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Harsh Economy: Adeleke Disburses N588m

By Funmi Ojo In continuation of his administration’s efforts to cushion the effects of the harsh economy, Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has disbursed a sum of over Five Hundred and Eighty-Eight Million Naira to 19,720 beneficiaries of Imole Osun Cash Grant Scheme.  An additional Sixty Thousand identified poor segment of the population are […]Continue Reading
Economy

Youths Protest High Cost of Living

A group of youths on Friday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, Osun State, decrying the rising cost of living, with a call on the government to immediately intervene. The protesters, who carried placards with inscriptions such as ‘change the unfavourable policies’, ‘Nigerians are suffering, we can’t cope again’, and ‘We are humans, stop mistreating […]Continue Reading
Economy

Gov. Adeleke Harmonises Taxes, Levies

By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has harmonized into a single bill the multiple taxes and levies collected by different government ministries, departments, agencies across all business sectors, formal and informal. The Governor’s new initiative was informed by the need to put an end to the incessant challenges of multiple taxation being […]Continue Reading
Economy

Tinubu Signs 2024 Budget into Law

President Bola Tinubu on Monday afternoon signed into law the 2024 Appropriation Bill at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu signed the N28.7tn budget document earlier approved by the National Assembly hours after he arrived in Abuja from Lagos where he spent the past week holidaying. The budget is N1.2tn higher than the budget he proposed […]Continue Reading