Oyo Govt Shut Down Factory For Contravening Order 001 Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, swooped on a facility being used by suspected illegal miners to process and package lithium out of the state. The governor ordered the closure of the facility, which was originally a factory meant for recycling batteries and tyres. He equally ordered the arrest of four persons suspected to be operating at the site, noting that they operated against the approved licence secured from the government for business operations in the state. Makinde, who was on an unscheduled inspection tour to the factory site at…
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Oyo Culture Commissioner, Olatunbosun Chairs Committee On International Tourism Summit Oyo State Government will host an international tourism summit between April 17 and 18, 2024 to showcase its tourism endowments to the world. The event, which will have in attendance representatives of embassies, leading lights in tourism, financial institutions as well as members of the international community, is also meant to attract investors who will develop the state’s tourist sites to international standards. Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, who is the host of the summit, has repeatedly expressed the intention of his administration to make tourism a major economic pillar…
Tinubu, Governors, Others Pay Tributes As Akeredolu Is Buried In Owo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday joined Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, other State Governors, former governors and prominent Nigerians at the funeral ceremony of the former governor of the State, late Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, in Owo. The President, who was represented by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, said Nigeria has lost a man whose legacy will endure, emphasizing that rather than mourn, it’s a day to celebrate Akeredolu’s life and his contributions to humanity. President Tinubu highlighted Akeredolu’s lasting impact on history and expressed…
Ogun Govt Launches Initiative To Sell One Hundred (100) Trucks Of Rice At Affordable Price By Ayo Kareem ( Abeokuta) Ogun State Government has launched the initiative to sell one hundred (100) trucks load of rice to be sold at affordable price to residents of the state to cushion the effect of the rise in the prices of goods in the country. The state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun stated this on Wednesday while speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abeokuta, the state capital. Governor Abiodun urged Nigerians, especially the youths not to allow themselves to be used by unscrupulous elements…
Reject Labours’s Planned Protest, Ibadan Baale Counsels Workers The Community Head of Isajin Ibadan in Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State, Baale Kayode Bamiduro has appealed to Nigerian workers to shun the planned protest being proposed by Joe Ajaero led Nigeria Labour Congress in the interest of peace and tranquility. Baale Bamiduro in a statement in Ibadan described the proposed protest as a continuation of the Labour party’s agenda to destabilize the country after losing the presidential election last year, adding that Ajaero’s antecedents before, during and after the elections were political in nature and therefore have no “locus…
Akeredolu: Tribute To A Trusted And Courageous Friend In Death” Rotimi Akeredolu ‘AKETI’ By Mashood Erubami My dear ‘Aketi’ Your friends and family are this time rallying around the dead body which you assumed prematurely. We are not grieving for that, but for the good works that stopped as you left us far too soon. You continues to live in our heart and conscience and shall keep the memory of your live while you are with us alive and will continue to cherish your activities and legacies left behind as a lawyer, a Distinguished professional, leader of leaders in the…
We Have No Allegation Of Fraud Against Ex- Comm, Others, Ogun Assembly Clarifies Invitation Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts and Anti-Corruption, led by Hon. Damilare Bello today continues with its sittings with a clarification that the invitation extended to the former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Abdul-Waheed Odusile and the SSA to the Governor on Media, Emmanuel Ojo was not an indictment but rather to seek clarifications on the audit report of the Ministry. Hon. Bello issued the clarification today during the Committee’s meeting with the officials of the State Hospitals Management Board at the Assembly…
January 2024 Allocation: FG, States, LGs share N1.149Trillion• FG Got N407.267 billion ..States got N379.407 billion ..LGs got N278.041 billion ..Oil producing states got N85.101 billion as 13% derivation The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N1,149.816 trillion January 2024 Federation Account Revenue to the Federal, States and Local Governments. The revenue was shared at the February 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun. The balance in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) was $473,754.57million. According to a communique issued…
President Tinubu Directs Expeditious Processing Of Welfare Benefits, Demands Monthly KPI Reports President Bola Tinubu has asked senior civil servants to rededicate themselves to their duties and work towards improving the lives of Nigerians by acting with dispatch on matters that border on the welfare of citizens. The President, who met with the Head of Service, The Body Of Permanent Secretaries, and some Directors-General of agencies at the State House, on Thursday, said policies impacting the welfare of the people and the economy must be treated with urgency, diligence, and a strong sense of duty. President Tinubu warned that the…
Governor Akeredolu was a Pan-Yoruba Patriot, Legacy Remains Evergreen – Afenifere The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG), has described the former Ondo State Governor, ARAKUNRIN OLUWAROTIMI ODUNAYO AKEREDOLU as an unbending Pan-Yoruba Patriot, whose loyalty to a course will remain evergreen in the annals of history. The socio-cultural and political group said Akeredolu’s demise was an irreparable and painful loss to Nigeria, especially the Yoruba race, considering the enormous roles he played to rescue the region from oppression and external aggression. ARG, Ekiti State chapter said these in its condolence message released on Tuesday by its State Publicity Secretary, Hon, Prince…