By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Ogun State Government has launched a strategic initiative aimed at reducing maternal and newborn mortality, following the presentation of its implementation roadmap to Governor Dapo Abiodun by the leadership of the Health Sector. The initiative, tagged the Maternal and Newborn Mortality Reduction Innovation and Initiative (MAMII), which is the brainchild of…
The Wife of the Governor of Ogun State, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, has emphasised the importance of early cancer detection, urging individuals who have received key messages on cancer prevention and treatment to actively spread awareness within their communities. Speaking during a cancer awareness and screening programme organised by the Ogun State Ministry of Health and…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, said his administration plans recruitment of additional 2,000 teachers under the Ogun Teach initiative this year. Abiodun said the recruitment would help to close the gap in the student-to-teacher ratio in the state. Speaking at his Oke-Mosan office when he received the management team of Teach FOR All…
The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, on Monday, said that the state is hoping to be the first to be declared malaria-free in the country by 2030. Coker also said that the state is concerned with the fight against malaria and might consider employing carpenters who will help households in each ward…
The Ogun State government says about 1 million children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years are expected to be vaccinated during the 2024 measles campaign across the 20 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, who announced this in Abeokuta while briefing journalists about the Implementation…
The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, on Thursday said that the state is targeting to vaccinate 1,136,953 children aged between nine and 59 months across the 20 local governments during the 7-day Integrated Measles Campaign which kicks off on Saturday. Coker disclosed this at a press briefing held at the conference hall…
Ogun State has joined the league of rice-producing states in the country with the flagging off of 200 hectares of farmland harvest at Magboro Rice Farm in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. The farm is the brainchild of the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project, supported by the World Bank and aimed at driving economic…
The Ogun State Government has begged the Federal Government to allocate 20 per cent of all funds it spends on federal roads in Lagos State to fix the state’s deplorable roads. The government maintained that Ogun has the highest number of federal roads without proper attention from the apex government. Special Adviser to Governor Abiodun…
The Towulade of Akinale in Ewekoro local government area of Ogun State, Oba Olufemi Ogunleye has joined his ancestors. He was 79 years old. He was a foremost journalist who had stints with the old Daily Times of Nigeria. He retired as the General Manager, Public Relations of the defunct Nigeria Airways, was first installed…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun State Command, says it will impound any vehicle found carrying human beings together with animals. The FRSC Sector Commander Ogun, Anthony Uga, announced this while briefing newsmen on Friday in Ota, Ogun State. Uga said the warning became necessary due to the way drivers are transporting human beings…