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In a targeted move to streamline pension access and eliminate administrative bottlenecks, the Ogun State Government has launched a three-day “Pensions Clinic” aimed at resolving Retirement Savings Account (RSA) issues for civil and public servants under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).The initiative, holding at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, brings Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) directly to contributors, creating a one-stop platform to address long-standing conce...

The Olisa-in-Council of Rasonwa has moved to decisively settle lingering disputes over the traditional stool, affirming the lawful installation of Prince Omololu Adewale Odukoya as the Olurasonwa.In what appears to be a strategic effort to restore stability and public confidence, the Council, led by Olisa Adeoye Adesanya, stated that the entire selection and installation process strictly adhered to established chieftaincy laws and customs in Ijebuland.Accor...

The Ogun State Government has taken a hardline stance on environmental compliance with the closure of Ijebu-Imushin Market in Ijebu East Local Government Area, citing persistent sanitation violations and public health risks.The enforcement action, executed by the Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), follows a series of unheeded warnings issued to traders and market leadership on the need to maintain basic hygiene standards within the trading environment.Speaki...

In a move that underscores continuity and institutional loyalty, Tai Solarin Federal University of Education (TASFUED) has appointed one of its pioneer academics, Professor Samuel Ekundayo Oladipo, as its sixth substantive Vice-Chancellor.The appointment, approved by the university’s Governing Council and set to take effect from May 5, 2026, positions Oladipo as the third indigenous Vice-Chancellor of the institution—signaling a deliberate preference for homegrow...

The Ogun State House of Assembly is tightening oversight on environmental and urban management, as Speaker Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide warns against indiscriminate refuse disposal and the misuse of road shoulders for storing building materials—practices increasingly blamed for traffic disruption and infrastructure damage across the state.The warning followed a matter of urgent public concern raised during plenary by Hon. Ademola Adeniran, representing Sagamu II State Constituency. ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has initiated a minor reshuffle of the Federal Executive Council, signaling a strategic adjustment aimed at strengthening economic coordination and service delivery under his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.In the shake-up, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, have been relieved of their duties.A directive issued o...

Police authorities in Edo State have launched an “intensive search-and-rescue operation” following a deadly attack on a commercial bus along the Lagos–Benin Expressway.The spokesman of th...

The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja against former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, a retired Major General, a retired Naval Captain, a serving police inspector and three others over their alleged involvement as coup plotters in a plot to wage war against Nigeria and comm...

The protest staged by a group of retired police officers at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa has introduced a new layer of complexity to ongoing engagements with the Federal Government, with emerging indications that the action reflects internal divisions rather than a unified position among the retirees.The development comes barely days after leaders of the group met with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), where assurances were given that their concerns—particularly aroun...

A frontline aspirant for the Ogun State House of Assembly, Ijebu-Ode Constituency, Omooba Adeleke Kuye, has reaffirmed his commitment to delivering purposeful and quality representation if given the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.Kuye, a grassroots politician and longstanding party member, made this known while addressing journalists in Ijebu-Ode shortly after party stakeholders endorsed Governor Dapo Abiodun as t...