Ogun Alert

    The Ministry of Community Development and Cooperatives says it has begun the registration process preparatory to the disbursement of N500m worth of business and industrial grants to artisans and small-scale business owners in the State. The Commissioner in charge of the Ministry, Mr. Ademola Balogun disclosed this while appearing before the members of State House of Assembly Committee on Community Development and Cooperatives led by Hon. Dickson Awolaja during the ongoing 2025 mid-year budget performance appraisal at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Mr. Balogun, while acknowledging Prince Dapo Abiodun led-administration's efforts in empowering the people to aid socio-economic development and enhance self sufficiency, assured that the process leading to the disbursement of the funds would be transparent as it would accommodate all categories of beneficiaries including artisans and small scale business owners. In his remarks, the House Committee Chair...

Ogun State House of Assembly through its Committee on Forestry today continued with the ongoing 2025 mid-year budget performance appraisal as with a commendation to the Ministry of Forestry for improved revenue performance. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Folawewo Salami, who led other members of the Committee on the assessment session, called on the the management of the Ministry to consolidate on the existing achievements by increasing its revenue generation to Government coffers. Hon. Salami also challenged the Ministry to put more strategies in place to bolster forest conservation efforts and improve field operations for better performance. The Chairman in company of Honourables Musefiu Lamidi, Babatunde Tella, Olakunle Sobukanla and Yusuf Amosun also applauded the Ministry on its sustainable and effective resource management.

Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a resolution backing a firm, 'Young Agro Services Ltd', who was a petitioner in a land dispute, dismissing the claims of Engr. Victor Banjoko and Alhaji Kola Oyemomi over a parcel of land located along the Abeokuta–Sagamu expressway at Idi Tank Village, near Asun-Siun in Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area. The passage of the resolution followed the presentation of the report of House Committee on Lands and Housing presented by its Chairman, Hon. Damilola Soneye, who thereafter moved for its adoption, seconded by Hon. Samsideen Lawal and supported by the entire House. Consequently, the Majority Leader Hon. Yusuf Abiodun moved the motion for the adoption of the motion as a resolution of the House, seconded by Minority Leader  Lukman Adeleye and was supported by the entire House. According to the report, the House Committee on Lands and Housing, led by Hon. Soneye Damilola Kayode, held different meetings on the matter on Monday, 14th July a...

Members of the State House of Assembly Committee on Establishment and Public Service Matters, led by Hon. Babatunde Tella, have commended the Office of the Head of Service for its efforts in ensuring human capital development to further reposition the service to continue to maintain its pride of place among its peers in the country. Hon. Tella gave the commendation when the Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Establishments and Training, Mrs. Lydia Fajounbo led other agencies under the Office of the Head of Service to appear before the State lawmakers in respect of the ongoing State 2025 mid- year budget performance assessment at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Acknowledging the professionalism and dedication of the State workforce, describing it as the best in the country; urging the Office to do more through the training of middle level and junior staff to further sustain high standards across the public serv...

Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, has recorded major achievements in its 2025 mid-year budget performance, by generating over N1.378bn as revenue for six month including a donation of a Trauma Centre with equipment worth  over N1.603bn within the period. The CMD of OOUTH, Dr. Oluwabunmi Fatungase, disclosed this while taking turn to present the achievements of the teaching hospital before the State House of Assembly Committee on Health led by Hon. Wahab Haruna during the ongoing 2025 mid-year budget performance appraisal at the State House of Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Dr. Fatungase explained that the Trauma Centre was generously donated by Dr. Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa; emphasizing that the hospital generated a proportionate target of 86.39 % of its internally generated revenue within the period. She added that the employment of highly skilled specialists, including neurosurgeon, the commencement of endoscopy services, and the s...

Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Works and Infrastructure led by Hon. Adegoke Adeyanju have challenged the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to implement stricter monitoring protocols for contractors handling road projects across the State to justify government’s investment in infrastructure through value addition.  The House Committee members made threw the challenge during the ongoing mid-year budget performance appraisal held at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.  They emphasized the importance of enhancing internal monitoring mechanisms during construction and post-completion stages to ensure that the all road projects awarded meet the approved standards and deliver long-term socio-economic benefits to the people. The Committee also requested the Ministry to furnish the Assembly with a comprehensive list of completed and ongoing road projects across the State to aid its legislative oversight. The lawmakers also urged the Minis...

Ogun State House of Assembly has called on the State Ministry of Health and the Hospitals Management Board to  strive harder towards achieving efficient, accessible and quality healthcare delivery; while strengthening internal systems to enhance fiscal performance and service impact across the State. The Chairman of the House Committee on Health, Hon. Wahab Haruna, gave the charge during the commencement of the 2025 mid-year budget performance appraisal at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Haruna acknowledged the Ministry’s efforts in the delivery of quality health care to the people; urging its leadership to deepen performance efforts by prioritizing service excellence and judicious use of public funds in line with the State  developmental goals. In his remarks, the Minority Leader, Lukman Adeleye commended the Ministry for taking advantage of the projects under ' Impact Office' to boost health care infrastructure in the State; soliciting more funding for...

