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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...

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...

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...

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 ...

DOUBLE YOUR STRATEGY TO ATTRACT FOLLOWERSHIP.. HoS URGES OGTV, OGBC MGT STAFF Ogun State Head of Service, Mr. Olanrewaju Saka has urged the management staff of both the State owned media stations to re-strategise their programme production to attract more viewers and listeners to their stations. The Head of Service gave the advice when both the management teams of Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation (OGBC) led by the Deputy General Manager, Engineering Services, Engr. Femi Adeyanju and Ogun State Television (OGTV) led by the Deputy General Manager, Marketing Services, Mr. Gbenga Sebiomo paid him a courtesy visit in his office at Oke Mosan, Abeokuta. Mr. Saka said that the stations should endeavour to bring back the good old glories of the stations in programme production and presentation by working smarter in this era of media competition to ensure that their stations are visible in every home within their area of coverage. " Be more innovative, committed and dedicated...

OGSG Inaugurates new Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council, Tasks Members on Selfless Service The Ogun State Government has inaugurated a reconstituted Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council (AIAC), charging members to discharge their responsibilities with integrity, impartiality and selfless commitment. The inauguration, which took place at the Awujale Palace in Ijebu-Ode, followed the resignation of some members of the previously inaugurated council. Speaking during the inauguration, Governor Abiodun, said the selection of the five-member council was carefully considered, describing their appointment as a call to service at a critical period in the history of Ijebuland. Represented by the Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat, the Governor urged the members to place the collective interest of the people above personal considerations, stressing the need for wisdom, dialogue and unity in the discharge of their r...