Osun State Government has awarded retirement bond certificates worth ₦1.682 billion to pensioners, who retired from local government councils and primary schools in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Local Government Staff Pension Bureau, Mr. Kayode Afolabi, said this in an interview with journalists in Osogbo shortly after the presentation of the certificates. The PS stated […]
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The Nigerian Breweries Plc has intensify businesses with grants in Osun and Ekiti States through Goldberg’s Isedowo empowerment initiative, which will also be extended to other Southwest states. Beneficiaries of Isedowo have affirmed that the scheme has indeed provided them huge relief from financial challenges hitherto faced in expanding their businesses. So far, 32 artisans […]
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Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Wednesday said the state government had secured a $65-million loan from Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to improve water supply in the state. He made this known during the celebration of the World Water Day in Osogbo. Celebrated annually on March 22, the World Water Day focuses attention on the […]
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It has been revealed that the Federal Government deducted a total sum of N32bn from allocations of states from the Federation Account in the month of April 2016 for different debts they incurred especially through loans. In a report by the Economic Confidential, Osun state was worse hit by the development and ranks number one, […]
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A private school in Osun State, Kunike International School, Osogbo, has offered to give full scholarship to the first two Chibok girls rescued from the captivity of the Boko Haram sect. Amina Alli, rescued with her four-month-old baby, and Serah Luka were rescued last week from Sambisa Forest which is the hideout of the dreaded […]
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[su_dropcap]S[/su_dropcap]triking medical doctors in Osun State under the aegis of Association of Medical and Dental Officers yesterday suspended their seven-month-old industrial action. The chairman of the association, Dr Isiaka Adekunle, confirmed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Osogbo, the state capital. He said the doctors would report […]
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COMMISSIONER of Police in Osun State, Mr. Kola Sodipo, yesterday confirmed that the armed robbers that attacked branches of First Bank, Skye Bank and Union Bank in Ikirun, Osun State at the weekend killed two policemen and two bankers before they were overpowered. Four of the robbers were killed. At a press conference in Osogbo, […]
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MINISTER for Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday commended Governor Rauf Aregbesola on the construction of the MKO Abiola International Airport in Ido-Osun, Osun State. The minister who was on the tour of Federal Government projects in the state, said: “The Federal Government decided to embark on inspection of its projects across the country so […]
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