One person was confirmed dead, while five vehicles were completely burnt on Saturday when a truck carrying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exploded in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The explosion, which occurred around the Ita-Oshin area of the metropolis, also shook the foundations of several residential buildings, leaving many of them with shattered louvres and glass doors with adex roofing …

Two people have died while 13 other passengers sustained injuries on Saturday in an accident which occurred at about 1:21 pm around Ajede, after J3 Junction along the Ijebu-Ode-Ore-Benin expressway. A Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Iyare Motors with number plate GUE59ZY was said to have rammed into a stationary truck with number plate BGT94LG leading to the fatal crash. …

Ogun State Executive Council, presided over by Governor Dapo Abiodun, has approved seven major priority projects for execution. According to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Hon, Kayode Akinmade, the projects are the re-construction of six roads, including the Abule Egba-Ota/Sango-Abeokuta Expressway and the purchase of some equipment at the Gateway Agro-Cargo International Airport. The Council approved the …

Some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly attacked a Celestial Church in Ogun State and abducted two worshippers. The abducted worshippers were identified as Oluboboye Abiola and Oladapo Seyifunmi. According to a statement released by the state Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, a Superintendent of Police (SP), the incident occurred at the church …

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said the presence of limestone in large quantities in the  Ewekoro Local Government is responsible for the state contributing 36 per cent out of the 38 per cent revenue generation in the non-oil sector to the coffers of the Federal Government. Abiodun made this known on Sunday at the palace of the Olu of …

The Ogun State government has purchased 100 truckloads of rice to be sold at cheaper rates to residents of the state to cushion the effect of the rise in the prices of goods in the country. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday while speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abeokuta, the state capital. Abiodun said the rice would be …

Ogun State Government said it will embark on immediate N5 billion worth of intervention to cushion the effects of the current economic hardship on residents. Governor Dapo Abiodun, who announced this on Wednesday evening during the emergency briefing of newsmen inside Chief Olusegun Osoba Press Centre at Oke Mosan Governor’s Office Abeokuta, said the intervention covers grants to indigent students, food …

The Ogun State Government said it had disbursed the sum of N50 million to the Ijebu Development Initiative on Poverty Reduction (IDIPR), Eriwe, for the development of the agriculture and fish sub-sectors in the state. According to a statement, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Bolu Owotomo, who presented the cheque to the IDIPR representatives at the Ministry of …

Ogun State Government and the United Kingdom government have partnered to develop public transportation infrastructure in the state. Representing the Ogun is the Ministry of Transportation while the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (UKFCDO) and the United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF) are counterpart partners. They met at the Ministry of Transportation head office in Abeokuta, with representatives present virtually …

Ogun State government, on Thursday, said that it will soon begin construction of bus stations for the take-off of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Mass Transit scheme along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway axis. The stations are to be sited within the Mowe, Ibafo, Arepo, and Berger axes of the ever-busy expressway. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dairo Olugbenga …