Agro-Processing Company
Oluwatoyin Adegoke Ogun State government has ordered the closure of another Agro- processing company at Igbesa in Ado Odo Ota local government area of the state for polluting the ecosystem of the host community and damaging the environment. Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya said the closure followed several complaints from the host Community and…
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Ogun Govt Mourns Agura
By Bolanle AdesidaOgun State Government has described the transition of Agura of Gbagura, Oba Babajide Bakre as a great loss to the people of Gbagura, and the state in general.A statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi indicates that the state government commiserates with the Chiefs, Gbagura indigenes at home and…
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State Partners FG on Decongesting Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
By Omolara Adasofunjo The Ogun State Government has signified her intention through the Ministry of Transportation and its agencies to collaborate with the Federal Government, Lagos State Government and other relevant stakeholders to ease traffic jam and other incumberances along the Kara, Berger-Opic corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. In a statement by the state commissioner…
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Gov Abiodun Inaugurates 4km Road
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has inaugurated the 4 – kilometre Oba Erinwole road in Sagamu with a promise that the gesture would be extended to all local government areas in the state. Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Abiodun described the construction and inauguration of the road as part of his administration’s efforts to…
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Ogun State is ready to host NSF 2024 – Abiodun
Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has indicated the readiness of the state to host the 22nd Edition of the National Sports Festival, NSF, in 2024. Governor Abiodun made this known in Abeokuta, when he played host to the 22nd National Sport Festival Evaluation Committee. While describing Ogun State as a peaceful location, Governor Abiodun…
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We generated over 70 billion in 9 months – Gov Abiodun
Ogun State government has generated over 70 Billion Naira Internally Generated Revenue between the month of January to September 2022. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun made this known in Ijebu Ode, during the Town Hall Meeting on the 2023- 2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and 2023 Budget for Ogun East Senatorial District. Governor Abiodun…
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Thirty-Six Sports Associations Come on Board in Ogun
Ogun State Government has inaugurated thirty-six Sports Associations with sports writers as their Media officers. The General Manager, Ogun State Sports Council, Mrs Iyabode Rotimi inaugurated the associations at the Moshood Abiola International Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta, Mrs Iyabode Rotimi explained that the inauguration of the chairman and members into various sports associations was part of…
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Ogun Govt Takes Step to Address Sales of Contaminated Meats
The Ogun State Government has introduced measures to combat illegal veterinary operations and enforce necessary rules to prevent the sales of contaminated meat to the people. The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Dotun Sorunke who made this known in Abeokuta said the government was concerned about the rise in the number of…
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Child Labour: Stakeholders Call for Implementation of Social Protection Policies
Ogun State government has been urged to implement social protection policies that will address the issue of forced labour among children in the state. The Chairman, Ogun State Steering Committee on Child Labour, Mr Eshomounu Itemoagbo made the call in Abeokuta at the commemoration of World Day against Child labour. The Committee Chairman, Mr Itemoagbo,…
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Olota Assures Residents of Adequate Security
Olota of Ota, Oba Abdulkabir Obalanlege, has assured the people of Ado-Odo/Ota that their security is vital to the Ogun State Government. The monarch who said this while speaking with news men on the state of affairs in his kingdom, said that it was the duty of the traditional political institution to ensure that the…
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Ogun Partners Foreign Firm on Developmental Project
Ogun State government has signed a $400m Memorandum of Understanding, MoU with a foreign firm, on the development of Olokola Free Trade Zone and Remo Agro Processing Zone. Speaking after signing the MoU at the Executive Chamber, Oke Mosan Abeokuta,the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Mr Gangan Gupta, explained that $400m would…
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Govt Seals Buildings Over Violations
Ogun State Government has sealed off thirty-two buildings in Isheri in Ifo Local government area of the State for violating various building regulations. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Olatunji Odunlami who announced this during a chat with journalists in Abeokuta, noted that most of the buildings were either without planning permit or…
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Hand everything over to God, to overcome challenges – Pastor Adeboye
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has called on Nigerians to rededicate their lives to God for a divine solution to all the challenges confronting them. Pastor Adeboye made the call at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta in a sermon at the Christmas Carol and Service of…
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Ogun Govt, DPR, Collaborate On Tackling Illegal Siting Of Filling Stations
The Ogun State Government has expressed its readiness to interface with the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, to enforce due processes in the marketing of oil and gas resources in the state. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Tunji Odunlami made this known in Abeokuta, at a consultative forum aimed at improving the…
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Okada Riders Reject “Outrageous” Levy By Ogun Govt.
