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GOVERNOR ABIODUN INSTALLS OLU OF IFO, TASKS HIM ON INDUSTRIAL ADVANCEMENT

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GOVERNOR ABIODUN INSTALLS OLU OF IFO, TASKS HIM ON INDUSTRIAL ADVANCEMENT The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has urged the newly installed Olu of Ifo, Oba Olumide Atanda Osunsina, to leverage on both human and material resources for the enhancement of industrial growth and the welfare of his community. Abiodun, represented by his Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat, threw this challenge while presenting the staff and Instruments of Appointment to the monarch, pointing out that industrialisation remained the surest way of enhancing standard of living and socio-economic development of any community. The Governor, explained that Oba Osunsina’s appointment was in consonance with the Obas and Chiefs Law of Ogun State, 2021, the 1989 registered Chieftaincy Declaration of Olu of Ifo and the customs and traditions of Ifo land which positioned Oba Osunsina, as a First Class Oba and a prominent member of the Egba Traditional Counci...
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NIGERIA MUST HONOUR ITS FIRST FEMALE PROFESSOR BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

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NIGERIA MUST HONOUR ITS FIRST FEMALE PROFESSOR BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE A Call on the Federal and Ogun State Governments to Recognise Professor Felicia Adetoun Ogunsheye at 100            By Adeniyi Akinbobola There are moments in the history of a nation when its greatest failure is not the inability to produce exceptional individuals but its failure to recognise and celebrate their extraordinary contributions. As Professor (Mrs.) Felicia Adetoun Ogunsheye, Nigeria's first female professor and a distinguished pioneer in education, librarianship and women's advancement, approaches her 100th birthday, the country has another opportunity to correct this historical oversight. Born on December 5, 1926, Professor Ogunsheye will celebrate her centenary on December 5, 2026. Her remarkable journey, spanning a century of intellectual excellence, institutional development and service to humanity, deserves more than congratulatory messages and ceremonial celeb...
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Ogun HoS Urges Public Servants to Uphold Excellence, Integrity, Professionalism

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Ogun HoS Urges Public Servants to Uphold Excellence, Integrity, Professionalism The Head of Service of Ogun State, Mr. Olanrewaju Saka, has urged workers in the Local Government Service and the entire state Public/Civil Service to strive for greater excellence, uphold the core values of integrity and professionalism, and demonstrate discipline and accountability in the discharge of their duties. Saka made the call at the 2026 Local Government Service Week Public Lecture, organised by the Ogun State Local Government Service Commission at the Obas' Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The lecture, which had the theme, "From Experience to Excellence: Strengthening Service Delivery at the Grassroots," focused on the need to transform accumulated institutional experience into improved performance, technology-driven administration and sustainable grassroots development. The Head of Service described the theme as timely and relevant, noting that local governments occupied a...
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NUJ ZONE B ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO INTIMIDATE EFCC OVER OGUN COUNCIL FINANCIAL PROBE

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NUJ ZONE B ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO INTIMIDATE EFCC OVER OGUN COUNCIL FINANCIAL PROBE The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zone B, has come under criticism following its communiqué accusing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, of harassing and persecuting officials of the Ogun State Council over a petition against its Chairman, Comrade Akinwale Victor Olanrewaju. The petitioners, Comrade Oluwole Shokunbi, a former two-term Chairman of the Ogun State Council of the NUJ, and Comrade Sina Oduntan, a senior member of the Council and former Secretary of the Omi Titun campaign group that supported Olanrewaju's first-term election, have described the communiqué as an attempt to discredit the petition and exert pressure on the anti-corruption agency. They argued that the communiqué, issued after the Zone's Zonal Executive Council (ZEC) meeting in Lagos, sought to portray a legitimate demand for financial accountabili...
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South-West Agricultural Stakeholders Urged to Embrace Technology to Boost Food Production

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South-West Agricultural Stakeholders Urged to Embrace Technology to Boost Food Production Farmers and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector across the South-West have been urged to embrace modern technology, digital innovation and smart agricultural practices to address challenges confronting food production and improve productivity. They were advised to move beyond conventional farming methods that rely largely on intuition, indigenous knowledge and visual observation of crops to adopt technology-driven approaches for monitoring soil conditions, managing livestock, nurturing seedlings and predicting weather patterns. The call was made by the Dean, College of Computing Sciences, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Oluwasefunmi 'Tale Arogundade, during a two-day training and Steering Committee meeting of the South-West Research Extension-Farmers-Input Linkage System (SW-REFILS-IAR&T). The programme, organised by the Ogun State Agricult...
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UPHOLD THE TENETS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE...HoS

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UPHOLD THE TENETS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE.. HoS The Ogun State Head of Service, Mr. Iskeel Olanrewaju Saka has been called upon to continue to uphold the tenets and qualities of the State Civil/Public Service as handed over by forebears in order to have sustained and enhanced service delivery. The call was made by the President, Association of Retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries, Ogun State Chapter, the Very Revd. Adenrele Oduwaiye, when he led the newly sworn-in executive members of the Association to the Office of the Head of Service. According to him, the fore front enviable position that the State has attained amongst the comity of States must be retained so that the labours of the doyens of Public Service such as Late Chief Simeon Adebo, Late Chief P.T. Odumosu and Late Chief A.A.K Degun, amongst others would not go to waste. He said the welfare, training and retraining as well as provision of relevant modern technologies must be vigorously pursued in orde...
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Ogun Ready for State Police, Abiodun Declares, To extends cash transfer scheme across state

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Ogun Ready for State Police, Abiodun Declares, To extends  cash transfer scheme across state Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has declared his administration’s readiness to establish a state police force, describing it as a critical step towards strengthening security, protecting investments and sustaining the state’s growing economic activities. The governor also announced the immediate commencement of a social investment cash transfer programme for vulnerable residents to cushion the effects of rising food and transportation costs. Abiodun made the announcements at a town hall meeting on the 2027 budget and the 2027–2029 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for Remo Division, held at the Akarigbo Palace, Sagamu. Speaking on the proposed establishment of state police, the governor, who chairs the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Committee on State Police, said Ogun was prepared to embrace the initiative, noting that the state’s expanding industrial and commercial ...
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