Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has appointed Mr. Tunde Onakoya, the National Master of Chess and the current Guinness World Record Holder for the longest Chess Marathon in history, the Sports Ambassador of the State. Governor Abiodun, who made this known on Thursday when he received Mr. Onakoya in...
The Ogun State Agro-Cargo International Airport will begin scheduled and non-scheduled flights in the next few weeks; Governor Dapo Abiodun made this known on Tuesday. Abiodun, was speaking at the 13th Gateway International Trade Fair breakfast meeting with chief executive officers, captains of industry, entrepreneurs, investors and stakeholders alike, held...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said that over 1,500 people have so far benefitted from the ongoing surgeries under the Free Surgery Intervention Programme of his administration. The governor, who disclosed this while monitoring the sale of discounted rice to civil servants at the State Secretariat, Oke-Mosan Abeokuta, on...
The Ogun state government, in a significant move towards addressing economic challenges, has kicked off the enrollment of more than 80,000 beneficiaries for the federal government’s Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer (RH-CCT) program across its 20 local government areas. Funmilayo Baker, the program manager of Ogun State Cash Transfer Unit,...
No fewer than 120 women from the six south west states are to get the sum of N60million from The Renewed Hope Initiative, a social intervention programme of the wife of the President, Mrs. Oluremi Tunubu. Mrs. Tinubu, who disclosed this on Tuesday at the launch of the Renewed Hope...
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun on Monday said that his administration would continue to fulfil all promises made to the public service by ensuring the provision of adequate working tools for the workforce. Governor Abiodun stated this during the swearing-in of the newly appointed Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde...
Masked men suspected to be Yoruba Nation agitators created chaos and panic at the Oyo State Government Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, on Saturday. Eyewitnesses reported the tense scene as "the masked men were stationed at different locations within the area." The disruption led to businesses and residents in Bodija, Ikolaba, and...
The Kwara State Government has taken a significant step towards economic development by acquiring 20,065 hectares of land for the ambitious Ilorin SmartCity Estate project. This move is aimed at creating a modern urban center that will house essential facilities like housing estates, schools, hospitals, markets, police stations, fire...
The Ogun State Government said N3.5 billion have been earmarked for the ongoing 'Educash transfer' programme of the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration. About 100,000 indigent pupils in both public primary and secondary schools, as well as 50,000 students in tertiary institutions across the country, will benefit at the end of...
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH) in Ondo State is facing a crisis, with only 22 out of 150 resident doctors left due to unpaid entitlements, leading to a 14-day warning strike. President of ARD, John Matthew, expressed concern over the...