Tag: Osun State

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Osun gov urges payroll consultant to submit evidence to investigators

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has called on payroll consultant Sally Tibbot to present any evidence in her possession to anti-graft agencies investigating alleged irregularities in the state’s payroll review process. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Osogbo, the spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed, said ongoing investigations by relevant authorities should be […]

Opinion

Education empowers against slavery, brute force — Adeleke

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has described education as an essential tool to empower people against slavery and brute force. He made the statement on Thursday during the inauguration of Minaret University, Ikirun, and the investiture of the institution’s pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdullah Abdur-Rahman. Adeleke said Osun under his watch is building upon the legacy […]

Scams

Osun assembly raises alarm over alleged N50bn diverted LG funds

The Osun State House of Assembly has raised the alarm over the alleged illegal payment and handling of billions of naira from Osun local councils’ funds by APC chairmen through the alleged machinations of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, and a deposit money bank. The House also condemned and decried reports […]

Appointments

Osun govt, APC clash over appointment of new teachers

The Osun State Government and the opposition All Progressives Congress in the state have disagreed over the ongoing teachers’ recruitment exercise. The State Commissioner for Education, Dipo Eluwole, in a statement, said the decision to distribute appointment letters to selected teachers was not borne out of panic. He explained that the issuance of appointment letters […]

Osun to pump N33.4bn into seven infrastructure projects
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Osun govt rejects 8,452 ghost workers claim, faults audit report

The Osun State Government has dismissed claims by Sally Tibbot Limited that 8,452 workers on the state payroll were ghost workers, insisting that its own re-validation exercise identified only 1,316 unseen employees and pensioners. The government described the recent press briefing by the consulting firm as a subtle attempt to pressure the state into accepting […]

Business

Osun partners FG to export made-in-Osun goods globally

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has revealed that his administration is actively collaborating with two Federal Government agencies to ensure that goods produced within the state successfully reach the global market. Governor Adeleke specifically identified the collaborating agencies as the Nigerian Export Promotion Council and the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, stating the partnership aims to […]

News

Osun gov to present 2026 draft budget Wednesday

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State is scheduled to present the 2026 draft budget estimates before the State House of Assembly on Wednesday. This key event was announced by the Speaker of the Assembly, Mr. Adewale Egbedun, during a plenary session held on Tuesday in Osogbo. Egbedun informed the House that the governor had forwarded […]

Scams

US court jails Osun monarch over COVID-19 fraud scheme

A United States court has sentenced the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, to 56 months in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. Oloyede, 62, who holds dual U.S. and Nigerian citizenship and resides in Medina, Ohio, was sentenced on August 26 by U.S. District Judge Christopher […]

Osun resubmits state's nomination for bank role, challenges CBN’s rejection
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Osun resubmits state’s nomination for bank role, challenges CBN’s rejection

The Osun State Government has resubmitted the nomination of former Finance Commissioner Adewale Bolorunduro as a non-executive director at Living Trust Mortgage Bank to the Central Bank of Nigeria. This comes after the CBN recently rejected Bolorunduro’s appointment, citing a report from a visitation panel investigating a dispute between the bank and the state government. […]

MTN Nigeria plans public offer to sell 11% stake
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Osun govt, MTN bicker over alleged unpaid N1bn right-of-way

The Osun State government and tech giant, MTN Nigeria are presently embroiled in a dispute over an alleged unpaid Right of Way (RoW) charge and penalty totaling more than N1 billion. According to the documents, the Osun State Government is requesting that the tech company pay N945 million in RoW fees for 270 kilometers of […]