Ogun Alert

...says octogenarian uncommon bouquet of divine benevolence  The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has lauded a poet and playwright, Sir Jimi Solanke, for using his God-given endowment and creativity to put Nigeria and Ogun on the global entertainment map. The governor, who described the life of the folklore specialist as uncommon bouquet of divine benevolence and grace as well as testimony to the wholesomeness of the Almighty God, noted that the story of playwriting and poetry in Nigeria cannot be complete without mentioning the numerous contributions and giant strides of the literary icon. Governor Abiodun spoke at the public presentation of The 'Grandmaster', a photojournal of Pa Solanke's Creative Life and unveiling of his musical works and a state banquet, to commemoratee Solanke's 80th birthday, held at the June 12 Cultural Center, Abeokuta. He noted that enumerating all the achievements of Pa Solanke would be challenging and would require a compendiu...

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State government has refuted the statistical agency, BudgIT Foundation’s widely publicised report on internally generated revenue across the 36 states of Nigeria titled “State of States, 2022 Edition” with respect to the state’s financial health status. In a letter to the foundation’s director by the state Commissioner for Finance, Dapo Okubadejo, the state government described BudgIT Foundation’s ranking of Ogun State as having an IGR of N78.17bn for 2021 as inaccurate and misleading. It provided the state’s unaudited report from the Joint Tax Board and the state’s unaudited Financial Statement, which put the state’s IGR for 2021 at N100.9 bn. It, therefore, demanded a retraction of the said publication, which it said had caused the Gateway State reputational damage, and a publication of the updated figures and the true ranking of the state on BudgIT Foundation’s website. The Ogun State government’s position has indeed been corroborated by the National Bureau of St...

  Authorities of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta hereby announce that the ongoing  2021/2022 2nd semester examination will continue on Wednesday, October 19, 2020. The examination was disrupted on Monday, October 17, 2022 by the  invasion of the Institution's gate by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Ogun JCC. In the light of this, initial examination timetables remain intact, while students are urged to steer clear of the Institution's vicinity in their own interest till Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Members of staff especially those involved in the examination are also informed to resume their duty posts on the above date promptly. For general information, visit www.mapoly.edu.ng  or contact us via the available social media platforms on the website or info@mapoly.edu.ng or infoaboutmapoly@gmail.com for inquiries. Signed:✍️  'yemi Ajibola  Head, Public Relations and Protocol pro@mapoly.edu.ng