Category

Ogun News

706 posts in this category.

Ogun Is Concerned About The Proliferation Of Unlawful Monarchs.

The Ogun State Government voiced concern yesterday over the rise of illegitimate traditional rulers in the state. It especially voiced unhappiness with certain persons obtaining bogus appointment papers and portraying themselves as monarchs without following the processes outlined in the state’s legislation regulating the Obaship institution. Dapo Abiodun, the state governor, voiced worry during the…

Updated

Abiodun Inaugurates Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing Plant

Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun State, inaugurated the state’s first fiber optic cable production plant on Thursday, saying the facility will help his administration’s digital economy infrastructure expand. Speaking at the opening of the Coleman Wire and Cable fibre optic firm, which is located along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, he expressed his excitement that the…

Updated

Armed Forces Remembrance Day – Abiodun Donates N10million, Van To Nigerian Legion

  Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has donated ten million naira and a van to the Nigerian Legion in the state as part of efforts by his administration to support security agencies in the state with logistics. The governor made the announcement at his office during the launch of the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day…

Updated

Democracy Dividends: Dapo Abiodun Promises Even Development 

  The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has restated his determination to developed every parts of the State, towards ensuring  equitable distribution of dividends of democracy. Governor  Abiodun made this known at the inauguration of the Yewa People Development Council (YPDC) and end of  the year reception of the Yewa Traditional Council, held at…

Updated

Governor Abiodun Signs N350.735bn 2022 Budget Into Law

Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday evening, December 29, 2021, signed into law the 2022 appropriation budget, passed by the state house of Assembly. In a statement by the chief press secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, the State House of Assembly had earlier in the day passed the exact figure of N350,735,149,739.57 contained…

Updated

Ogun Announces January 10 As New Resumption Date For Second Term 2021/2022 Academic Session

According to the Ogun State Government, public schools in the state, including government science and technical colleges, will resume for the 2021/2022 Academic Session on Monday, January 10, 2022. In a statement by the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Abayomi Arigbabu, the change became necessary following a series of pre-resumption activities lined…

Updated

Ogun Assembly Passes 2022 Budget

The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed the exact figure of N350,735,149,739.57 contained in the 2022 budget with adjustments in some recurrent and or capital estimates of about 182 agencies as presented by the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun. The budget was passed sequel to the presentation of the report of the House Committee…

Updated

Ogun Begins Removal Of Shanties Along Lagos-ibadan Expressway

The government of Ogun State has begun demolishing some illegal shanties along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in order to rid the state of environmental hazards and keep the state free of infectious diseases. The senior special assistant to the governor on the environment led the powerful task-force supported by security agencies to carry out the operation.…

Updated

How Ogun Lost $16bn Dangote Refinery To Lagos Because Of Amosun – Dapo Abiodun

Prince Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State Governor, has lamented that Ogun State lost the $16 billion Dangote Refinery to Lagos because of former Governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s disagreement with Aliko Dangote. The Governor spoke 23 December while delivering the Convocation Lecture at the 2nd and 3rd convocation ceremony of the Mountain Top University, Ibafo, Ogun state.…

Updated