Category: HEADLINES
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EFCC breaks silence on sting operation on Akure clubs
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) have arrested 127 suspected internet fraudsters in Akure, Ondo State capital. The Commission made this known in a statement posted on its X handle(formerly Twitter) on Saturday. According to the statement, the alleged internet fraudsters were arrested in an early morning sting…
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Oyebanji has forged a convergence of interests for Ekiti progress, say Dele Alake, Senator Bamidele
The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Dele Alake says Governor Biodun Oyebanji has forged a convergence of interest for the progress of Ekiti State. The minister who spoke at the launching of the MSMEs clinic in Ado Ekiti, the state capital on Thursday, described Oyebanji as a man of peace committed to the development of…
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NLC kicks against FG’s fresh minimum wage proposal
The Federal Government may be on a collision course with governors, and the private sector for agreeing to pay a minimum wage higher than N60,000. According to findings, the Federal Government may be ready to accept N65,000 as the new minimum wage, governors and the organised private sector were against paying as high as N60,000.…
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Just In: EFCC raids clubs, lounges in Akure
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Friday night reportedly raided some clubs and lounges in Akure, the Ondo State Capital. It was gathered that the EFCC operatives arrived at a popular club in Alagbaka axis of the state capital few minutes after 1am and shot sporadically into the air and allegedly ransacked…
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ODHA moves to enact laws on secondary school board, illegal occupation of landed properties
For efficient monitoring,supervision and evaluation of activities of all public schools across the State, Ondo State House of Assembly has committed a Bill for a law to provide for the establishment of a Board for the management of Secondary Schools in the State. The House made this known today during a debate on the Bill…
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ADIRE EKITI A LAUDABLE INITIATIVE FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, SAYS VP SHETTIMA
.Showers encomium on Oyebanji, wife for life changing policies The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, has described the Adire Ekiti initiative of the First Lady of Ekiti State, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, as a laudable economic initiative for the empowerment of youths in the state. Senator Shettima made the remarks…
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PRESIDENT TINUBU TO INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIERS: SEE AFRICA AS A DESTINATION FOR GROWTH AND PROSPERITY
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja called on international development financiers to see Africa as a destination for growth and prosperity. Speaking at a meeting with a delegation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, led by its Managing Director, Mr. Makhtar Diop, President Tinubu urged global financiers…
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Finance minister submits cost of miminum wage implementation to President Tinubu
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has submitted the projected cost implications of implementing a new national minimum wage to President Bola Tinubu. Edun, along with the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, presented President Tinubu with the cost implications of the new minimum wage in his…
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Leaked documents on fiscal policy proposals not official – FG
The attention of the Presidency has been drawn to two fiscal policy documents in circulation that are being given wide coverage by the mainstream media and social media platforms. One of the documents titled Inflation Reduction and Price Stability (Fiscal Policy Measure etc) Order 2024 is being shared as if it were an executive order…
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We are proud of you-Ondo Commissioner to Sunshine Stars
The Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye has said the state government is proud of Sunshine Stars FC players and officials’ run in the President Federation Cup. Yusuf-Ogunleye in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Akure said the team had done well, having played three matches within a week…