Ago-iwoye

Ago-iwoye is a city in Ogun State.

Understand

This is one of the most populous cities in Ogun State. Most of its occupants are of Yoruba ethnic group.

The main campus of Olabisi Onabanjo University one of the state owned institutions is located 7km west of the city.

Ago-Iwoye's economy is primarily agricultural. Among the goods produced are yams, cassava, cocoyams, maize, melons, egusi, kolanuts, cocoa, palm oil, garri, bananas, and rice. The economy is solely groomed by students who reside in the town during academic calendar, whenever the school is out of session or on Academic Staff Union of Universities are on strike, this industrial action always affect the economy of this small town in Ogun state

Get in

You can get in by bus from anywhere in Ijebu North local government. You can also get direct bus from some part in Lagos State directly to Ago-iwoye. However if you are coming from another state, you would have to board a bus to Ogun State, alight under the bridge before the express that leads to Sagamu then from there you would go to Ijebu North Local government with a bike or cab going to Lagos garage or Ibadan garage where you will get a cab to Ago-iwoye.

Get around

You can get around the city majorly by bus, bike and cabs. There are buses plying this city well. You should be able to get a tri-cycle called (keke-maruwa) for short distance journey.

See

Ago Iwoye is not really a place of tourism but there are hotels with indoor games, event centers, club houses. There was an opening of the first cinema in Ago Iwoye located around mini campus, you can also visit and buy shawarma, barbecue from a mini stop and dine avenue at Itamerin bus stop.

Buy

  • Ojukwu Grocery Store, Ago Garage Bus Stop, Odenusi Street.
  • Omolola Supermarket, Back of Market Street.
  • Madam Gods Own Restaurant, Along Quary Road.
  • Ago Iwoye Market, Ago Garage Bus Stop,, Odenusi Street.
  • Tundenson Stores Supermarket, Along Station Road.
  • Yetunde Lawal Store, Yetunde Lawal Store, +234 805 706 4828.
  • Adewale Risikat Store, 19, Awotele Street, Along, Fibigbade St, +234 913 826 8591.
  • Godwin Blessing Store, 14, Onireke Street, opposite Fibigbade Road, +234 805 124 0085.
  • Alice apparels, Fatima castle, konigba road, +234 706 699 2159.
  • Lola Tayo Pharmacy ,9 Ibipe Rd, Ago Iwoye.

Eat

  • Iya Sewa Canteen, No 83 Igan Road., +234 813 668 7204. You would be able to get common Nigerian foods like rice, beans, eba, etc here.
  • L.A.T. Food Canteen, Back of Market St, +234 807 756 6031.
  • Bub Meat and Grill, Along Station Road, +234 904 504 8994.
  • Miracle Food Delight, adjacent mini-campus,mini-campus road.
  • Meek Meal Restaurant, Dyanmic Apostolic Church, +234 816 319 4029.
  • Mummy D Food Canteen, No 4,ololo road,Mariam junction.

Drink

  • Ago power bar, Oyetuga Imoro Rd.

Sleep

  • Limelite Hotel and Suites, Along Limelite Avenue,.
  • Meekad Hotel, 2 Obafemi Awolowo way.
  • Townend Suites, Townend Suites, +234 805 947 8775.

Connect

You would most likely find reliable coverage of the 2G/3G mobile networks in most locations in Ago-iwoye, but the 4G network might be unreliable. Signal strength might diminish further away from the city center, and you might occasionally experience a network outage for all or some of the mobile phone service providers in the remote areas of the city. Different networks tend to be more stable and reliable in different locations of the city at different times.

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