Tag: Ogun
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COVID-19: Ogun increases testing, records 85 new cases
Ogun Government says it has recorded 85 new cases of the COVID-19 virus, following increased testing and surveillance across the state.This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, in Abeokuta on Tuesday.She stated that 55 of the cases were reported in Ado-Odo/ Ota Local Government Area; while Abeokuta…
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Protest in Ogun over kidnap of FUNAAB student by suspected gunmen
The students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), on Monday took to the streets to protest the kidnap of their colleague, Olayinka Toyinbo, in Odeda, Ogun. Our correspondent reports that the placard-carrying students took their protest to the Ogun State secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Abeokuta. The inscriptions on the…
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#EndSARS : Gov. Abiodun shuts schools, suspends motorcycle operations
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has ordered the closure of all schools and the suspension of motorcycle operations in the state due to the prevailing situation surrounding the #EndSARS protests. Abiodun said this during a press conference in Abeokuta on Tuesday night. The governor said that the schools should be closed till Oct. 26, and…
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Covid-19: Ogun takes delivery of molecular laboratory
Ogun Government says it has taken delivery of a molecular laboratory as part of its efforts at flattening the curve of the Coronavirus pandemic in the state. Gov. Dapo Abiodun said in a statement on Wednesday that the molecular laboratory would be unveiled during the next 14 days lockdown at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Sagamu.…