Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the declaration of Friday, April 26, 2024, as a half working day for all public and civil servants in the state. This is in connection with the local government election slated for Saturday, April 28, 2024. A circular signed by the Secretary to the State…
The Governor of Oyo state, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has approved the disbursement of over 1.3 billion naira for the payment of gratuity and death benefits to retired public primary school teachers and Local Government Service employees for the First Quarter of 2024. This was disclosed by the Honourable…
The Oyo state governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has approved the regularization and inclusion of 129 floating staff members from the former Oyo State Agricultural Development Programme (OYSADEP) into the core of the State Civil Service. This was announced by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade,…
Oyo state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has assured students of payment of bursary award, saying that it will be disbursed in due course. Governor Makinde who explained that he has signed all necessary documents for the payment of the bursary award, made this known during a Students’ Legislative…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja to withdraw the appeal it filed to set aside the interim injunction that barred it from arresting the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, for trial. The anti-graft agency, in its notice of…
The increment would take effect on May 1, 2024. Multichoice, a major satellite television service in Sub-Saharan Africa, has announced an increase in prices on the DSTV and GOtv packages. In a statement titled ‘Price Adjustment on DStv and GOtv Packages’, signed by its Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, sent to…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the takeoff of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme. Consumer credit serves as the lifeblood of modern economies, enabling citizens to enhance their quality of life by accessing goods and services upfront, paying responsibly over time. It facilitates crucial…
A High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has nullified the selection and appointment of Oba Oyeleye Sakirudeen as the Onifiditi of Fiditi. The court also granted a restraining injunction on further actions regarding the filling of the Onifiditi of Fiditi Stool, pending the determination of a suit on the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed a fresh charge at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory against the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. EFCC in the charge accused Emefiele of approving the printing of N684,590,000 at the rate of N18.96 billion.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over an ongoing N8,069,176,864.00 money laundering probe. The indicted former Minister of Aviation arrived at the Federal Capital Territory Command of the EFCC at about 1:00 pm on Tuesday, The PUNCH can…