The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has recalled five officials of the Osun State College of Education, Ila Orangun (OSSCEILA) who were disengaged from the institution in 2015. This was announced by the Provost of the institution, Prof. Isaac Oyewole, in a statement on Saturday by the Public Relations Officer of the school, Mr. Niyi Kolawole. The provost lauded the governor for his gesture and called on the reinstated workers to reciprocate the love shown them by being more dedicated to their duties. He stated that 46 out of the 72 earlier disengaged were recalled last year, saying…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has called on Nigerians to shun acts, capable of jeopardizing the corporate existence of the country. The call was made during the state’s 26th anniversary celebration on Sunday. He said that in the midst of hate speeches and threats of evacuation by ethnic groups and heightened political unrest across the geo-political zones, Nigerians must be united to condemn all forms of utterances and acts that are capable of ripping the country a party. In a special broadcast to commemorate 26th anniversary of Osun, which was created on the on 27th of August, 1991, Aregbesola…
Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has presented certificates and staff of office to 21 chiefs, who were among the 33 recently elevated to the status of Obas in Ibadan, following the adoption of the recommendations of a judicial commission of inquiry earlier inaugurated by the Governor. The colourful ceremony, held at the arcade of the historic Mapo Hall, Ibadan, on Sunday, was attended by prominent Ibadan elders, socio-cultural groups, opinion leaders and a large number of Ibadan citizens. The event marked a turning point in the history of the ancient city, which used to have the Olubadan of Ibadanland…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday said the State is more than ready to take the driving seat for the development of Tourism, Arts and Entertainment in Africa. Governor Ambode, who spoke on a programme on Ben TV, United Kingdom, as a prelude to the ongoing Notting Hill Carnival, said his administration in the last 27 months has made concerted efforts to fulfill one of his campaign promises to ensure that Lagos becomes the tourism and entertainment hub of Africa. The Governor, who was represented at the programme by his Special Adviser on Tourism, Arts and…
Lagos State’s second edition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Exclusive Fair is set to commence on August 28th, 2017, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, and will feature items locally produced by young and upcoming entrepreneurs in the State. The Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Prince Rotimi Ogunleye who made the disclosure said that this year’s event themed, “Unleashing the Potential of MSMEs for Economic Diversification”, is expected to bring to the fore discourse on the need to focus attention on the development of MSMEs for national development. Ogunleye stated that since the major way of developing…
Osun State Government owned investment agency, Osun State Investment Company Limited (OSICOL) has recorded over 700% turn over in the last six years. The investment fortune has grown from about 300million in 2011 to about 2.6billion in 2017. In the company’s balance sheet made available to newsmen in Osogbo revealed that the turn over represent 760% growth increment in the last six years when Aregbesola administration came on board. A product of the company, Essence Table Water which is on high demand boost and encourages revenue base of the company. The General Manager of OSICOL, Mrs. H. I Amade while…
Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology Prof. Adeniyi Olowofela has announced in Ibadan, the state capital, while featuring on a radio programme that the KPMG audit report on Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, may be due for presentation to the owner-states. He said the management of the institution finally agreed to the call by the two owner states to audit the institution as a way of resolving its perennial and protracted crises. Assuring the general public that the audit report will fast-track resolution of the crisis, the commissioner said work was in top gear to ensure…
The Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has called on the Federal Government to surrender the control and management of revenue accruing from natural resources to the owner states. The Governor canvassed the position as a panelist at the ongoing 57th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, where he presented a paper on “Debt as a drag on institution building,” in Lagos, on Wednesday. Other speakers at the session were the Ghanaian Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, and the Director-General, Debt Management Office (DMO), Mrs. Patience Oniha. In what he described as a warped federalism that…
The Commissioner for Home Affairs in Lagos State, Dr. Abdulhakeem Abdullateef, has been conferred with the highest professional membership grade of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), at the Institute 2017 Awards, Fellows and Spouses’ Day Luncheon held at City Hall, Lagos on Thursday. Speaking at the during the presentation of the NIM Fellowship Award to the Commissioner, the President and Chairman of Council of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), Emeritus Prof. Munzali Jibril, stated that the process of upgrading members to Fellow is rigorous and painstaking, which is why only those who are truly deserving of the award…
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has concluded a two-day attitudinal training for its staff. This is a bid to ensure that hospital staffers display the expected decorum and disposition to all members of the public. Speaking at the opening session of the training that took place at the LASUTH Malaria Research Centre (MRC), the Director, Hospital Administration, Mrs. Olatokunbo Adio, said that training remains a developmental tool that must be periodically undertaken to keep the workforce abreast of methods for performance improvement. She added that the training session tagged, “Attitude and Attitudinal Change for Personal Corporate Transformation”, would go a…