Comrade Wale Olanrewaju has returned unopposed as Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun State Council, to steer the affairs of the Council for another three years. Olanrewaju’s emergence followed a smooth and peaceful election held at the NUJ Secretariat, Oke Ilewo, Abeokuta. The exercise was supervised by…
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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has urged birth attendants in the state to uphold the highest standards of maternal safety. The Governor, stated this while speaking at the Ogun State Annual Birth Attendants’ Conference, Abiodun represented by his deputy Noimot Salako oyedele in his keynote address, praised the Ogun State…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced the disbursement of additional N250m grants for trade artisans across the State. The Governor, who announced this at the 20245International Community Day and World Trade Day celebration at the M.K.O. Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta, said this was aimed at strengthening small-scale businesses…
Patroness of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Ogun State Council and Ibuso Aje of Egbaland, Chief Mrs Florence Mojisola Oni Quadri, has called on members to maintain peace and order during and after the union’s elections scheduled for Thursday, 11 December 2025 at the State Secretariat, Iwe Iroyin, Abeokuta. In a message to the council’s executive, through…
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Ogun State Council, has strongly condemned the protest by a group of aggrieved pensioners Held today, 8th of December, 2025 in Abeokuta describing it as unnecessary. Chairman of the union, Comrade Chief Waheed Oloyede and the Secretary, Comrade Bola Lawal, who frowned at the…
The College of Security management, of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC Abeokuta Ogun State Capital, has graduated about 165 officers in the College’s Composite Arms Training Program, field officers, arms handling training, and agro-rangers from Ogun, Oyo, Lagos, and Kano states. The ceremony, held at the College…
….pledges to promote legitimate trade The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has appointed Deputy Comptroller of Customs Olukayode Oladapo Afeni as the Ag. Customs Area Controller, Ogun 1 Command. In a statement by the Public Relations Officer, Ogun 1 Area Command,DSC Chado Zakari, the formal handover ceremony from…
The Supreme Court yesterday expressed displeasure at Federal Government’s failure to put into effect the July 2024 judgement of the court that local governments’ share from the federation account be paid directly to them. The apex court said there was no credible evidence before it that the Attorney General of…
The Ogun State Government has announced that residents caught dumping refuse on roads will henceforth be arrested, corrected with compassion, and assigned community service as punishment. Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Ola Oresanya disclosed this while briefing members of the Governor’s Elders Advisory Council during their fourth quarterly meeting held at…
…Calls for Implementation of Doctor’s salary, retirement age review The National President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Prof. Bala Audu, has lauded the Ogun State government on it various programmes and policies aimed at providing healthcare delivery to it citizens, just as he also calls for full implementation of…