OSHIA Holds Training for Osun Primary Healthcare Workers
By Tomi Lala The Osun State Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA) has organized a one-day training program for Primary Health Care Workers in the state, in a bid to let teach them how to be conscientious in their practices. Speaking at the training program on Tuesday at Halatria Hotel, in Osogbo, the state capital, OSHIA Executive […]
Osun LG Polls: We are acting in accordance to the law- OSSIEC Chairman, Abioye
In this interview with Sola Isola, the Chairman, Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, speaks on the plans and effort of the commission in conducting the forthcoming local government election in Osun. Where are we currently on the timetable of elections that was released by the commission. As it is today, OSSIEC is […]
Security Operatives and Indiscriminate Arrest of Journalists
There has been series of indiscriminate arrest of journalists lately by different arms of Nigeria security operatives with most of them denying the arrest and or even denying bail to the arrested. On August 5, policemen numbering about 15 in plain clothes broke into a hotel room in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where Isaac Bristol, […]
Osun Political Summit: Akinbade Advocates for Grassroots Empowerment
By Jimoh Taofik A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former secretary to the Osun State Government, Engr Fatai Akinade Akinbade has called for a renewed focus on grassroots mobilization as a key driver of sustainable development. He made this known in his speech titled “Grassroots Mobilization for Development” delivered at the Summit […]
LG Polls: Osun APC Breaks into Two Camps
By Great Oluwaseun All seems not to be well in the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as sources revealed that the crisis rocking the party have further divided the party into two camps. Osun Spring gathered that some members of the party that are in the Ilerioluwa faction of the party […]
Fuel price hike: NLC slams Tinubu for betrayal
By Olamilekan Adigun President Bola Tinubu has been branded a betrayer by the Nigeria Labour Congress, following the recent significant hike in fuel prices. In a statement on Tuesday by NLC president, Joe Ajaero, the Labour Centre expressed shock and dismay at the clandestine increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), describing […]
PDP Governors slam Wike over threat
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors have slammed the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and labelled his threats as unbridled and irresponsible. It would be recalled that Wike, a former Rivers State Governor during the weekend, threatened to put fire in the state of governors supporting his successor, Siminalayi Fubara. Wike announced at the […]
FG proposing to increase VAT to 10 percent
By Olamilekan Adigun The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, on Tuesday, said has the committee is proposing a law to the National Assembly to increase value-added tax from the current 7.5% to 10%. Oyedele stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. He also said his […]
NNPC increases fuel to N855 per litre
By Olamilekan Adigun The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has increased its pump price to N855 per litre. This comes just as the NNPCL management admitted that it was facing a debt challenge to the tune of $6 billion from its supply chain abroad. While the prices have varied since the removal of the […]
South Africa denies junior D’Tigers visas for FIBA U18
By Olamilekan Adigun The South African Consulate at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has denied players of the Nigeria U-18 boys’ basketball team visas to the 2024 FIBA U18 Afrobasket. This decision has jeopardised Nigeria’s trip to the biennial tournament starting in South Africa on Tuesday (today), Nigeria is billed to face Egypt in Pretoria […]
