The Lagos and Ogun State governments have issued warnings to residents living in flood-prone areas, particularly along riverbanks, to temporarily relocate or brace for potential flooding ahead of the planned release of water from the Oyan Dam. The release of excess water from the dam, managed by the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA), is part of an annual process …

Reconstruction is yet to commence at the Abeokuta-Ota-Lagos Expressway because the Ogun State Government is yet to receive final approval of the concessioning of the road from the Federal Government, the state government has said. During a briefing after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Aso Villa, Abuja, last October, the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi said …

Polaris Bank, Nigeria’s leading digital retail Bank, has pledged to support the development of high-impact sectors including road infrastructure, housing, education, healthcare and agro-processing in Ogun State. After he led the bank’s management team on a courtesy visit to Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the state capital, on Wednesday, Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Adekunle …

The Ogun State Government has expressed readiness to collaborate with the family of late Iyalode of Yorubaland, Iyalode Alaba Lawson in working out a befitting burial for the renowned educationist and entrepreneur who passed on Saturday, 28th October 2023 In a statement on Tuesday, the media adviser of the Lawson family, Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji said that Governor Dapo Abiodun gave …

The Ogun State government has called on factories operating in the state to ensure that their workers are provided with proper kits, including protective goggles, in order to safeguard their eyesight. The state said its finding had shown that blindness was more predominant among factory workers in the state. The Commissioner of Health, Dr. Tomi Coker said during a press …

As part of the Ogun State government’s commitment to improving maternal health, a document to reduce preventable death among women of childbearing age and victims of domestic violence has been launched. At the launch and dissemination of Ogun State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy (STOP), for legal indications and standard medical management of victims of Gender Based Violence (GBV) …

The request by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to make use of the MKO Abiola International Stadium, Abeokuta for the rally of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has been turned down by the Ogun State Ministry of Youth and Sports. In a 3rd January letter to the state Commissioner for Youth and Sports, the PDP had requested permission ahead of …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called the attention of the Ogun State Government to the poor condition of a healthcare centre at his ancestral home in the Ibogun-Olaogun area of the Ifo Local Government Area of the state. Obasanjo said that the poor healthcare facility was serving 40 communities in the council, saying it has been overstretched. At the 2022 …

Inept, invisible, impotent, inert, indolent, inefficacious, indifferent and incompetent. One or more of the preceding adjectives could/should apply to any or all of the four governors of Ogun State in the last 23 years. In the inglorious line-up are Olusegun Osoba (1999-2003), Gbenga Daniel (2003-2011), Ibikunle Amosun (2011-2019) and Dapo Abiodun (2019-). I am eligible, I believe, to speak for …

Iya Olumo, the custodian of the deity of popular tourist centre, Olumo Rock died on Wednesday aged 137 years. Real name, Chief (Mrs) Sinatu Aduke Sanni was the mother goddess of the reversed tourist destination located in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Her son, Solomon Adio, who confirmed her death, said his mother died at her Itoko residence in Abeokuta after a …