Ile Oluji is a Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ile Oluji.
Ile-Oluji is a town in Ondo State, Nigeria.[2] The town serves as the headquarters of Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government. The indigenes are Yoruba people whose progenitor was the legendary Oduduwa. The monarch of the kingdom is known as the Jegun of Ile-Oluji. Its present monarch is Oba Lawrence Olu Babajide who ascended the throne in April 2018.[3]
Ile-Oluji is an agrarian town. It is one of the largest producers and exporters of Cocoa production in Nigeria. Cassava, Yam, Maize and Oil Palm are other major crops cultivated by farmers in the town. The major manufacturing company in the town is Cocoa Products Ile-Oluji Limited.[4] It has one of the largest cocoa processing companies in West Africa. Its products comprise Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Cake, Cocoa Butter and Cocoa Liquor which are sold to industrial customers. Some of its customers are Promasidor Nigeria, Nestle, Fan Milk, Indcresa Productos Del Cacao in Spain and Theobroma B.V in the Netherlands. Oluji Pure Cocoa Powder is also a famous consumer product from the company.
The Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji is a major tertiary institution in the town. The Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Skills Acquisition Centre, built by the Federal Government is also located in 'Ile-Oluji.[5]Gboluji Grammar School, Ile-Oluji is one of the one hundred oldest secondary schools in Nigeria.[6] 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.
Ile-Oluji has a predominant Christian population. The major Churches include the Cathedral of St. Peter, Ile-Oluji (Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion),[7] St. Luke's Anglican Church, Emmanuel Anglican Church, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Gloryland Provincial Headquarters, Araromi Baptist Church, Christ Apostolic Church, Cherubim and Seraphim (Nigerian church), Celestial Church of Christ and St. George's Catholic Church.Christ Apostolic church Temiasese
The following notable people were born in, lived in, are currently living in or associated with Ile-Oluji.