…says Olokola Deep Sea Port, LNG Project Coming Soon Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday said the location of the proposed Zonal Office and Training School of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Gateway Agro-Cargo International Airport would serve as an avenue to improve the status of the…
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On 14 August 2024, the attention of the Ogun State Government was drawn to the provisional attachment of three Nigerian government owned aircrafts in France by the Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd. (“Zhongshan”). Ogun State also learned of two orders of the Judicial Court of Paris dated…
The Ogun State Government, on Thursday, released the list of members of non-statutory boards recently appointed by Governor Dapo Abiodun to run the various boards in the state. This indication was given in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Strategy to the governor, Hon. Kayode Akinmade. The appointments,…
Former Commissioner for Agriculture in Ogun State, Nigeria Dr. Samson Adeola Odedina,has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Alumni Honour Award for Lifetime Achievement at the University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Odedina disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday. Dr. Odedina expressed his excitement and…
The Ogun State government on Tuesday launched a health insurance scheme designed for the formal sector, comprising civil servants, public servants, and workers in the organized private sector, as part of activities lined up for the 2024 Public Service Week. It would be recalled that the State Governor, Prince Dapo…
The actual salary and allowances of federal lawmakers has continued to generate controversy. This followed claim by Senator Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila (NNPP – Kano South) he earns N21million in allowances every month apart from monthly salary of about N1million. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo recently accused members of the National Assembly…
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has said that each of the 109 senators in the upper chamber receives a total of N1.06m in salary and allowances per month. It clarified this in response to recent controversies over the real amount each lawmaker earns per month. This means each…
The new Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Corp Commander Akinwumi Fasakin, has pledged to work closely with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the state to reduce incessant road accidents. Fasakin made this declaration during a courtesy visit to the NUJ Secretariat in…
Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle has expressed appreciation to the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Adedapo Abiodun, for the recent donation of 100,000 hectares of land to the Nigerian Navy. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by Henshaw Ogubike, Director, Information and Public Relations,…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that his administration is set to offer business-oriented youths in the state grants ranging from N500,000 to N10 million under the Ogun Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurial Programme (OGYES). Governor Abiodun stated that the grants, which will commence during the next phase…