Ogun is a state in southwestern Nigeria. As a Nigerian state, Ogun is the second most industrialised state after Lagos, with a focus on metal processing. It has good road and rail connections to the harbours in Lagos and Lekki. Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 1986, lives in Abeokuta, Ogun.
Hamdard University is a private research university with campuses in Karachi and Islamabad, Pakistan. It was founded in 1991 by the philanthropist Hakim Said of the Hamdard Foundation. It is one of the first and oldest private institutions of higher education in Pakistan, and also is the largest private research university in Karachi, with a campus area of over 350 acres.
The University of Mosul is a public university located in Mosul. It is one of the largest educational and research centers in the Middle East, and the second largest in Iraq, behind the University of Baghdad.
Kanazawa University is a Japanese national university in the city of Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture. The university was founded in 1949, although it can trace its roots back to 1862.
Imagbon is a town located in Ogun State, Nigeria. It is located to the western frontiers of Ijebu-Ode, on a river tributary to the Lagos Lagoon. Imagbon is the Home town to Nigerian BusinessMan, an Astute politician. Damilola Adedoyin Adebajo, he is also the creative director of TOWNBOY LLC
China Pharmaceutical University is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education and the Province of Jiangsu. It was founded in 1968 through mergers between the National College of Pharmacy and other smaller universities. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.
Ayetoro is a town in Nigeria. It lies on the latitude 70 12’N and longitude 30 3’ E in a deciduous- derived savannah zone of Ogun State. The climate is sub-humid tropical with a longtime average annual rainfall of 1,909.30mm. Ayetoro is about 35 km northwest of Abeokuta, a town in south-west part of Nigeria and the capital of Ogun State. The town is the administrative seat/headquarters of Yewa North Local Government Area. It is connected to Lagos by road and rail and serves as the shipping centre for an area in which cocoa, cassava, cowpea and maize are produced.
Diamond 101.1 FM is the community radio station of the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. The station was officially launched on 30 October 2008, on Thursday, by the executive governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu'azu Babangida Alliu, as part of activities marking the 60th anniversary of the university.
Ago-Iwoye is a city in Ogun, Nigeria of the Ijebu Kingdom. It is located in the Ijebu North Local Governmental Area and the main town comprises seven contiguous districts: Ibipe, Isamuro, Idode, Odosinusi, Igan, Imosu, and Imere. The main campus of Olabisi Onabanjo University is located 7 km west of the city. In 1963, the town had a population of 14,718; by 2013, it was estimated to be about 190,000, with 40,000 of those being university students.
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic also known as MAPOLY is a tertiary learning institution in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The Ojere campus is in the South-Eastern part of Abeokuta, covering about 960 hectares of rolling land bounded by the Ogun River to the south. It is named after Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, who was elected President of Nigeria in 1993, but prevented from taking office. Following the death of Chief MKO Abiola, the Polytechnic’s greatest benefactor in 1998, the Institution was renamed Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta.
Kaduna State University is located in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was established in 2004. It has sixteen faculties with over 50 departments. The School has two main campuses: Kafanchan and Kaduna.
Joke Muyiwa is a Nigerian film actress, honorary chief, Ph.D. holder, and lecturer. She lectures in the department of Performing Arts at the Olabisi Onabanjo University. In 2018, Joke Muyiwa was conferred with Yeye Asa of Ago Iwoye chieftaincy title by HRM Oba Ebumawe of Ago Iwoye.
Gabriel Babatunde Ogunmola is a Nigerian Professor of Chemistry and Chancellor of Lead City University, Ibadan.
Chinedum Peace BabalolaFAS, FAAS is a Nigerian Professor of Pharmaceutical chemistry and Pharmacokinetics. She teaches pharmacy at the University of Ibadan, FAS, and FAAS and served as vice-chancellor of Chrisland University from 2023-2024.
Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), (formerly called, Ogun State University Teaching Hospital, is situated at Sagamu, Ogun State, South West Nigeria. The teaching hospital was established in 1986 with the primary aim of teaching medical students from Olabisi Onabanjo University and providing healthcare services to the indigenes of Ogun State and Nigeria as a whole.
Sheriffdeen Adewale Tella is a Nigerian academic economist and professor of economics at the Olabisi Onabanjo University - and is also a frequent economic commentator in the Nigerian daily newspapers.
Ganiyu Olatunji Olatunde was the immediate past vice chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye Ogun State. His tenure started in May 2017 and ended in October 2022. Professor Ayodeji Agboola succeeded Professor Ganiyu Olatunji Olatunde as the new chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University.
Biyi Afonja is a Nigerian academic and retired professor of Statistics at the Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan. He is the first Nigerian to be President of African Statistical Association.
Ayodeji Johnson Agboola is a Nigerian professor of Cancer Pathology who became the vice chancellor of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun state, Nigeria since 2022. He was the deputy vice-chancellor (academic) until his appointment as the vice-chancellor.
Adedoyin Oseni is a Nigerian-born gospel saxophonist and worship leader. He is known for his song "Incense" featuring Theophilus Ogaga, which he has performed at several global stages, some of which include the Utopia 10th anniversary in Sheffield, United Kingdom and The Experience, Lagos. He won the God’s Children Got Talent 2014 edition, created by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), He also emerged as Best Gospel Saxophonist Of The Year at the Eko Heritage Awards 2024.
