Proposed 2020 Budget: Capital Expenditure Gets Lion Share

BY RAYMOND OSHO The Ogun State Governor,Prince Dapo Abiodun has proposed the 2020 budget estimate of N449.974 billion capital projects, taking a lion share of N269.132 billion, representing 60.31% of the total budget. Governor Abiodun, who presented the budget christened ” Budget to Build Our Future Together” during a plenary …

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Dapo Abiodun, Osoba Charge Journalists On Professionalism, Objectivity

BY RAYMOND OSHO ABEOKUTA: The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has charged media practitioners on professionalism and objectivity in their reportage to rejuvenate the dwindling glory of the noble profession. Gov. Abiodun made the charge on Monday, December 2, 2019, at a lecture organised in Abeokuta, the state capital by …

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Fidelity Bank Now 2019 Nigeria Bankers Games Champion

BY ABUSATAR HAMED LAGOS: Fidelity Bank Plc has emerged best in the overall medal tables of the 2019 Nigeria Bankers Games (NBG) after they beating UBA at the football competition held in Lagos on Sunday, December 1, 2019. The match however lived up to its billing as it had everybody …

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Economy In Q3 2019 : Ecobank, Standard Chartered Lead In Capital Importation To Nigeria 

BY ABUSATAR HAMED LAGOS: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Ecobank Nigeria and the local unit of Standard Chartered Bank have joined Stanbic IBTC Bank to become foreign investors’ favourites for investment deals.         According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Kayode …

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Nations Are Built By Sacrifices, Hardwork Of Leaders – Osinbajo

BY ABUSATAR HAMED ABUJA: The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that it is the duty of leaders to show the sort of tolerance that will allow for freedom of worship in a multi-ethnic, multi-religious society like ours.        According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l …

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Madam Mopelola Popoola Goes Home Dec. 6

The final burial of Madam Selina Aduke Mopelola Popoola (Nee Olurin) starts on Wednesday December 4, 2019 with Service Of Songs at her residence, Oremeji Close, Alexander Area, Apata, Ibadan. Starting from 5pm. According to Prof. Tope Popoola, Christian Wake Keep comes up from 5pm on Thursday, December 5, 2019 …

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Border Closure: Yewa Communities Lament Colossal losses, Appeal To FG

BY RAYMOND OSHO ABEOKUTA: People in the border communities in Ogun State have described the closure of border by the Federal government as an avenue towards colossal losses and incalculable pains in the communities. The federal government had since 20 August, 2019 placed a barn on importation of goods from …

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FRSC Regrets 343 Deaths In Ogun, Pledges To Deploy 1,700 Special Marshal In Highway

By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA: Not less than 343 lives have been lost in 665 road traffic crashes between January and November in Ogun State, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps, the State Command. The Corps lamented that the number of people killed during the third quarter of 2019 was 82 …

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DBN Holds Workshop For Executives Of Microfinance Banks

BY ABUSATAR HAMED LAGOS: As part of its advocacy initiative, the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has held a capacity-building programmeon Environmental & Social Risk Management practice for top executives of Microfinance Banks in Lagos, recently. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com …

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Resolving Educational Challenge Will Resolve Poverty Challenge – Osinbajo

BY ABUSATAR HAMED ABUJA: Vive President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has said if workers from poor and rich backgrounds received the same education, the disparity between the two in terms of their inequality in earning is decreased by as much as almost 40%, saying that education reduces economic inequalities. According to …

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