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BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ENVIRONMENT - HOS TELLS WORKERS  Civil/Public Servants have been told that for service to be delivered in an efficient manner, they must portray themselves to be responsible of their environment, be proud of it, support the government in all its policies, as well as reciprocate the gesture that the governor is worker friendly. The Ogun State Head of Service, Mr. Olanrewaju Saka stated this when he led representatives of the Body of Permanent Secretaries, Directors and other stakeholders to monitor yet another in the series of the bi-monthly Environmental Sanitation in the Ogun State Civil/Public Service. According to him, the Public Servants must fully embrace the policy of 'clean your environment' to ensure that their Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are well kept, as they must be responsible and committed to the environment they are working in, and added that keeping clean environment is for the collective good of all, that will ...

OGUN GOVT REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING WOMEN FARMERS The Ogun State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering women farmers with the resources, skills and opportunities needed to improve productivity, strengthen food security and contribute to economic development. Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Bolu Owotomo, stated this while speaking at the commemoration of the International Year of Women Farmers in Ogun State, organised by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in collaboration with the Federal Government and the Ogun State Government through the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Programme and the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) held at the OGADEP Training Hall, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta. Represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Lydia Fajohunbo, Owotomo said the celebration provided an opportunity to recognise the enormous contributions of women to food production, processing...

Oyo Govt Trains 80 Civil Servants in Intensive Digital Skills The Oyo State Government has trained 80 civil servants who successfully completed a three-week intensive training programme in Basic Computer Operation and Application, designed to strengthen digital skills, improve workplace efficiency and enhance service delivery across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state. The training was organised by the Simeon Adebo Staff Development Centre, Ibadan, as part of the state government’s commitment to continuous capacity building and the development of a digitally competent civil service. Declaring the training closed at the Simeon Adebo Staff Development Centre, the Oyo State Head of Service, Dr. Adenike Fasina, commended the management of the Centre for its commitment to continuous capacity building and human resource development in the state civil service. The Head of Service, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Career Management Service, Offic...

Osoba, Oba Tejuoso to Lead Dignitaries at Oduntan’s Son’s Wedding Preparations are in top gear for the forthcoming wedding ceremony of Benjamin Morakinyo Oduntan, son of veteran journalist and author, Chief Adesina Andrew Oduntan, with a distinguished array of political, traditional and professional personalities expected to grace the occasion. The wedding is scheduled to hold on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at Hallmark Event Hall, Celica, along Ajia Road, Ibadan, where family members, friends, colleagues and well-wishers are expected to gather to celebrate the union of Benjamin Morakinyo Oduntan and his bride, Boluwatife Ajuwon. A major highlight of the occasion will be the presence of the respected elder statesman and former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, CFR, who will serve as the Chairman of the Occasion. Chief Osoba served as Governor of Ogun State from 1991 to 1992 and again from 1999 to 2003. His acceptance to chair the occasion is expected to add consid...

Frying Akara, Feeding the Nation: The Truth Behind the First Lady’s Grassroots Agenda                 By Akin Akinyemi Some time ago, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of the Federal Republic, made what ordinarily should have passed as a grounded, deeply empathetic observation. She spoke of the humble art of frying akara and the roasting of corn not as symbols of stagnation, but as the very bedrock of grassroots economic survival.  For her, these modest ventures represented the exact entry point for the empowerment grants being distributed across the nation under the auspices of her "Renewed Hope Initiative", a vital cornerstone of the President’s broader national agenda. Yet, in an era where nuance is routinely sacrificed on the altar of clickbait, a manufactured controversy erupted.  Mischief-makers swiftly weaponized her words, spinning a narrative that the First Lady was being insensitive to the searing economic hard...

ANOTHER PAPER COMPANY SEALS IN OGUN FOR OPERATING ILLEGAL DUMPSITE  Ogun state Waste Management Authority OGWAMA has sealed Quantum Packaging Nigeria Limited- a paper processing company situated at Km 7, Lusada- Igbesa Road, Agbara in Ado -Odo Ota Local Government for operating illegal dumpsite and waste burning which contravene section 2b(a) of the OGWAMA Law 2020 and the Ogun State Environmental and Public Health Law 2006 which completely ban open- air waste burning and unauthorized refuse dumping for all people. Speaking after sealing the company, the Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director of Ogun Waste Management Authority,OGWAMA Hon Faruk Akintunde said the company was caught as a result of comprehensive surveillance mounted on different facilities, including the company that are found of commiting environmental infractions. "As a regulatory body, we are charged with the management and administration of waste and regrettably, I was her...