Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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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.…
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.…
State governments have intensified preparations of isolation centres in readiness for possible admission of COVID-19 patients as cases of the virus continue to rise in the country. Officials of states including Ogun, Gombe, Benue, Lagos, Ondo and Sokoto, in separate interviews with our correspondents on Sunday, said they had enough bed spaces to admit COVID-19…
The Ogun State government has announced that the environmental sanitation exercise scheduled for this month will not take place in order to allow citizens to celebrate Christmas, which overlaps with the exercise scheduled for December 25. Rasaq Olabode Ojetola, the Permanent Secretary of the Ogun State Ministry of Environment, made the announcement. The Ministry, on…
The Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture has set in motion machinery to consolidate on its achievements in the promotion of selected key value chains such as rice, cassava, poultry, and fish, among others, while it anticipates support to farms and firms from World Bank Intervention in the next fiscal year, thus the Ministry has proposed…
In order to improve ease of doing business and eradicate multiple taxations, the Ogun State Government said it is proposing a bill to streamline revenue collection processes. Mr. Seyi Ogunseye, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Revenue Assurance, dropped this hint while addressing information officers of the State Ministry of Information and Strategy…
Gateway United will lock horns with Patriots FC today in the final of the 2021 Ogun State Football Association Pre Season Tournament. The game is scheduled to take place at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta, Ogun State. While Gateway United are already established having played in the Nigerian Top-flight league in the past, Patriots are…
Ogun Land Bureau assures HomeOwners’ Charter Scheme applicants of title documents, plans to generate N42b. The Ogun State Government has assured applicants who sought land title documents under the HomeOwners’ Charter scheme that their applications would be considered in the future, as more applications are currently being considered under the recently launched Land Administration and…
An appeal has gone out to companies to give considerations to the skilled personnel from correctional homes across the country to take up skilled labour roles in their various companies to complement government’s efforts of providing jobs for the unemployed youths. Acccording to he press officer Kemi Oyeleye, the First Lady and Wife of the…
The Ogun State government, led by Prince Dapo Abiodun, has reaffirmed its commitment to the promotion and sustainability of cultural festivals in order to ensure their place of pride in international societies. Dr. Oluwatoyin Taiwo, the State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, disclosed this in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, while answering questions from an…
