Tag: ABIODUN
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Nigeria will not experience civil war nor break up – Governor Abiodun
Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun has expressed confidence Nigeria will not experience another civil war or break-up. He declared the socio-economic challenges confronting the country will also be eventually surmounted. Abiodun admitted though the country was going through difficult times, it would overcome all challenges at the end. He spoke when he hosted the League of…
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JUST IN: Ogun State Gov Abiodun suspends Abidemi Rufai over $350k wire fraud
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has suspended his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Special Duties, Abidemi Rufai, following his arrest in New York. TheNewsGurh had earlier reported how Rufai was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over an alleged $350,000 fraud. Abidemi Rufai, a former aspirant for Ijebu Central Federal Constituency of…
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Ogun gov gives best 2020 LASU graduating student bungalow, N2m
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has donated a two-bedroom bungalow and N2 million to the 2020 overall best graduating student of Lagos State University (LASU) Oladimeji Shotunde, an indigene of the state. The governor made the announcement during a celebration of Ogun academic laureates 2021, held at the Obas Complex, Abeokuta, on Thursday. The News…
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Ogun students to get free data for e-learning – Abiodun
Ogun Government is partnering with telecommunications service providers to provide free internet service to students for e-learning in public secondary and primary schools in the state. Gov. Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Monday at the 2020 International Students’ Day, held at the Cultural centre, Kuto, Abeokuta. The governor said that the free data would enable…
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#EndSARS : Ogun shut schools, suspends motorcycle operations
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has ordered the closure of all schools and the suspension of motorcycle operations in the state due to the prevailing situation surrounding the #EndSARS protests. Abiodun said this during a press conference in Abeokuta on Tuesday night. The governor said that the schools should be closed till Oct. 26, and…
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Gov. Abiodun releases grants for projects in 20 LGs in Ogun
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, on Friday, says his administration has given grants to all the 20 local government councils in the state to immediately embark on, at least, three projects each in their respective areas. Abiodun stated this during the inauguration of 50 open market stalls at Ashero and a public toilet at Isale…
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COVID-19: Ogun schools, worship centres, others remain shut – Abiodun
The Ogun State Government on Friday set up a committee to fashion out guidelines for ”a safe reopening” of schools. The immediate objective is to ”allow certificate classes to resume and write their examinations,” although all schools remain shut for now, it said. It said available data and opinions of experts “continue to indicate that…
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COVID-19: Again, Abiodun extends lockdown in Ogun
The Ogun State Government says it will extend the current lockdown in the state by another one week. Gov. Dapo Abiodun made this known while addressing journalists on Friday evening in Abeokuta. He said it had become expedient to further add another week to the lockdown in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases…
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Obasanjo storms Ogun governor’s office
Nigeria’s ex-President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has paid a visit on the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun. The former president was spotted at Abiodun’s Oke-Mosan office in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Obasanjo reportedly hits Abiodun’s office at 11:45 a.m. and left at exactly 12:45 p.m., after a closed-door meeting. The former president told newsmen that he came…
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Why I retained Amosun’s last-minute appointees – Abiodun
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun yesterday said despite obvious flaws, his administration elected to uphold all appointments made by his predecessor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, in the twilight of that government. Rescinding such decisions would have been the ideal thing, the governor noted. Abiodun added that his administration chose to retain the affected workers, lest a…