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Lack of Public Understanding Hurts Urban Planning — Expert A town planning expert, Tpl. Arc. Prof. Leke Oduwaye, has called for greater public enlightenment and stakeholder collaboration in town planning to bridge the gap between theory and practice in Nigeria’s urban development. Prof. Oduwaye made the call while delivering a lecture at the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Ogun State Chapter, held at the Institute’s Secretariat in Ijeun Lukosi, Abeokuta. Speaking on the theme “Conflicting Rationality: The Challenge of Urban and Physical Development in Nigeria,” the don blamed corruption and overlapping institutional roles for most challenges facing urban growth. He urged government to adopt community-sensitive and sustainable planning strategies instead of the current top-down approach. He also advised that approval processes for building and physical development be streamlined, noting that multiple clearances from various agen...

EMBRACE THE REVIEWED STATUTORY BOOKS, HOS URGES CIVIL/PUBLIC SERVANTS  Workers in the Ogun State Civil/Public Service have been called upon to embrace the Reviewed Statutory Books, which  have been described as comprehensive reference materials designed to serve as guides for all public officers in the discharge of their responsibilities for maximum output. The Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, made the call at the public presentation and sensitization workshop on the Reviewed Statutory Books and newly introduced Induction and Orientation Manual for use in the State Civil/Public Service, held at the Obas' Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. According to him, rules and procedures serve as the compass that guides the actions of every officer in the Service and where these laws are outdated or misaligned with evolving realities, efficiency suffers, hence, the importance of the review cannot be overstated, as it represents a deliberate effort at ensuring that the operat...

Lagos Council Launches Free Medical Outreach In Riverine Areas As a strategy to ensure that the people of riverine communities in Epe Local Government Areas enjoy good health so as to prevent sudden deaths arising from unhealthy lifestyle, the Local Government Council has provided free medical screening to the indigenes of Emina, Saga, and Abomiti Villages, all in Epe council area of Lagos state. The Chairman of the Council, Princess Surah Animashaun who disclosed this during the free medical outreach programme to the needy among the people of the villages, said the essence of the programme was to ensure the wellness of the people. “Health they say is wealth,” she added. The programme, which was organised by the council, was born out of the desire to liberate people from ignorance and a lukewarm attitude to health issues, and was led by the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Adeleke Awolesi, which would offering free consultations, eye and dental care, malaria treatment, and es...

ANAN DONATES FOOD ITEMS TO IBARA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE           As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives (CSR), Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Ogun State branch, has donated cash and food items, including toiletries to Nigeria Correctional Centre, Ibara, Abeokuta.      Presenting the items at the Correctional Centre, Chairman of the Association, Alhaja Taibat Alimi, said the gesture was the Association's way of extending a hand of friendship to the inmates as well as to support them in the face of the challenging rise in the price of food items and other commodities. She stated that National Headquarters of ANAN had set aside October 14 yearly as a day to identify with the less privileged and down trodden in the society by way of impacting their lives meaningfully , noting that the gesture would be a continuous exercise that would support people in that category that really needed assistance....

OGUN REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL INVESTORS FOR PROJECT SUCCESS The Ogun State Government has reiterated its readiness to collaborate and provide all necessary support to investors for the successful establishment of agricultural projects in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Bolu Owotomo, stated this during a meeting with investors from Olive Feeds led by its CEO , Mr Gavin Dunne in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Owotomo explained that government was working tirelessly to ensure steady electricity supply to boost industrial and agricultural activities, adding that some government agencies are already benefitting from the improved power supply. He noted that relevant agricultural data and resources can also be accessed through Ogun State Farmers Information Management System (OGFIMS), a comprehensive platform that provides information, communication, coordination, farmer registration, value chain mapping, advisory servic...

2026 BUDGET: OGUN SETS FOR TOWN HALL MEETINGS As part of the preparation for an all-inclusive Ogun state 2026 Budget, the state ministry of budget and planning has finalized arrangement to hold town meetings across the four divisions of the state with a view to engaging residents for their contributions to the budget  In a statement signed by the commissioner in charge of the Ministry, Mr Olaolu Olabimtan, the first of such engagement is billed for Tuesday,14th October 2025 at Bisrod Hall,GRA Ijebu ode beginning 10 a.m, while that of Remo division will hold on Thursday 16th, October, 2025 at the Akarigbo Palace hall, Sagamu also commencing 10 a.m The release further stated that the town meeting in Yewa division holds on Tuesday, 21st October, 2025, by 10 a.m at the Frontier Hotel, Ilaro while that of Egba division will hold on Thursday, 23rd October, 2025, at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta beginning at 10 a.m