The geographical landscape of Ogun State comprises extensive fertile soil suitable for agriculture, and Savannah land in the north ­ western part of the State, suitable for cattle rearing. There are also vast forest reserves, rivers, lagoons, rocks, mineral deposits and an oceanfront. Ogun State Ogun is a major industrial state in Nigeria. It is…

The population of Ogun State during the 1991 Census was 2,333,726. With its growth rate of 2.83 per cent per annum, the population estimate for 2003 was projected at 3,297,408 and 3,486,683 for 2005. The projections indicated that in 2003, about 1,483,834 of the population (45 per cent) would live in urban areas 1,813,574 (55…

Ogun State indigenes belong to the Yoruba ethnic group, comprising mainly the Egba, the Yewa, the Awori, the Egun, the Ijebu and the Remo. The people are hospitable and accommodating, hence Nigerians from other parts of the country live peacefully with them. The main languages of communication in the State are Yoruba and English. Although…

Ogun State has 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) each headed by a Chairman, as enshrined in the Constitution. It is divided into four Geo-political Zones, three Senatorial Districts, nine Federal and 26 State Constituencies. The state is administered by the Governor who works with a cabinet of Civil servants, Commissioners, Special Advisers and Consultants in…

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people, providing income and employment for a large percentage of the population. Ogun State is blessed with a conducive climate that supports cultivation of a variety of crops such as yam, cassava, maize, rice, plantain, beans, vegetables and citrus fruits such as orange, paw-paw, pineapple and so on.…

Poverty has been defined as the lack of income (in cash or kind) necessary to ensure access to a set of basic needs. But in recent times, it is defined to include powerlessness (the inability to change circumstances for better) isolation, vulnerability (a fear of loosing the little that one has). In an assessment tour…

Located in the Southwest Zone of Nigeria with a total land area of 16,409.26 square kilometres. It is situated between Latitude 6.2°N and 7.8°N and Longitude 3.0 o E and 5.0°E.  Ogun State is bounded on the West by the Benin Republic, on the South by Lagos State and the Atlantic Ocean, on the East…

In February 1976, the territory now called Ogun State was carved out of the old Western State by the military administration of General Murtala Muhammed and General Olusegun Obasanjo. The new State was made up of the former Abeokuta and Ijebu provinces of the former Western State, which itself came into being when it was…

List of commissioners in Ogun State in 2004 OTUNBA JIMI TAIWO (COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION)Otunba Jimi Taiwo was born in ijesa jib Odogbolu Local Government on the 18th of June 1941.He attended st. Judes’ primary school, Ijesa-Ijebu and Wesley school,irolu Remo,for his primary education, and obtained his First School leaving certificate in 1953. Please click here…

THE PLACES OF TOURIST INTEREST IN OGUN STATE ARE: Ogun State has both natural and cultural features of antiquity, which could be of interest to tourists and for recreational purposes. The natural features include inselbergs, beaches, valleys, highlands, waterfalls and vegetation. Cultural features include shrines, tombs, arti-facts, sculpture, costume and others. Tourist attractions in the…