In Ogun State, government is set to increase its annual Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) by at least 30 percent; a development it hopes would help reduce dependence on Federal Allocation by at least 5 percent in the next fiscal year. Commissioner for Budget and Planning Mrs. Yewande Muoyo who made this disclosure while defending her Ministry’s 2014 budget estimates before the State House of Assembly reiterated government’s commitment to the payment of counterpart funding for projects jointly financed with donor agencies for the sustainability of such projects which had impacted positively on the lives of the people. …
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Commissioners of Agriculture in Ogun, Lagos, Ekiti and Oyo States have held a meeting in Abeokuta where they draw a roadmap to reposition the agricultural sector of their respective States towards driving socio-economic growth and enhance integration plans of the south west region of the country. Briefing newsmen after their meeting, Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Jide Arowosafe disclosed that the four States agreed to have a unified way of financing agricultural projects rather than doing it individually, adding that this would go a long way in repositioning agriculture as the mainstay of the economies of the…
Ogun State Government has launched the Homeowners’ Charter to provide opportunity for those who have built on government acquired land and private land without obtaining building plan approval to regularize their status at a huge discount. Flagging off the programme today in Abeokuta, the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun said that the initiative was part of his commitment to affordable housing and urban renewal borne out of the urgent need for reliable population data as the government plans for the future needs of the State. Governor Amosun said that the Geographical Information System embarked upon at…
AGRIC MIN. ROLLS OUT PLANS ON FOOD PRODUCTION IN 2O14, AS FORESTRY MIN RAISES 5M TREE SEEDLINGS Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture has lined up various activities meant to stimulate increased food production in the next fiscal year. The activities include cultivation of 111,960 hectares of farmlands, raising 382,500 birds, and producing of 1,000 tonnes of table fish. In the same vein, the Ministry intends to raise 200,000 metric-tonnes of cocoa, 2,500 metric tonnes of cotton lint, 250,000 metric tonnes of cassava for industrial use, and procure 120 outboard engines as well as 1,000 nets and netting…
Ogun State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has pledged to continue facilitating and executing people-oriented projects at the grassroots and enhancing the dignity and welfare of the traditional/chieftaincy institution. Commissioner in charge of the Ministry, Bashorun Muyiwa Oladipo gave the pledge today in Abeokuta while defending his ministry’s 2014 budget, revealing that the sum of N288 million would be expended by the Ministry next year. According to him, N120m out of this amount was budgeted for the execution of capital projects, while the remaining N168m would go for the recurrent expenses which covered salaries and…
Following their sterling performances at the just concluded National Youth Games held in Abuja, nine athletes who are members of team Ogun have been invited to the junior national camp. They are Abel Shedrack (Squash), Oyebanji Mustapha, Anekwe Micheal and David Iwowari (Basketball), Oluwafolakemi Olude (walking race), Others are Ubi Patrick (100metres), Grace Oladejo (Shotput), Aminat Ilori(Badminton) and Sarah Ogunola (1500metres). Shedrack, who got a gold medal for squash was also awarded a return ticket by the Chairman of the Squash Federation of Nigeria, Alhaji Adamu Erena to attend a 30-day training at the Squash Academy…
Ogun State government has unveiled a scheme that will enable homeowners in the state regularise and properly document their properties, known as Ogun State Homeowners’ Charter Programme. A statement from the state Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning, said that apart from forming an integral part of the government’s mission to rebuild the state, the scheme will provide data for the medium-term planning for provision of roads, schools, hospitals and other essential services. The statement noted that GIS Satellite mapping of the state revealed significant numbers of unrecorded properties, while thousands of houses in the state have no…
Following the procurement of standard and quality equipment by the Ogun State Government, the fortunes of Plantgate Hire Services Limited had been turned around as its monthly revenue generation had shot up from three million naira to N30 million monthly. General Manager of the establishment, Mr. Olubode Subair made this disclosure today in Abeokuta when he led Management team of KOMATSU Panafrican Equipment Nigeria Limited on a courtesy visit to the Commissioner for Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun. Subair expressed optimism that the trend would go up in the coming year as the company expects to hit a…
Members of the Ogun State Elders’ Consultative Forum will continue to play non-partisan roles and regularly offer useful advices on how government could continually ensure the general well-being of residents of the State. The Forum Chairman, Prince Bola Ajibola (SAN) gave this assurance in his remarks at forum’s end of the year plenary session held at the Crescent University Main Hall in Abeokuta. Prince Ajibola declared that the body made up of committed senior citizens from varied background would remain independent and continue to work for genuine peace, stability and economic growth of the State. Speaking…
The Ogun State Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning has assured that it would not relent in its effort at ensuring that the State witnesses more urban renewal programmes capable of attracting more investors into the State in the next fiscal year. In this wise, the Ministry has concluded plans to curtail indiscriminate urban sprawl along the Lagos- Ibadan expressway through strict compliance with the master, structure and local development plans of the State. Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, Mr. Gbenga Otenuga who stated all this while defending the 2014 budget estimate before members of the…
