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ABIODUN’S EDUCATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME EXPANDS TO 1,277 BENEFICIARIES, INTRODUCES ENTREPRENEURSHIP, DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING The Gbemiga Abiodun Education Support Programme has increased its reach from 831 beneficiaries in the 2025/2026 award year to 1,277 for the 2026/2027 academic session, while introducing entrepreneurship support and digital skills training to equip young people with practical skills for employment and self-reliance. The programme, established in memory of the late Gbemiga Abiodun, son of Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, supports students from primary to tertiary levels and seeks to ensure that financial difficulties do not prevent young people from pursuing their educational ambitions. Speaking at the fourth edition of the programme on Friday, October 9, 2026, Governor Abiodun disclosed that 831 beneficiaries received scholarships totalling ₦99.1 million during the 2025/2026 award year. For the 2026/2027 academic session, the programme will supp...

Patronise Registered Surveyors, SURCON President Tells Ogun Residents The President of the Surveyors' Council of Nigeria (SURCON), Surveyor Moshood Akinwande, has advised Ogun state residents and general public to always patronise registered Surveyors, especially those registered by the Surveyors' Council of Nigeria before embarking on any land transaction in the state. Surveyor Akinwande stated this in Abeokuta during his 2-day working visit to the state on the invitation of the Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Surveyors, Ogun State Branch, Surveyor Abiodun Liadi. He noted that the power to make surveying laws hitherto vested with the state governments and House of Assemblies, now domiciled with the Surveyors' Council of Nigeria, pledging to strengthen advocacy efforts aimed at educating the public on the benefits of patronising registered surveyors. The National President of the Surveyor's Council said that parts of the Council’s functions was to regis...

Abiodun Family Awards Over ₦100m Scholarships to 831 Indigent Students  The family of Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has awarded scholarships worth over ₦100 million to 831 indigent students across different levels of education under the Gbemiga Abiodun Memorial Education Support Programme, an initiative established to sustain the humanitarian legacy of the governor’s late son. Governor Abiodun announced this at the third edition of the programme, held at Christ Apostolic Grammar School, Iperu, noting that the initiative had supported a total of 1,277 students since its establishment in 2023. The governor explained that the foundation was established in honour of his late son, Gbemiga Abiodun, to sustain his passion for helping others, particularly the less privileged. According to him, the initiative was inspired by Gbemiga’s desire, while alive, to make a positive difference in the lives of others. Following his death, the family resolved to preserve that s...

GOV. ABIODUN SUSTAINS PALLIATIVE SUPPORT..AS ALLOCATES HIT ₦987.185M IN NINE MONTHS The Ogun State Government has allocated ₦987.185 million for palliative support for Public Servants between April and December 2026, including ₦327.31 million earmarked for the fourth quarter. Disclosing this in a statement on Friday, the Head of Service, Mr. Olanrewaju Saka, said the sustained intervention reflected the administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare and its efforts to cushion the effects of prevailing economic challenges. The latest allocation of ₦327,310,000 covers October to December 2026, following ₦330,630,000 allocated for April to June and ₦329,245,000 for July to September, bringing the total provision for the three quarters to ₦987,185,000. The continuation of the programme underscores the government’s determination to sustain support for public servants amid economic pressures, particularly the rising cost of transportation and other essential expenses. The interv...

Ogun Attorney-General Honoured for Outstanding Service The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ogun State, Mr. Oluwasina Ogungbade, has been honoured with an Award of Outstanding Service by Quick Legal Magazine in recognition of his contributions to the administration of justice and the development of the legal profession in the state. The award was presented to Ogungbade at an event held at the Ministry of Justice Conference Hall, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, where legal practitioners, stakeholders and other distinguished guests gathered to celebrate his contributions to the state’s justice sector. Speaking on the organisation behind the award, the Editor-in-Chief of Legal Lead Publication Limited, publishers of Quick Legal Magazine, and former Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ijebu-Ode Branch, Mr. Moruff Balogun, said the magazine was established as an innovative platform to showcase the achievements of lawyers who had made significant contributions...

Owotomobi Celebrates Kwara BATSV Chairman, Otunba Taiwo Joseph, at 66 The Global Chairman of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Solidarity Vanguard (BATSV), Nigeria and Diaspora, Ambassador Dr Dare Owotomobi, has felicitated the Kwara State Chairman of the organisation, Otunba Taiwo Joseph, popularly known as OTJ, on the occasion of his 66th birthday. In a goodwill message issued to mark the occasion, Owotomobi described Otunba Joseph as a loyal and committed member of the BATSV, praising his leadership qualities, political maturity and ability to deliver results. According to him, Otunba Joseph is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding Commissioners to have served in the Kwara State Ministry of Environment, noting that his achievements in office remain a reference point among stakeholders in the state. Owotomobi said Joseph's leadership qualities were further demonstrated by his ability to harmonise the various factions that constituted the BATSV structure in Kwara State. H...