The Federal Government is reviewing and expanding the National Social Register to accommodate pensioners and ex-servicemen under its Conditional Cash Transfer scheme. It is also removing beneficiaries who have excited the poverty line. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the government was also taking out dead…
The Oyo State Government has completed 180km of roads across the state in four years, according to the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade. This was disclosed during a courtesy call to his office, by the management of Crest Media Group. The Commissioner was reacting to a request…
The exchange rate between the naira and dollar fell to N1,100 on the black market according to traders who sell forex per inflow. Nairametrics obtained this morning quotes from select traders who confirmed quotes between N1,100-N1,110 for inflow. Inflows are forex transactions sold or bought over the wires.…
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Wednesday condemned Sunday’s attack on the people of Iwere-Ile in Iwajowa Local Government area of Oyo State by suspected herders which left not less than seven people dead. This is just as the House called on the Oyo State Police Command to beef up security in the area and…
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Ola Olukoyede as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The red chamber also confirmed the appointment of Muhammad Hammajoda as the Secretary of the anti-graft agency. The confirmation of both men followed their screening by the upper chamber on…
The Oyo State Government, on Wednesday, vowed to deal decisively with individuals who defecate in the open and indiscriminately dump refuse. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, made this known at a two-day media dialogue on open defecation-free in the South-West States, held…
President Bola Tinubu has launched the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer for 15 million households. The launch was held at the Press Gallery of the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, coinciding with the World Poverty Eradication Day. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume represented the…
The Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has approved the promotion of Civil and public servants in the state. This was approved by members of the State Executive Council during exco meeting, which held on Monday at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan. Briefing journalists on the outcome of the Council…
• As FEC approves 2024-2026 medium term expenditure and fiscal framework The Federal Government is projecting a sum of N26 trillion as the estimate for the 2024 appropriation budget, with the intention of submitting the proposal to the National Assembly before December 31, 2023. The Minister of Planning and…
Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that his administration is already making progress in the tourism development sector and that it would leave no stone unturned in achieving its vision for the sector under Omituntun 2.0. Governor Makinde stated this on Saturday while speaking at the annual…