Ògùn
State
Nicknames:  Gateway State
Location of Ogun State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°00′N 3°35′E / 7.000°N 3.583°E / 7.000; 3.583
Country	Nigeria
Date created	3 February 1976
Capital	Abeokuta
Government
• Governor (List)	Ibikunle Amosun (APC)
Area
• Total	16,980.55 km2 (6,556.23 sq mi)
• Rank	24th of 36
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	3,751,140
• Rank	16 of 36
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ogun people Ogun man Ogun woman
GDP
• Year	2007
• Total	$10.47 billion[1]
• Per capita	$2,740[1]
Time zone	UTC+01 (WAT)
ISO 3166 code	NG-OG

Ògùn is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Created in 1976, it borders Lagos State to the south, Oyo and Osun states to the north, Ondo to the east and the Republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state. The state's nickname is "Gateway to Nigeria". It was created in February 1976 from the former Western State. The 2006 census recorded a total population of 3,751,140 residents.

Other cities and towns in the Ogun State are Ijebu Ode, Sagamu, Ijebu Igbo, Ogere Remo, Iperu, Ilaro Ayetoro and Ota. The state is notable for having a high concentration of industrial estates and being a major manufacturing hub in Nigeria. Major factories in Ogun include: Dangote Cement factory in Ibese,^[2] Nestle,^[3] Lafarge Cement factory in Ewekoro and Coleman Cables in Sagamu and Arepo,^[4] Procter & Gamble in Agbara, amongst others.

Governor

The current Governor of the State is Senator Ibikunle Amosun

Local Government Areas

Ogun State consists of twenty (20) Local Government Areas. They are:

Educational facilities

Ogun state has three federal secondary schools; Federal Government Girls' College, Sagamu and Federal Government College, Odogbolu and Federal Science and Technical College, Ijebu-Imushin. Ogun has one Federal University, the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) and one Federal college of education, FCE Osiele (both at Odeda Local government area), one state government college of education, named after the late Nigerian educationist of international repute Augustus Taiwo Solarin in 1994 as Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE),(formerly known as Ogun State College of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, one Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, one state government polythechnic named after late Nigerian business mogul and winner of June 12, 1993 election, Basorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola as Moshood Abiola Polythechnic (MAPOLY), formerly known as Ogun State Polythechnic, Ojere, Abeokuta, and two state government universities: Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye (formerly known as Ogun State University), and the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) Ijebu Ode. Ogun State has a total of nine registered universities, the highest of any state in Nigeria. It has five private universities. Amongst others are Covenant University and Babcock University in Ilisan-Remo, which was the first private university in the country. The state has two major government hospitals: the Federal Medical Center at Abeokuta, and the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu. The National Youth Service CorpsNYSC Permanent Orientation Camp is located at Sagamu Local Government area of the state.

Notable people from Ogun

• Adegboyega Dosunmu Amororo II
• Adeoye Lambo
• Adebayo Adedeji
• Adebayo Ogunlesi
• Afolabi Olabimtan
• Bola Ajibola
• Cornelius Taiwo
• Chief Olu Oyesanya
• Olawunmi Banjo
• Fela Anikulapo Kuti
• Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
• Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo
• Idowu Sofola
• Jubril Martins-Kuye
• Kehinde Sofola
• Kemi Adeosun
• Kuforiji Olubi
• MKO Abiola
• Mike Adenuga
• Oba Otudeko
• Chief Olusegun Obasanjo 'OBJ'
• Obafemi Awolowo
• Ola Rotimi
• Otunba Gbenga Daniel
• Oladipo Diya
• Peter Akinola
• Salawa Abeni
• Tunde Bakare
• Tai Solarin
• Bisi Onasanya
• Sen Abraham Adesanya
• Wole Soyinka
• Professor Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo

Tertiary institutions in Ogun state

• Adetokunbo University, Sagamu
• Babcock University, Ilisan Remo
• Bells University of Technology, Ota
• Covenant University, Ota [1]
• Crawford University, Igbesa
• Crescent University, Abeokuta
• Federal College of Education, Osiele
• The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro
• Gateway Industrial and Petro-Gas Institute, On
• McPherson University, Seriki-Sotayo [2]
• Moshood Abiola Polythechnic (MAPOLY) Abeokuta
• Mountain Top University, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria
• Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese, Ijebu Ode
• Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye
• Rainbow College, Lagos
• Redeemer's University (RUN), Redemption Camp of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Mowe
• Royal Le Hope International School, Ogun
• Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE), Omu, Ijebu Ode
• Tai Solarin University of Education
• Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Notable religious places in Ogun state

• Islamic Mission for Africa, Abeokuta
• Ahmadiyya Missionary Training Centre, Ilaro
• The Church of the Lord (Aladura), Ogere Remo
• ST PETER"S Cathedral, Ake, Abeokuta
• Ijebu-Ode Central Mosque, Ijebu-Ode
• Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) World-wide Camp, Imeko
• Christ Love Evangelical Ministries(CLEM) Ibadan Road, Ijebu-Ode
• Diadem Christian Church International, Ijebu Ode
• The Redemption Camp of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, along Lagos-Ibadan Exp. Way, Mowe
• Faith Tabernacle aka Winners Chapel, Canaanland, Ota
• Prayer City of Mountain of Fire & Miracle Ministry, along Lagos-Ibadan Exp. Way
• Deeper Life Conference Center (DLCC), along Lagos-Ibadan Exp. Way
• Faith City (Apostolic Faith Church) along Atan-Agbara road, Igbesa, Ogun State
• Chief Oyeneye Olusesan House in Oluwo Onikolobo, Abeokuta
• Bilikisu Sungbo Shrine, Oke-Eiri, near Ijebu-Ode, declared a national Heritage since 1964,was the burial place of the acclaimed (Sungbo Eredo and Its Ecotourism Values: Sonubi O K (2009)Queen Sheba, a gathering of faithfuls during major Muslim and Christian festivals
• St. John's African church Arigbajo
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Kuto Abeokuta
• Allahu Muheeb Islamic Foundation Quarry Abeokuta
• Allahu Galeeb Soiety of Nigeria ( AGSON) Oluwo Abeokuta
• Holiness C&S Church Oke-Ajaye, Quarry Road, Abeokuta
• Seventh-day Adventist Church headquarters, Oke-Ijeun, Abeokuta

Major rivers

• Ogun River
• Yewa River

Cultural events

The Ake Festival of Arts and Books takes place in Abeokuta every November.

Ojude Oba Festival takes place in Ijebu Ode, three days after Eid kabir.

Yewa Festival held every two years in Yewa land. Oronna Festival takes place in Ilaro-Yewa every November.

Ita Oba day, celebration at OTA palace square,a day after il-dlikabir sallah.

Think tanks

• African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies (ACDESS)

See also

• Ofada rice – Grown almost exclusively in Ogun State
• List of Ogun State local government areas by population

References

External links

• Ogun State Government Homepage
• Portal of Educational Institutions in Ogun State
• Federal Government College, Odogbolu
• Mercyland International Schools Homepage