Ogun state

Abiodun’s Investment Drive: Ogun to host West Africa’s largest cotton and apparel industry, targets 40,000 jobs

The biggest cotton and apparel industry in West Africa, with a capacity to employ about 40,000 people, will soon take off e in...

Ogun plans large-scale ranching project to boost meat production

Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun, has unveiled plans to set up ranching facilities, which will cater to the processing of meat within the state....

Septuagenarian’s assault: Ogun monarch fails to meet bail conditions, remanded in prison

The suspended traditional ruler of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi,has been remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Service(NSC) facility in Ilaro, Ogun State, over...

Nigerian Navy to Establish Naval Base, Dockyard in Ogun State, Boosting Regional Security

The Nigerian Navy and the Ogun State Government are set to flag-off the ground breaking ceremony of the Naval Base and Dockyard in...

Ogun farm murder: Under-30 mother of one fatally attacked gathering vegetables, others for market

A somber mood has settled over the rural community of Ilewo Orile in Abeokuta North, Ogun State, following the tragic demise of 29-year-old...

Reps Dep Chief Whip, Onanuga, from Ogun, exits

The Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Adewunmi Onanuga, has passed away, according to the House spokesman, Rep. Akin Rotimi. A...

Ogun Information Ministry Vows to Intensify Mobilisation Efforts, Justifies N2bln 2025 Budget Proposal

The Ogun State Ministry of Information has assured the public of its commitment to ramping up mobilisation efforts, while also defending its proposed...

First time ever, Ogun state budget hits trillion naira mark, about N300bln higher than 2024 budget

Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun has presented a jumbo size budget of N1.05 trillion to the state legislature for 2025. Presenting the appropriation bill...

Horror: Former Ogun councillor shot in the head on bike

Suspected cultists killed Mutiu Akinbami on Friday, a former councillor in the Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Akinbami, popularly known...

Ogun raises minimum wage to N77,000, takes immediate effect

Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has offered to pay N77,000 as the state’s minimum wage for the lowest-paid employee, way above the...

Major breakthrough as Polytechnic produces electric tricycle in Ogun

“My expectation now is to see how we can take the tricycle to the industry. Let me also tell you that this is...

Gov. Abiodun flags off harvest of 200-hectare plantation, Ogun now rice-producing state

Ogun State has joined the league of rice-producing states in the country with the flagging off of the harvest of 200 hectares at...

Bureaucratic bottlenecks stalled reconstruction of Lagos-Sango-Abeokuta Expressway – Gov. Abiodun

Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun has said bureaucratic bottlenecks stalled the reconstruction of the Lagos-Sango-Abeokuta Expressway. Abiodun also promised that the Agbara-Lusada-Atan road would...

Gov. Abiodun lauds police for securing Ogun State

Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun has praised the Nigeria Police Force for its efforts to secure lives and properties in the state. Abiodun gave...

Landlord slumps, dies during heated argument with tenant over rent arrears

Benjamin Apeh, a landlord in Ogun State, allegedly suffered a fatal collapse during a heated dispute with his tenant over outstanding rent. The...

Fresh crisis rocks Ogun APC with Gov. Abiodun and Sen. Daniel in standoff over projects

…says his comment represents a hallucination of a serial failure All is not well with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun...