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The figure, 32.3 per cent, contrasts sharply with 19.3 per cent of women living in rural areas who have experienced the practice. The report, largely based on the 2013 Demographic Health Survey, DHS, also noted that the South East (49 per cent) and South West (47.5 per cent) have the…

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the State of Osun will on Tuesday 11th October, 2016, sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Growth and Employments in States 4 (GEMS4). GEMS4 is a DFID funded programme that will link and expand market for unique wholesale and retail products from Osun into larger local and international markets….

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Sunday said the Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the Guidelines for Granting Liquid Asset Status to Sukuk Instruments issued by State Governments. A statement by the Head of Corporate Communication, Naif Abdulsalam, in Abuja, said this was a major boost in the issuance…

The Chairman of the State of Osun Christian Welfare Board , Pastor Isaac Alabi has said that the 2016 journey to Jerusalem will start as from the 29th October 2016. This was made known at an OSBC Yoruba programme Eroya . Pastor Isaac Alabi also said the cost for the pilgrimage…

By Mustapha Aleem Rtd. Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, who wrote a petition against the governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola and his deputy, Titi-Laoye Tomori, in 2015, calling for a probe into the financial status of the state, has said that she had no regrets for her actions, while berating the…

The Cash Transfer Unit of the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Affairs in the State of Osun will hold a Step-Down Training program today (Tuesday )at Palm Crest Hotel, along Gbongan Road, Owode. According to the release signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Affairs,…

A medical expert, Dr Oso Taiwo, on Monday called for proper funding of Nigeria’s indigenous health sector as an alternative to foreign medicare. Taiwo, who is the Executive Director of Ibukun Oluwa Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said…

The Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Osun state, has trained 2, 100 teachers in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and new teaching methodology. Alhaji Fatai Kolawole, Permanent Secretary of the board, said on Monday that the training was to prepare the teachers in the effective discharge of their duties….