The Rector, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Prof. Oludele Itiola says the institution is being repositioned to be a reference point in technological, scientific and entrepreneurial education. Prof. Itiola who made this known while defending the institution’s 2014 budget estimates before members of the Ogun State House of Assembly said the polytechnic would also strengthen its programmes to ensure continued production of skilled manpower for self-reliance. Consequently, he said the institution intends to expend a sum of N2.613b for the next fiscal year, saying N1.58b out of this amount was earmarked for recurrent expenditure including payment of…
L-R The Ogun state Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former Osun state Governor and APC National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande at the installation of Akande as the Baba Oba of Imoru-Ijebu in Ogun state on Saturday. Ogun State Government Press Release
The Ogun State Government in collaboration with a private company, Caterina De Medici Project has concluded arrangements to cultivate a thousand hectare land in different parts of the State for cassava production. Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs. Ronke Sokefun, who disclosed this while inspecting a 15 hectare part of the land located in Ibara community, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the State, indicated that the collaboration was another intervention to increase agricultural production and encourage women farmers, said the pilot would be a 100 hectare land. The Commissioner, represented by the Director, Cassava Revolution in the Ministry,…
Road traffic crashes are undesirable happenings in the society and must be tackled with every available means to ensure reduction. Executive Director of a Non Governmental Organisation, Fund for Global Health (FGH), Mr. Ernest Loevinsohn, made this submission in Abeokuta at a road safety meeting with the Senior Special Adviser to the Ogun State Governor on Transportation, Barrister Gbenga Opesanwo and officials of the State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) at Abeokuta. According to him, Ogun State occupied a strategic location as it is a gateway to other States of the Federation and shares international boundary…
Members of the public who display their wares and vehicles on parking slots along major road across Ogun State have been warned by the State Government to desist from the act forthwith. The Senior Special Assistant to the State Governor on Transportation, Bar Gbenga Opesanwo who handed down this warning today in a press statement, indicated that offenders would be penalised in accordance with the State traffic laws. According to Opesanwo, the parking slots were created to make road travel safe and pleasurable and should not be used for displaying of goods and vehicles. The Governor’s…
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun will on Monday, December 16, 2013 launch the “Home owners’ Charter”, a programme designed to enable property owners in the State to regularise their land documents. A statement by the Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, Mr. Gbenga Otenuga indicated that venue of the programme is the Arcade Ground, Governor Office, Abeokuta beginning by 12 noon. Otenuga explained that with the programme, owners of properties who built without government approval would not only have the opportunity to regularise their title documents, but also obtain building plan approval and Certificate of Occupancy…
No fewer than 2000 Ogun State civil servants eligible for promotion into the next rank and those seeking upgrading today participated in a written examination conducted by the State Civil Service Commission for the purposes. The Officers who are on Grade Levels 06 to 16 cut across 65 cadres of the civil service and were tested in General Paper, Public Service Rules, Financial Regulations, Office Manual and Specific Professions. They include Accountants, Engineers, Information Officers, Administrative Officers, Auditors, Tax Inspectors Data Processors and Confidential Secretaries Addressing newsmen shortly after monitoring the exercise held at the Moshood…
As a demonstration of its belief that a healthy populace is a great asset and tool required for driving socio-economic advancement, the Ogun State Government will continue to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to provide meaningful healthcare delivery services to the people. Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mrs. Oluwande Muoyo gave this assurance in Abeokuta while flagging-off a 2-day training programme on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for Village Health Workers drawn from four Local Government Areas of the State. Muoyo, represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr. Abayomi Sobande noted that the State government had committed…
Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will continue to evolve strategies towards actualizing the free and qualitative education programme of the State government through increased funding. In this wise, the Ministry is proposing to spend the sum of N7.6b in the next fiscal year. Commissioner in charge of the Ministry, Barrister Segun Odubela made disclosure in Abeokuta while defending its budget before members of the State House of Assembly in Abeokuta. Giving a breakdown of the figure, Odubela said the sum of N6.5b would be expended on capital projects, while recurrent matters would gulp N1.1b,…
A written examination organised by the Ogun State Civil Service Commission for civil servants eligible for 2013 promotion holds tomorrow, Wednesday 11th December 2013 beginning at 9:00 a.m. A statement by the Chairman of the Commission, Chief Mrs. Aderonke Folarin gave the venue as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, (MAPOLY) Ojere, Abeokuta. The statement enjoined those qualified for the exercise including officers seeking for upgrading to come to the venue with their writing materials and identity card issued to them during the accreditation exercise.