  Graduates and students of Environmental Studies and related disciplines have been charged not to merely seek employment, rather, they should champion innovations in green building, affordable housing, waste-to-material startups, and sustainable designs. They were equally tasked to take full advantage of the vast opportunities within their field, both locally and globally, as Nigeria seeks sustainable development and infrastructure expansion.  The State Commissioner for Housing in Ogun State, Jamiu Akande Omoniyi, gave this charge in his presentation at the 4th Arch. Segun Aluko Symposium and 2025 ESSA Day, with the theme: “Opportunities for Graduates in the Built Environment”, organized by the Environmental Studies Students Association (ESSA) of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro. Omoniyi emphasized the growing demand for professionals in architecture, civil engineering, urban planning, and related fields amid rapid urbanization, climate change, and infrastructure de...

  The Ogun State House of Assembly has rescheduled its mid-year budget performance assessment to Monday, the 28th of July, 2025, starting from 10.00am prompt. A release by the Deputy Clerk I of the House, Barr. ( Mrs.) 'Funmi Adeyemi, stated that " the exercise, which is part of the constitutional responsibility of the legislative arm, is meant to assess the level of compliance of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government to the State's 2025 Appropriation Law, with a view to ensuring value for government resources in project implementation". The release added that the shift in the commencement of the exercise was as a result of the just suspended industrial action by the State workers. The release therefore directed all Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government to attend the exercise in line with the revised schedule commencing from Monday, 28th July, 2025 .

  Aremo Olusegun Osoba symbolises many things to many people, to  some of us who are his close followers and admirers, he is a nationalist, whose heart is with the grassroots. In fact, his life is better described as that of  'a grassrooter', who is deeply involved in the foundational aspects of an organization, industry, people or movement, often starting from the very beginning and working his way up through the ranks. This is more evident in the early part of his professional career as a reporter. Being a reporter is an appellation he prefers to simply be addressed. Aremo Osoba started from the very foundation.  A veteran in all ramifications,  he masters the arts of journalism and grassroots mobilisation better through practicals, hands-on experience and the understanding of the intricacies of the two terrains. It was his gifts,  he attests to the fact that news reporting is in his blood! This, he did wholeheartedly with a clear commitment, ...

Ogun State House of Assembly, through its Committee on Lands and Housing chaired by Hon. Damilola Soneye, has invited one Alhaji Kola Oyemomi to appear before it over a petition against him and another land purchaser, Engr. Victor Banjoko, by the solicitors to " The Young  Agro Services Limited", on allegations of "forceful trespass, breach of peace and threat to life on the a private owned allocation lands at Idi-Tanki Village", along Abeokuta- Sagamu Express way. The House Committee Chairman, while issuing the invitation shortly after an interface with some individuals involved in the land transaction; declared that Alhaji Oyemomi, who was continously referred as the principal individual in the said land matters must appear before the Assembly on Monday, 14th July, 2025. The Committee warned that his failure to honour the invitation might result in the Assembly invoking its constitutional power to compel him to attend the meeting. In the same vein, the House Commi...

Ogun State House of Assembly has confirmed the nomination of the members of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), it earlier screened, affirming their eligibility to hold public office in the State.   The approval followed the passage of a resolution titled: H.R. No. 135/OG/2025 – “Report of the Committee of the Whole on the Screening of the Nominees of the Governor for Appointment to the State Universal Basic Education Board,” after the adoption of the report of the Committee of the Whole House chaired by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, as presented by the Majority Leader, Hon. Yusuf Sheriff. The Majority Leader, after presenting the report, later moved for its adoption, seconded by the Minority Leader Lukman Adeleye, and supported by the entire House; while the confirmation of the nominees was subsequently carried out through a motion moved by the Majority Leader, seconded by the Minority Leader, and supported by the Whole House through a voi...

...describes appointment another win for Ogun West  The Ogun State Commissioner for Housing, Jamiu Akande Omoniyi, has congratulated former House of Reps member, Kayode Oladele, on his appointment as the Acting Chairman, Federal Character Commission (FCC). Omoniyi described the appointment as timely and profoundly strategic, especially at the present defining moment of the democratic journey of the nation.  The Housing Commissioner, in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, acknowledged that the appointment reflected the impressive profile of  Oladele as a seasoned legal practitioner, human rights advocate, anti-corruption crusader, and former federal lawmaker, which makes him the perfect fit to steer the FCC towards national balance, equity, and socio-political stability. While noting that the latest appointment is another win for the Yewa North/Imeko-Afon Federal Constituency, Omoniyi expressed that "it was not on...