Ile Oluji is a

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. Its headquarters are in the town of Ile Oluji. The

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of the area is 351.

Background

Ile-Oluji is a town in

, Nigeria. The town serves as the headquarters of Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government. The indigenes are

Yoruba people The Yoruba people ( ; , , ) are a West African ethnic group who inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, which are collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute more than 50 million people in Africa, are over a million outsid ...

whose progenitor was the legendary

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. The monarch of the kingdom is known as the Jegun of Ile-Oluji. Its present

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is HRM Oba (Dr) Oluwole Olufaderin Adetimehin, FIIN, FCIB, Jimoko II, a former President of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria who was crowned on June 10, 2016

Economy

Ile-Oluji is an agrarian town. It is one of the largest producers and exporters of

Cocoa production in Nigeria Cocoa production is important to the economy of Nigeria. Cocoa is the leading agricultural export of the country and Nigeria is currently the world's fourth largest producer of cocoa, after Ivory Coast, Indonesia and Ghana, and the third largest ...

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, Yam, Maize and Oil Palm are other major crops cultivated by farmers in the town. The major manufacturing company in the town is Premium Cocoa Products (Ile-Oluji) Limited. It has one of the largest cocoa processing companies in

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. Its products comprise ''

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'', ''Cocoa Cake'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' which are sold to industrial customers. Some of its customers are Promasidor Nigeria, Nestle,

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, Indcresa Productos Del Cacao in

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and Theobroma B.V in the

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. Oluji Pure Cocoa Powder is also a famous consumer product from the company.

Education

The Federal Polytechnic, ''Ile-Oluji'' is a major tertiary institution in the town. The Asiwaju

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Skills Acquisition Centre, built by the Federal Government of Nigeria is also located in Ile-Oluji''. Gboluji Grammar School, Ile-Oluji is one of the one hundred oldest secondary schools in

. Other secondary schools in the town include Holy Saviour's High School, Orere Grammar School, Baptist High School, CAC Grammar School, St. Francis College, Gloryfield International College, New Era High School and Akinyosoye Model College.

Religion

Ile-Oluji has a predominant

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population. The major Churches include the Cathedral of St. Peter, Ile-Oluji (Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion), St. Luke's Anglican Church, Emmanuel Anglican Church,

Redeemed Christian Church of God The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is a holiness pentecostal megachurch and denomination headquartered in Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria. With presence in 197 countries and territories of the world and more than 5 million members in Nigeri ...

, Gloryland Provincial Headquarters, Araromi Baptist Church,

Christ Apostolic Church Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) is the first Pentecostal church present in Nigeria. It arose in the first half of the 20th century, in the then-British Empire. It was founded in Ijebu-ode named Precious Stone Society in 1918 but was formally esta ...

Cherubim and Seraphim (Nigerian church) The Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim, also known as the esocs, is a church denomination in Nigeria that was founded by Moses Orimolade Tunolase in 1925. Orimolade received considerable media attention when he allegedly healed a girl, ...

Celestial Church of Christ The Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) is a Pentecostal church in the Aladura movement, which was founded by Samuel Oshoffa on 29 September 1947 in Porto-Novo, Benin. It has spread from West Africa to countries in Europe, such as Belgium, Franc ...

and St. George's Catholic Church.Christ Apostolic church Temiasese

Notable People

The following notable people were born in, lived in, are currently living in or associated with Ile-Oluji. *Chief

Henry Fajemirokun Henry Oloyede Fajemirokun, CON (26 July 1926 – 15 February 1978) was a trade unionist who later became a prominent Nigerian industrialist and businessman and one of the country's dynamic indigenous entrepreneurs who had established and built o ...

, CON. Businessman and industrialist. Former President, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture NACCIMA. *Chief Oladele Fajemirokun - Businessman and philanthropist * Dr. Samuel Adesuyi - Nigeria's Chief Medical Adviser (1969 -1976). For his contributions to

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, the West African Health Community created the Dr. Samuel Adesuyi Award and Medal given to outstanding medical doctors in the sub-region. *Chief Akinsola Akinfemiwa, OON - Former Managing Director, Skye Bank Plc. * Dr. Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi - Director General, Directorate of Technical Aids Corps of Nigeria. *Professor Adebukola Foluke Osunyikanmi- Professor of Political Science *Ms Funke Opeke - Electrical Engineer and Founder, Main One Cable Company. *Senator Nicholas Tofowomo - Senator at the 9th National Assembly *Honourable Janet Febisola Adeyemi- Member, House of Representatives 1999 - 2003. * Late Professor Akin Akindoyeni , OFR - Pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba. * Mr. Wale Akinterinwa - current Commissioner for Finance, Ondo State. *Pastor Wole Oladiyun - Founder, Christ Livingspring Apostolic Ministry CLAM *Professor Bola Akinterinwa - Former Director General,

Nigerian Institute of International Affairs The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs was established in 1961, to provide a platform of ideas on what direction Nigeria should follow on international policies, having regards to relationship with the outside world. The institute is head ...

, *Professor Francis Afolabi Fajemirokun - Professor Emeritus of Surveying. *Professor Adeduro Adegeye - Professor of Agricultural Economics *Chief Bayo Akinbisehin, SAN - Legal Practitioner and Politician) *Professor Robert Akinbowale Ogunsusi - Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Founding Provost of The Polytechnic-Ile-Oluji, Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Acting Vice-Chancellor,

Federal University of Technology Akure The Federal University of Technology Akure (also known as FUT Akure or simply FUTA) is a federal government-owned university located in Akure, Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria. It was established in 1981 by the Nigerian federal government, the ...

*Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire- Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State (2011 -2015) *Professor Ayo Ogunsheye - Professor of Adult Education, President,

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from 1983 to 1987. *Professor Adetoun Ogunseye - Professor of Library Science; first female Professor in Nigeria *Professor Anjuwon Akinwande - Professor of

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References

While the Ile-Oluji people are of the Ondo stock, the Oke-Igbo people speak the Yoruba language of the Ile-Ife people. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ile Oluji Local Government Areas in Ondo State Local Government Areas in Yorubaland