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Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun trains over 6,000 across the State

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2022 0

The Nigerian labour market is congested with many job applications. Hence, calls for a diversion from formal employment to self employment continue to be on the rise among stakeholders and policy makers in the country. To tackle unemployment and relatively tackle crime, the Ogun State

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Ogun begins mass installation of street lights with ‘Let there be light’ project

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2021 0

Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta Determined to prevent road crashes, especially at night and incidents of armed robbery, Ogun State government has embarked on ‘Let there be Light’ project aimed at installing and activating street lights in major towns across the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun, who made this known at a test run of the project on […]

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Man, 32, in Police net for beating 30-yrold man to death over N50 change

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2021 0

Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta A-32 year old man, Biodun Adebiyi has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police command for beating a 30 years old cigarette seller to death over N50 balance. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. According to Oyeyemi, the […]

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VAT: Why Ogun joined the fray – Abiodun

Ihesiulo Grace 5 November 2021 0

Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has shed light on why the state joined other states in the fray to collect the Value Added Tax (VAT). According to Abiodun, his administration decided to take advantage of the VAT controversy with the view to ensure Ogun gets a fair share from the money being […]

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Ogun: Abiodun gives 60-day ultimatum to unvaccinated residents to obtain COVID – 19 vaccines

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2021 0

*Targets to vaccinate over 2 million people Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has given 60 days ultimatum to unvaccinated residents of the state to obtain covid-19 vaccines. The governor, who gave the ultimatum on Monday during the flag – off of COVID – 19 Mass Vaccination Campaign in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, said all […]

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Ogun police arrests mother of 2 for allegedly pouring hot water on husband’s girlfriend –PPRO

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2021 0

The Police in Ogun on Sunday said that they had arrested Joy Sunday, a mother of two, for pouring hot water on a woman she allegedly accused of dating her husband. DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Command’s Public Relation Officer (PRO) , disclosed this in a statement made available to Newsmen in Ota, Ogun. Oyeyemi said […]

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Nigeria will not experience civil war again, says Abiodun

Ihesiulo Grace 21 July 2021 0

*Urges Nigerians to repose faith in God Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State governor, Mr Dapo Abiodun, has said Nigeria, as a nation, will neither experience any civil war nor break up, declaring the socio-economic challenges confronting the country will be eventually surmounted. Abiodun made this known when he hosted the League of Imams and Alfas […]

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NDLEA arrest law enforcement officer, six others for dealing in cocaine, others

Ihesiulo Grace 20 June 2021 0

*Uncover heroin in Pakistan rerurnee’s an is at Lagos port Joy Joseph, Lagos. A serving officer of a law enforcement agency, Popoola Abayomi, has been arrested by opertaoves of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for selling assorted illicit drugs to students of a federal university and cultists in Ogun state. The drug dealer who […]

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Lagos, Ogun sign historic MoU on Joint Development Commission

Ihesiulo Grace 25 May 2021 0

*States collaborate for mutual economic growth, infrastructure, boundary dispute resolution Ehigbo Samuel, Lagos And Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta A new alliance order which will accelerate integration of physical and socio-economic developments of both Lagos and Ogun states was sealed on Monday, with the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for the establishment of

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Ogun govt commence investigation into multiple gas explosions

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2021 0

The Ogun State Technical Team is investigating the causes of several gas explosions in Abeokuta, and a retail outlet has been shut down. Six people were killed and eight others were wounded in five separate gas explosions in different parts of the state capital. The Technical Team, which includes members of the Nigerian Police Force, […]

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47-year-old woman stabs husband to death in Ogun

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2021 0

Joy Joseph, Lagos. A 47-year-old woman, Olanshile Nasirudeen, is in police custody for reportedly stabbing her 51-year-old husband to death in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased, a butcher, had impregnated another woman, an act that angered the suspect. Nasirudeen, also a butcher, allegedly sighted the woman who got pregnant for

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Czech Republic donates N194m medical equipment to Ogun

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2021 0

Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta The Ogun State government on Tuesday took delivery of medical equipment worth N194m from the government of Czech Republic. The equipment includes fifteen ICU beds, an incubator, children’s cribs, a generator, and a phototherapy machine. Handing over the equipment, the Czech Republic Ambassador to Nigeria, Marek Skolil, to the state governor,

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Ogun govt vows to wield big stick against illegal developers in the state

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2021 0

ABIODUN TAIWO, ABEOKUTA Professionals in the real estate business in Ogun State have been advised to always follow due process before embarking on any development across the state. The state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Olatunji Odunlami, gave the advice at the official launching of Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), […]

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Ogun Poly closed over Insecurity

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2021 0

Following a wave of insecurity across the country, the Gateway Polytechnic in Saapade, Ogun State, has closed its doors and asked its students to return home. Current examinations at the state-owned polytechnic have also been halted until the security situation improves. Acting Registrar of the Polytechnic, J O Popoola, issued a memo on April 28, […]

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Ogun will commence Bus Mass Transit, rail operations to Lagos, others soon – Abiodun

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2021 0

Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun will soon commence an operation of the Bus Mass Transit services to Lagos and major towns in the state. The state governor, Dapo Abiodun who disclosed this while receiving reports on the transportation sector christened Abeokuta Urban Transport Policy from the Head, United Kingdom Prosperity Fund, Nigeria Office, Miss Martha Bostock, […]

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Never again should farmer-herder crisis be allowed in Ogun – Gov Abiodun

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2021 0

…Receives report on farmer/herders clash ABIODUN TAIWO, ABEOKUTA Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said never again should the people of the state allow misunderstanding to descend into violence as witnessed in the relationship between indigenes and settlers in all the communities in the state. Governor Abiodun made this assertion when the Committee on

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21st Century commits $75million to Ogun digital economy infrastructure project

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2021 0

Foremost Information Communication Technology firm, 21st Century Technologies limited ((21CTL) has partnered with the Ogun state government to execute Ogun State Digital Economic Empowerment Project (OGDEP). 21st Century injected close to $75million to the project in the expectation that the initiative would see the economy of Ogun state grow by an additional $100 billion.

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Abiodun: I met five functional ambulances when I assumed office

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2021 0

Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Tuesday, disclosed that his administration met five functional ambulances serving the entire state when it assumed office on May 29, 2019. Abiodun, who declared that his administration placed high premium and value on the health and emergency response as an important sector in the state, […]

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Transportation: UK agency offers technical assistance to Ogun

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2021 0

Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta A United Kingdom (UK)-based development agency, Prosperity Fund, has expressed its readiness to offer technical assistance to Ogun State in its efforts at putting in place an efficient and sustainable transportation system. This, according to the agency, would fast-track the socio-economic development of the state. Speaking during the presentation

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We’re no longer safe in Ogun, says NMA as doctors, nurses begin strike

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2021 0

On Tuesday, health workers in Ogun State decried the state’s high level of insecurity, lamenting that all parts of the state were becoming unsafe. In separate interviews with newsmen, state branches of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, as well as the Nigerian Medical Association, reported this in justifying their decision to go […]