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The Ogun State chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) threatened to close all of its outlets if the Department of State Security followed through on its threat to clamp down on its members on Wednesday. Last week, the DSS gave the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and oil marketers a 48-hour…
The Canadian Government has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Ogun State Government in the area of agriculture. The Deputy High Commissioner, Government of Canada, Teshome Nkurumah disclosed this during a courtesy visit to Governor Dapo Abiodun at the Oke-Mosan office in Abeokuta, said that the Canadian Government was on a mission to find…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Ladi Adebutu, traded words on Friday over the alleged N86.21bn government’s debt within a year. While Adebutu said the domestic debt of the state increased by 55.4 percent between 2021 and 2022, Abiodun kicked, describing him as ill-informed.…
The fourth budget of the Ogun State governor’s administration has been presented to the House of Assembly. On Thursday at the session, the appropriation measure known as the “Budget of Continued Development and Prosperity” was presented to Olakunle Oluomo, Speaker of the Assembly. Mr. Abiodun suggested N472.25 billion as the state government’s planned 2023 budget.…
The Governor of Anambra state, Charles Soludo, on Thursday evening said the purported investment of the sum of ₦1,955,535,247.00 (an equivalent of approximately $12,616,356.43 at the then average CBN exchange rate of ₦155.00/$1) by one of his predecessors in office, Peter Obi, is worth next to nothing. Obi is the presidential candidate of the Labour…
Fuel scarcity has persisted across Ogun and Lagos states, as some filling stations visited sell the commodity at N210 and N200 per litre. Based on our investigations, only a few NNPC filling stations well established retailers like Total, Oando, etc are selling premium motor spirit (PMS) at N179 per litre. Many others have boldly adjusted…
Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun State, announced on Wednesday that Gasoline Integrated International has expressed its willingness to build a N3 billion refinery in Tongeji Island, Ipokia Local Government Area of the state. In a statement, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, stated that the Chairman of the company, Dr. Lukman Bolaji, stated that…
I’ve decided to reduce the size of our team by about 13% and let more than 11,000 of our talented employees go. CEO Mark Zuckerberg Meta, Facebook’s parent company, announced 11,000 job cuts on Wednesday, the most significant in the tech giant’s history. The layoffs come as Meta faces a number of challenges in its…
Tagged, ‘Celebration of economic potential’ the maiden edition of the Ogun waterside seafood festival is scheduled for December 15, 2022. The event, as reported by The Cable, will take place at the “scenic waterfront of Iwopin town”. The event, which is described as a celebration of Ogun state’s tourism and economic potential, is a “three-phase…
By Abdulrazak Banjo With the arrival of the multi-million naira Prodis Hotel & Suites, the hospitality landscape in Sagamu has changed. The 13-bedroom, 4-star hotel is located in the serene part of downtown Sagamu, off hospital road, by the LBC Hall. The hotel, features a VIP lounge, a large-capacity car park, standard hotel rooms and…
