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Lagos sets December 2 for second BECE resit
The Lagos State Government has announced Monday, December 2, 2024, as the date for the second phase of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) Resit. The initiative aims to provide a lifeline for students who were unable to participate in the first resit held on November 6, 2024. In a statement signed by the Director of the Lagos State Examinations…
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NASFAT congratulates new Asiwaju Musulumi of Osun
The Nasrul-Lahi-L-Fatih Society (NASFAT) has congratulated Dr Surajudeen Ajibola Bashiru on his emergence as the new Asiwaju Musulumi of Osun State. NASFAT, in a press statement by it’s National Public Relations Secretary, Alhaji Shamsideen Owolabi Oseni, said Dr Bashiru’s prestigious recognition underscores his unwavering commitment to the growth of Islam and service to humanity. NASFAT President, Alhaji Ayodeji AbdulWahid AbdulRauf,…
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Female corps member reportedly assaulted by teachers in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin A female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was reportedly assaulted by teachers at Government Day Junior Secondary School in the Kulende area of Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday. The incident allegedly occurred because the corps member failed to greet them properly. Eyewitnesses claim the corps member, whose name has been withheld, had visited…
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Kwara to immunize over 1.5 million children against polio
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Government, through the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA), is set to immunize over 1,527,859 children under the age of five during the November round of the 2024 Outbreak Response (OBR) campaign against the circulating mutant variant of the poliovirus. The immunization campaign will cover every part of the state and…
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NSCDC arrests 24-year-old for railway vandalism in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command, has apprehended a 24-year-old man, Olalekan Kehinde, a resident of the Abidogun area in Ota-Efun, Osogbo, for allegedly vandalizing a railway track in Osun State. According to the State Commandant, Igbalawole Sotiyo, in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, ASC Kehinde Adeleke, the suspect…
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Osun commences payment of new minimum wage
…approves improved pension package for pensioners By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Government has announced that the implementation of the new minimum wage will take effect on December 1, 2024, with a one-month arrears payment. In addition to the new minimum wage, the government has also approved an improved pension package of ₦25,000.00 for pensioners across the state. Speaking…
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Osun Government okays appointment of new Olojudo of Ido Osun
The Osun State Executive Council has approved the appointment of Prince Jokotola Olayinka Tunde as the new Olujudo of Ido Osun in Egbedore local government of Osun state He succeeds the late Oba Aderemi Adedapo. The stool of Olojodo of Ido osun is regulated by the 1956 registered declaration which shows that it was the turn of the Adenko Ruling…
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Gov. Abiodun tasks TASUED on mechanized farming, gifts N2.5m to 85-year-old PhD graduate
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday charged the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, to deepen collaborations with research institutions in areas that align with his administration’s focus on mechanized agriculture and agro-industrial development. The Governor stated this during the 16th convocation ceremony of the institution. Governor Abiodun, who was represented by his deputy, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele,…
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Presentation of Ogun 2025 Appropration Bill to OGHA postponed
The presentation of thebOgun State 2025 Appropriation Bill to the State House of Assembly by the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, earlier scheduled for Friday, 29th November 2024 has been postponed to a later date. A statement signed by the Clerk/Head of Legislative Service, Mr. Sakiru Adebakin stated that a new date for the presentation of the annual budget would…
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Osun APC faults Adeleke’s governance, cites revenue mismanagement
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has criticized Governor Ademola Adeleke’s two-year administration, accusing it of failing to deliver tangible development and infrastructure despite substantial revenue inflows. At a press conference held in Osogbo on Thursday to mark Adeleke’s second anniversary in office, the APC’s Director of Media and Information, Chief Kola Olabisi, described…
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