Commercial motorcyclists in Ogun state have rejected the government directive to register at one of the state’s designated registration points across the state within ten days or risk arrest.Some of the riders while speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta said registration fee imposed by the government was insensitive and outrageous. According to two of them, Mr.…
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General Olurin fought for the advancement of Yewaland, Ogun State – Ọba Olugbenle
Service of songs has been held in his honour of the late former military governor of old Oyo State, retired Brigadier General Adetunji Idowu Olurin at Ilaro in Ogun State. The service of songs attended by family, friends and well-wishers was part of the activities lined up to celebrate the life of the late military…
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Gov. Abiodun Swears in Six New Permanent Secretaries
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun says his administration is at the advance stage of implementing the outstanding promotion of civil servants and offsetting all outstanding financial obligations. Governor Abiodun who made this known in Oke Mosan Abeokuta while swearing in six new Permanent Secretaries, restated the commitment of his Administration towards ensuring welfare and development…
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Ogun Govt Urges Town Planning Officers To Embrace Modern Technology
The Ogun State Government has implored Town Planning Officers in the state to take advantage of modern technology to advance the profession, ensure sanity in the sector and to move the state towards achieving proper town planning. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Tunji Odunlami who gave the advice in Abeokuta, at a…
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Ogun Schools Resume September 13th – Commissioner
All primary, secondary schools and technical colleges in Ogun State are to resume on Monday, September 13, 2021 for the 2021/2022 academic session. The Ogun State Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Professor Abayomi Arigbabu made this known in a statement in Abeokuta. Professor Arigbabu enjoined parents, guardians and all school administrators to ensure strict…
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Gov. Abiodun Calls For Release Of Nigerian Activist
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State wants the Federal Government to immediately secure the release of a Nigerian Pastor, Kunle Garb who, according to him, is currently languishing in detention in Benin Republic. Governor Abiodun who made the call in a statement in Abeokuta explained that Pastor Garb, a resident of Igbokofi village, Yewa North…
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Ogun State House Of Assembly Passes Two Bills
Two bills including the one seeking to alter the nomenclature of the Tai Solarin College of Education to the Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology, Omu-Ajose Law, 2021 and the fiscal responsibility commission Amendment law,2021 have been passed at the Ogun State house of Assembly. The Sikiru Adetona college of Education Science and…
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Czech Republic Donates Medical Equipment To Ogun Government
Czech Republic has donated medical equipment worth one hundred and ninety four million naira to Ogun state government. While handing over the equipment to the state Governor , Prince Dapo Abiodun in Oke Mosan Abeokuta, the Czech Republic Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Marek Skolil, said Czech Republic would continue to support and partner the state…
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Gov. Abiodun Approves Award of B.Tech by MAPOLY
Ogun State Government has approved the award of Bachelor of Technology, B.Tech, by Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, MAPOLY, in the efforts to boost the country’s technological and vocational manpower base. Governor Dapo Abiodun in the letter of approval for the programme, conveyed by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Abayomi Arigbabu, also directed…
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FG, Ready To Partner Ogun State On SMEs – VP’s Aide
The federal government has expressed readiness to deepen its relationship with the Ogun State Government in the area of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, MSMSEs. The Special Assistant to the President in the office of Vice President on Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Mr Tola Johnson, stated this shortly after a meeting with the…
