The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ has awarded governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, the Most Gender-Friendly Governor in the country. The group of female journalists bestowed the honour on Amosun during the grand finale of the 25th anniversary of the association which came up at OK Centre, Ibara Housing Estate, Abeokuta on Saturday,…
‘Embrace Local Fabrics’ – Ogun Commissioner for Culture
Yewande Amusan, Commissioner for Culture and Tourism Ogun State, has called on Nigerian youths to make optimum use of the opportunities in the fashion industry. Speaking at the launch of Tejuvarie magazine, a bi-monthly fashion magazine, on Saturday, October 18, Amusan who was represented by Abdul Razak, a staff of the Ogun State Ministry of…
We Are Teaching Respect for the Environment
Having worked as a commissioner in both the ministries of agriculture and forestry, Engineer Ayobami Oluwunmi Olubori was given another mandate to spearhead the Ministry of Environment by the Ogun State government. Olubori who was self-employed until his appointment as state commissioner by His Excellency, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, in 2011 bagged a BSc in Agricultural…
Ogun To Reduce Awaiting Trial Inmates
The Ogun State government has put in place modalities that will ensure speedy dispensation of justice towards decongesting prisons in the state. Abimbola Akeredolu, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, who stated this added that the state government also aims at reducing the large number of inmates awaiting trial. Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun State governor who granted…
Ogun Makes Over $7 billion in Two Years
When the Ogun State government inaugurated the forum in 2012, many had thought it was a propaganda platform for Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State to deceive residents of the state that his administration was working. But two years after, aside from bringing over $7 billion worth of investment into the coffers of the state,…
Ogun police parades fake soldiers
The Ogun State Police Command has paraded two men who claim to be soldiers and extort money from members of the public. The two young men identified as Audu Pius and Emmanuel Ujah were arrested on Wednesday by the anti-crime patrol team attached to Ifo Division of the command of the state police command. Confirming…
Register Your Buildings or Be Sanctioned- Governor Amosun
While presenting the Certificate of Occupancy to some of the subscribers of the Ogun State homeowners charter that registered for the scheme in December 2013, Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun State governor, urged homeowners that are still sitting on the fence to register before the exercise ends on March 31, 2014 or pay a fine. Amosun disclosed…
NSCDC Clamps Down on Petrol Hoarders
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ogun State command, has arrested some petrol attendants for selling petrol above the approved pump price. Officials of the command went round some petrol stations over the weekend, and found out that many of the stations have fuel in their underground tanks, yet claimed otherwise in…