Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun says the state government spent N14.2 billion to offset four months salary arrears of workers in December 2016. Mr. Aregbesola made the remarks at an interdenominational thanksgiving service in Osogbo on Tuesday. According to him, the ability of the state government to pay workers salaries for September, October, November and […]
Continue ReadingAs Sallah holiday makers get ready for the 2016 Eid-il-Kabir festival, the Government of Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has announced free train ride for those wishing to travel home.In a statement by the Ministry of Industries, Commerce, Cooperatives and Empowerment, the free train commences conveyance of people coming for the festival from Lagos to Osogbo […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari in Osogbo on Thursday said he was committed to the implementation of the positive agenda he promised Nigerians in the change mantra. Buhari said this during his official visit to Osogbo to inaugurate the 3,000-capacity Osogbo High School, which was part of activities to mark the 25th anniversary of the state. The […]
Continue ReadingOsun State governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has disclosed that insufficient funds have prevented his government from appointing commissioners since it was inaugurated in November 27, 2014. The governor posited that the dwindling allocation from the federal allocation has really affected the state, therefore, appointment of commissioners would be additional burden which the state cannot presently […]
Continue ReadingThe Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has rebuffed claims that his government has not paid workers’ salaries since July 2015 because it diverted the N34.99bn bailout fund it received from the federal government. Aregbesola who spoke on Sunday through Semiu Okanlawon, his media aide, said investigations carried out by the independent corrupt practices and […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s minister of solid minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has expressed optimism in the possibility of generating 1000 mega watts of electricity from coal by year 2020 to supplement other sources of energy currently in use in the country. Fayemi, disclosed this at an Economic Summit organised by the New Telegraph newspapers with the theme, “Nigeria: […]
Continue ReadingThe Government of the state of Osun, on Sunday confirmed the receipt of only N6million as its allocation for February 2016. In a statement issued by Semiu Okanlawon, the spokesperson for Governor Rauf Aregbesola, it was said that despite the poor allocation, the government was committed to paying workers salary at the end of March. […]
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Pandemonium is the word to describe what was visible at Oke Initea area of Osogbo, Osun State, on Tuesday, following the discovery of the remains of a 27-years-old man, Adekola Busari, who had hung himself. Reports gathered indicate that Busari, was indebted to a micro finance bank, but his wife had assisted in repaying the […]
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