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Abeokuta, December 18, 2025 – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the career advancement of Graduate Primary School Teachers (Tutor Cadre) from Grade Level 16 to Grade Level 17. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the State Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, who explained that the decision is aimed at addressing stagnation at the peak of the cadre and boosting motivation among teachers to ensure improved service delivery in the primary education system. Mr. Onasanya further revealed that the Governor also approved a consolidated salary structure for Head-Teacher General, effectively upgrading their status. He…
Nigeria has opened a new chapter in maritime safety and port development with the deployment of newly produced Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) covering the Calabar–Bakassi corridor, enabling safer navigation into Calabar Port and the planned Bakassi Deep Seaport. The National Hydrographic Agency (NHA) announced the successful validation and release of three ENC cells by the International Centre for Electronic Navigational Charts (IC-ENC). The charts include NG455150 (Jamestown), NG525190 (Queenstown to Ikot Abasi), and NG542550 (Ports of Calabar). Following the release, all vessels traversing Nigeria’s coastal approaches through the eastern channel up to the inner port limits are required to rely…
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As a dominant player in the Nigerian Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) landscape, SUNU Health Nigeria Limited officially clinched the prestigious “Most Customer-Focused Health Insurance Company of the Year” award. The accolade, received at the Customer Service Standard Magazine Awards 2025 ceremony, underscores the company’s success in translating its dedication into tangible enrollee satisfaction and superior market service. Held at the Protea Hotel on December 11, 2025, the award powerfully validates SUNU Health’s successful strategy of placing the enrollee and customer at the heart of its operations. This industry recognition specifically highlights the company’s dedicated efforts in streamlining claims processing, enhancing…
The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded an unprecedented anti-smuggling breakthrough, intercepting contraband goods with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦2,006,008,898.00 within just 11 days of the assumption of office by its new Customs Area Controller. This milestone was disclosed on Tuesday, 17 December 2025, during the maiden press briefing of the Ag. Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller Oladapo Afeni, held at the Command headquarters in Idiroko, Ogun State. Deputy Comptroller Afeni, who assumed office on 4th December 2025, described the seizures as the highest ever recorded within such a short period…
The Ogun State Government, on Wednesday, declared that it would not compromise on standards in road construction across the state, urging all contractors engaged by it to deliver an excellent job that conforms with government specifications, or risk losing those jobs. The government handed down this warning following the stop-work order issued by the Ogun State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, on Monday, December 15, to the Managing Director of Slavabogu Nigeria Limited, the contractor handling the reconstruction of the Paddy Arikawe road, G.R.A., in Sagamu area of the state. The road, which is 3.39km in length and is being…
The General Manager, Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA), Hon. Kehinde Bello has reinforced the importance of adherence to due process among accredited consultants within the State. He made this known during an interactive meeting with accredited consultants registered with the agency in his office at Oke-Mosan Abeokuta, saying that they must ensure due diligence and not be given in to compromise in the discharge of their duties. “As the statutory agency responsible for regulating environmental compliance and protection, we are committed to minimising environmental infractions and ensure decisions are made transparently and within the environmental extent laws” He said.…
Prominent Nigerians, including renowned banker and philanthropist, Alhaji Abdulfatai Akin Kekere-Ekun, OFR, were on Saturday,December 13,2025 inaugurated as members of the Board of Trustees of the newly established Ansar-ud-Deen Foundation. The colourful inauguration ceremony took place at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos, and was attended by top Islamic scholars, professionals, traditional leaders and members of the Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria and Overseas. Other trustees inaugurated alongside Kekere-Ekun include Alhaji Sulaimon Adedokun, CFA; Alhaja Kafilat Araoye; Mallam Yusuf Ali, SAN, OFR; Dr. (Mrs.) Mosun Belo-Olusoga; Alhaji Abdulfatah Babatunde Bank-Anthony; and Alhaji Rabiu Isyaku Rabiu. In his address, the President of Ansar-ud-Deen…
The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has reaffirmed the Fund’s commitment to partnering with the Ogun State Government to intensify sensitization on the Federal Government’s students’ loan scheme. Mr. Sawyerr stated this on Thursday while speaking with newsmen after a courtesy visit to Governor Dapo Abiodun at his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He described the Nigerian Education Loan Fund as a national initiative of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu aimed at ensuring all Nigerians have access to financial support to advance their educational pursuits. Commending Ogun State for its laudable…
Osogbo, Nigeria — December 14, 2025The South West leadership of the ACCORD party has raised alarm over what it describes as a deliberate attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to instigate crisis and confusion in Osun State ahead of the 2026 governorship election. In a strongly worded statement issued on Sunday, Hon. Oke Rotimi Michael, State Chairman of ACCORD in Ogun State and spokesman for the Forum of South West ACCORD Chairmen, accused the APC of planning to conduct a “parallel and illegal primary election” under the guise of ACCORD on Monday, December 15, 2025. According to the statement,…