Tag Archives: Ogun State

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, on Monday, restated his commitment to resuscitate the Gateway Hotel in Ota, Ogun. Vanguard reports that Amosun disclosed this during the Opening Ceremony of the First Shoprite Plaza situated at the Toll-Gate in Ota. According to Amosun, the resuscitation of the Gateway Hotel would complement the new Shoprite Plaza in bringing development to Sango-Ota, ...

Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi has launched the dualisation of the 9.7km Saki Township Road along Oke Ogun Poly-Ilesha Ibaruba Road. The Nation reports that he said the state has not collected its share of the Paris Club funds given to some states by the Federal Government. The governor said the state was excluded in the initial disbursement, adding that ...

Governor Amosun rewarded five public officers in Ogun State, including a street sweeper, with free houses for their hard work and exemplary service. New Telegraph reports that Amosun rewarded the beneficiaries during presentation of keys to successful applicants for the AAK Degun MITROS Estate, Laderin, Abeokuta. The workers, who were rewarded, include Mrs. Folashade Adekoya, an officer of the Traffic ...

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has made it known that there is no going back on his administration’s plan to reconstruct the Abeokuta- Sagamu expressway into a 10-lane road project. New Telegraph reports that Amosun, who spoke at a two-day Treasury Board Meeting held at the Oba’s Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, said work would soon commence on the project. He ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Ogun State, Mr Clement Oladele has made it known that Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, will temporarily close a section of the Ibadan/Lagos corridor by Sagamu Interchange to effect repair. Vanguard reports that Oladele disclosed this on Thursday in Abeokuta. Oladele said that Julius Berger Nigeria Plc had informed the FRSC that ...

After four years an agreement was reached between Lafarge Africa Plc and some communities in Ogun State, on allegations of air pollution due to the company’s activities, the cement company has fulfilled its promise by relocating affected people in the communities to a new estate valued at N750 million.   Reports show that the 21-unit eight-bedroom bungalows, equipped with modern amenities are located ...

No fewer than seven nursing mothers and their new born babies, yesterday, escaped death, as flood ravaged the maternity ward of the hospital they were admitted in, in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The victims were admitted at Christ Apostolic Church Maternity Home, Isale-Ake, in the town, and had gone to bed when flood from a downpour, Monday evening, took over their ...

Dreams of lower construction costs by prospective homeowners might have become a nightmare, going by fresh increase in the price of cement products by manufacturers. The development has already triggered a ripple effect in the open market, with prices going up by about 44 per cent in few days. Investigations revealed that operators under the Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria ...

As the clamp down continues on the atrocities of blood-thirsty militants that recently besieged some communities in Lagos and Ogun state, especially the riverine areas, Governor Ambode of Lagos State has come out to lend his voice to the unfolding drama. The treacherous hoodlums who usually leave trails of sorrow and sadness in their wake, might bitten more than they ...

The Ogun State Government has announced that it is ready to present Certificates of Occupancy and other title documents to another batch of beneficiaries under the Homeowners’ Charter. A statement by the state government quoted the Director-General, Bureau of Lands and Survey, Mr. Biyi Ismail, as saying that 1,000 beneficiaries would be given their documents on Tuesday. The DG said ...