The State Government is to heave the financial burden of parents paying fees of their children in tertiary institutions this year, with the payment of bursary and scholarship to such students. In realization of this objective, it has budgeted the sum of N209m in this year’s budget. development is the National Continue Reading
The State Government has given out the sum of N9, 800, 000.00 to wives of serving soldiers, as well as widows of fallen soldiers and Apalara champions. (Eighty 80) women benefitted from the government gesture, with N5.450m, going to widows of fallen heroes. Chairman, Micro Credit Agency, Chief Mrs. Kosemaani Continue Reading
Sunshine Stars and Lobi Stars shared the points as a fiercely contested NPFL classic ended in a 4-goal thriller, two each, at the Ondo State Sports Complex. Sadeeq Yusuf’s stoppage time goal canceled Ossy Martins’ 77th-minute strike to rescue the hosts from the jaw of a home defeat. Fuad Ekelojuoti Continue Reading
3,770.39kg of cannabis (Indian hemp) and 128kg of other illicit drugs were seized last quarter of 2020 by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ondo State in the last quarter of last year. In addition, 60 suspected drug traffickers were arrested. These were 52 males and eight females. Continue Reading
It was a wonderful sight to behold for the people of Ondo South Senatorial district, as its illustrious son, and Senator representing the Constituency at the 9th National Assembly, Senator Nicholas Tofowomo, again provided more dividends of democracy to people in his constituency. The oil rich constituency has over the Continue Reading
The Economic sector, has been allocated N87.5bn, representing 50.1 per cent of the budget. 11.3 per cent went to the Administration sector, Law and Justice sector received 2.7 per cent, the Social sector got 33 percent and Regional sector was allocated 2.6 per cent. Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Continue Reading
The 2021 state budget is geared towards human capital development, economic stimulation, fiscal space expansion and entrenchment of good governance. Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Emmanuel Igbasan, speaking at the breakdown of the “Budget of Hope”, said infrastructural development would take the largest chunk of the budget. Total Continue Reading
The state Accountant General, Mr Laolu Akindolire, who tenure expired recently, has received a three months extension from the State Government. The gesture lapses on the 12th of April, 2021, when a new Accountant General would be appointed. Information and Orientation Commissioner, Donald Ojogo, explained that the governor’s magnanimity is Continue Reading
The state and counterparts across the country, are to share the sum of N123.348billion (USD324.6million), in the second round of performance based grants under the States Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) Programme. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, in a statement issued by the Ministry’s Continue Reading
For filing the suit challenging the emergence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at the last gubernatorial election in the state outside the fourteen days allowed by law, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the suit challenging the validity Continue Reading
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