Tag: Osun State
Osun Govt to get $250m from ecotourism, zoological project annually
The Osun Government is to receive of 250 million U.S. dollars after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigerian…
2017: Osun workers resume work
Workers in Osun State returned to work on Tuesday after the Monday public holiday declared to mark the New Year…
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Osun in trouble again, receives paltry N305m from federation account
The problem of unpaid and half salaries in Osun State will persist as the state got only a paltry N305m…
Osun State in the last six years
In one of his essays, American author, Wilfred Peterson wrote: “big thinking precedes great achievement.” With the benefit of hindsight,…
Osun pensioners protest over unpaid pensions, gratuity
The Osun State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) on Wednesday said that it would continue to disrupt activities…
Buhari receives rescued Chibok girls
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said the Federal Government would ensure that the released 21 Chibok school girls would be…
Muslim group lauds CAN in Osun
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has praised the executive of the Osun State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria…
Osun govt. committed to people’s welfare- Aregbesola
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun says his administration will continue to adopt new approaches to meet the yearning and aspirations…
NEMA, SEMA to provide relief materials to Osun flood victims
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Osun Emergency Management Agency (OSEMA) are working to provide relief materials to…
Pictures: Buhari visits Osun State
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday 1 September visited Osun State to commission a lot of projects to mark the 25th…
Osun declares Monday public holiday to mark ‘Isese Day’
The Osun Government has declared Monday, Aug. 22 a public holiday to mark the annual Isese Day (Traditional Worshipers’ Day).…
Osogbo set for Osun festival grand finale
Osogbo, the Osun capital is agog for the grand finale of the annual Osun Osogbo festival. NAN correspondent monitoring events…
Facts on Osun: Salaries and pensions
Since the problem of non-payment of salaries for public sector workers across states of the federation became national issue early…
Hijab: Court adjourns hearing on stay of execution by CAN
An Osun State High Court in Osogbo has fixed July 19 to hear an application filed by the Christian Association…
Osun Hijab “Crisis”: Religion, Education and the Future
By David Dimas Education is historically considered a great equalizer in the Nigerian society, capable of lifting the less advantaged…
Osun will not sack any local government worker
The Chairman, Osun Local Government Service Commission, Mr Peter Babalola, has assured local government workers on Grade Level 15 and…
Kidnapped Osun Perm Sec, others, regain freedom
The Permanent Secretary, Osun Ministry of Finance, Mrs Adebimpe Ogunlumade, who was kidnapped on Friday along other two officials, have…
3 Osun State officials kidnapped in Kogi
Three Osun Government officials were on Friday kidnapped by gunmen on the Obajana – Lokoja road in Kogi. The victims…
A walk with Aregbesola in Osun by Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa Old friends, like old wine, are usually better than new ones. The Governor of the State of…
Aregbesola empowers 45,000 youths through OYES
The Osun Government said no fewer than 45,000 unemployed youths benefited from the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES) from 2010…
Osun doctors call off seven months strike
Striking medical doctors in Osun under the aegis of Association of Medical and Dental Officers, on Sunday suspended their seven…
I will certainly pay workers salaries – Aregbesola
The Government of Osun on Sunday described as uncalled for insinuations that the state would not pay salaries of its…
Aregbesola repositions education in Osun, sets up committee
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has inaugurated a nine-man committee on the repositioning of tertiary institutions in the state, directing…
Police detain 14 goats in Osun
The Osun Police Command on Monday said it intercepted and detained a vehicle loaded with suspected stolen 14 goats in…
PDP’s native doctor story shows how badly it has sunk – Osun Govt
The Government of Osun on Monday described as a cock and bull tale, the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party…
I have not sacked you, Aregbesola tells striking doctors
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state told striking doctors in the state on Saturday that he did not sack any…
Aregbesola commends LG doctors for commitment to duty
…accuses striking state doctors of collecting six months salaries without work The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Thursday…
Osun butchers pledge support for Aregbesola’s IGR drive
Osun State Butchers Association has said that it is ready to partner with the state government in its drive to…
Protests by striking doctors “mere blackmail” – Osun Govt
The government of the State of Osun on Tuesday described as ‘mere blackmail’ the protests by striking doctors, saying that,…
Osun security council commends police, others for foiling robbery attack
The Osun State Security Council has on Monday commended the police and other security agencies that foiled the bank robbery…