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Funding Opportunities at Ogun State Government

- - Ogun State Government Gateway Skills Program 2024
  - The Gateway Skills Program is a visionary initiative aimed to provide youth and SMEs comprehensive support in areas such as digital literacy, entrepreneurship training, access to finance, mentorship, as well as placement for jobs and income generation opportunities. Our mission is to unleash the pot ... read more and apply

Ogun State was created on the 3rd of February, 1976. It was carved out of the old Western State of Nigeria and named after the Ogun River which runs across it from North to South.The State is strategically located. Bordered to the East by Ondo State, in the North by Oyo and Osun States, in the South by Lagos State and the Atlantic Ocean and in the West by Republic of Benin. This makes it an access route to the expansive markets of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Abeokuta, the capital and largest urban centre in the state, is about 90 kilometres from Lagos and 740 kilometers from Abuja, the Capital of Nigeria. 8.2 million (as projected by the National Population Commission for 2023)