Ewekoro
Ewekoro is a local government in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria. It is occupied majorly by the Yoruba ethnic group. It is the home to two of Nigeria's famous cement quarries (Lafarge and Dangote cement).
Get in
[edit]You can get in by bus into the area from anywhere in Ogun State. There are several local buses plying this route.
See
[edit]- Lafarge Cement, KM 64, Old Lagos-Abeokuta Road,Ewekoro, Ogun State, ☏ +234 (1) 2713990.
- Dangote Cement, Dangote Cement Plant, Ibese, ☏ +234 704 488 0620.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]There are several local stores distributed along this L.G.A. There are also markets located in their bus-terminals too.
- Arigbajo Farmers Market. You can get different farm produce from this market.
- Ikeoluwa Cow Market.
- Mama Peace Stores.
- Old Market Wasinmi.
Eat
[edit]Like many places in Nigeria, you would see many local restaurants.
- JOGNES FOODS.
- ola sheu food cateen, God's wish ventures, Ola sheu food 🍲 canteen Ilaro Road opposite, Papalanto, ☏ +234 802 974 8335.
- Aanuoluwa Food canteen.
Drink
[edit]You can get drinks from most restaurants, hotel or bars in the area.
Sleep
[edit]Most of the hotels in the area are low budget hotels.
- Jimson int'l hotel & suites, ☏ +234 708 306 1470. This is a 2star hotel. #5000.
- New Eden Hotel, 11, Engineer Quadri Street, Arogundale Town, Oni & Son Bus-stop, Ewekoro.
- Gen Preston Hotel & Suite, No 23 Ishofin Road, Ilaro. This is a 3-star hotel #10,000.
- Ariya Hotel, ☏ +234 812 624 8152.
- Hallmark Suites, ☏ +234 704 945 4589.
Connect
[edit]Most locations in Ewekoro have 2G/3G/4G mobile network coverage. Service may be disrupted the farther away you go from the city center, and you might occasionally experience network outage for all or some of the mobile phone service providers in those remote areas of the city. Different networks tend to be more stable and reliable in different locations of the city at different times.
If you are planning a visit to this city, you should probably consider having multiple SIM cards, preferably for all the mobile service providers, since you can't tell which will be more stable and reliable at a time in your location during your visit. And if you will risk not having any of them, you might be better off not risking the MTN network, because, from indications, it seems to perform well than the others, though its rates may be high and its offers and services might be stringent, but you are less likely to be concerned of erratic voice and data connection compared to others.
Airtel is another service provider which is fairly satisfactory for all you might need to connect to the world, including rates and network stability. Of course, Glo (or Globacom) boasts of fast network speed for internet browsing activities, but that might not be enjoyable in some locations in Ewekoro. And 9Mobile usually also performs well in internet browsing speed but not without locational limitations.