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IKENNE, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State government has flagged off a ceremony for the first round of 2024 Optimized Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (OMNCHW), so as to improve maternal and child health care in the state. Unveiling the programme in Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area, Commissioner …

…Urges National Assembly To Test All Available Products In A Standard Laboratory To Refute NMDPRA’s Claims BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, disclosed over the weekend that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is experiencing a significant uptick in international orders for its products since the …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, has lauded former Ogun State Governor Aremo Olusegun Osoba as a distinguished Nigerian deeply committed to the unity and development of the nation. This praise was delivered by Vice President Kashim Shettima on behalf of President Tinubu during the public launch of Chief …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Government has awarded scholarships to nine students who performed creditably well in an essay competition to mark the 90th birthday celebration of the Noble Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. Speaking at the 2024 edition of the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange Programme held …

Mr. Ba’tunde Olukayode Soyemi, Chairman/Chief Executive of Whiterose, a leading logistics firm, shared his views on the recent Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to the 774 local councils in Nigeria during an interview with Abu-Satar Hamed of StarTrend Int’l magazine & online. Soyemi, a Human Resource Practitioner with experience in …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Thursday, July 18, 2024 said that Southern States have decided to promote inter-state and inter-region trade to foster food security and sufficiency. The governor also disclosed that Ogun State has decided to establish Farmers’ Markets across the state …

…Hosts Media Executives On A Visit To Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Limited BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on Sunday stated that his company’s aim is to become the leading supplier of foreign exchange in the FX market soon, as it targets $30 …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, has expressed satisfaction over the conduct of learners and teachers in the 2023/2024 Unified Promotion Examination. Prof. Arigbabu during the monitoring of the examination at Odogbolu, Ijebu-Ode, Sagamu and Abeokuta South Local Government …

Opinion: BY DR. TITILOPE DOKUNMU Covid-19 is no longer a scare around the world because the pandemic is over, it is now a long-term disease just like any other infectious disease that is treated according to standard guidelines. However, there is a silent creeping burden of post covid-19 impact on …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, His Excellency Michel Deelen, has praised Ogun State for its entrepreneurial spirit, noting that the state is a natural overflow of the economic activities in Lagos. Deelen who stated this on Monday, July …