Ogun State
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Ogun State is a state in South West Nigeria. It is bordered by Lagos State to the south, Oyo and Osun states to the North, Ondo State to the east, and the Republic of Benin to the west. Ogun State was created in 1976. It was carved out from the old Western State of Niger,ia and it is named after the Ogun Riv,er which runs across it from north to south. Ogun Statis is comprised of former Abeokuta and Ijebu provinces of former Western state. It is covered predominantly by tropical rain forest and has wooded savanna in the Northwest. Most of the inhabitants of OguS state are predominantly the Ijebus, Remos, Aworis, Egbas and Yew,as who belong to the Yoruba ethnic group. It also has sub-groups, namely, Ketu, Ikale, Ilaje, Ohori, An,ago and Egun. There are also significant numbers of Nigerians from other parts of the country as well as foreign nationals.
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Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsThere is no international airport in Ogun State, however, one could get in via the closest airport to the state. The closest international airport to Ogun State is the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos Lagos is close (about 100 km) to the border with Benin. Should you fly out of the International Airport in Lagos, arrive early, especially close to weekends and festive days, as the security has been beefed up significantly (you need to have your passport and ticket to enter the airport departure area) since December 2009 liquid explosive incident where the terrorist started his journey from Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Once you get in via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State, all you need to do is to board a cab, go to Ogun State, and you can be sure to see a lot of cabs (taxis) and one-off drop-offs system readily available to take people just traveling into the state to their preferred location....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
There are taxis (cab) spread all over Ogun State to take you around and it is affordable as it could be as low as ₦50 and as high as ₦500 depending on the distance of where you are going to.