The Ogun State Government says it will soon commence the first phase payment of N1b operational grant to micro and small business operators selected across the 20 local government areas of the State. The State Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser, Mr. Dapo Okubadejo, who stated this at a stakeholders engagement in Abeokuta, said that the World Bank-backed grant was to facilitate recovery and enhance capabilities of MSEs for employment retention and job creation, post COVID-19. Okubadejo revealed that over 3,500 successful micro and small business applicants would get…
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Ogun Deepens Housing Investment, To Construct 400 flats At PMB Estate
In furtherance of its commitment towards provision of housing infrastructure for its teeming population, the Ogun State government has entered talks with a consortium of estate developers for the construction of about 400 housing units, spread on 50 hectares of land at the President Muhammadu Buhari Estate, Kobape, in Abeokuta. Platforms Africa reports that the houses to be constructed in detached and semi-detached duplexes fall within the first phase development of the estate located in the State capital. READ ALSO: Ogun Gov Abiodun’s ex-aide, Abidemi Rufai, pleads guilty to $350,000…
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The government of Ogun state, southwest Nigeria, has said that it rallied banks and other lenders for its 2022 revenue target because they are critical stakeholders in achieving the set goals. Platforms Africa reports that the state’s Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser to the Governor, Mr. Dapo Okubadejo, has already met with divisional heads and operations managers of banks and other financial institutions in Abeokuta, the state capital. He, according to a statement sent to this leading media group in Africa, declared at the meeting that banks and…
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