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Osun: Fire Destroy Property Worth N15.3bn in 2024

    Osun State Fire Service says property worth N15,308,651,017 were lost to fire outbreaks in the state between January and December 2024. The losses were recorded in the state fire service's annual ‘fire incident record,’ which the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) obtained on Friday in Oshogbo. According to the data, the state fire service received 103 fire outbreak calls in the year under review, and it attended to 16 additional non-fire-related calls. The data also reflected that the majority of the fire outbreaks took place in February and December when 20 fire outbreaks were recorded each. READ:  Soun appoints Rev Owoade as Palace Chaplain However, the highest property loss was recorded in December, with N12.580 billion in property lost to fire outbreaks. This was followed by the month of May when property worth N1.249 billion was destroyed during five recorded fire incidents. According to the data, seven persons died from the fire incidents, with one death recorded in ...
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Osun govt approves payment of 57 months salaries of judiciary staff

 


The Osun government has approved the payment of the 57-month diverted salaries of some of the judiciary staff in the state.

According to a statement on the official X handle of the Osun state government, the payment of the money was approved on humanitarian grounds.

“The payment already effected was in response to the harsh economic conditions of the affected staff of the state judiciary,” the statement read.

The government added that the measure was taken while the workers awaited the outcome of the ongoing investigation by the National Judicial Council (NJC).

Meanwhile, earlier this week, Governor Ademola Adeleke approved the payment of wage award to civil servants and pensioners in Osun State as a measure to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal.

The Governor stated that the action was a continuation of his avowed commitment to workers’ welfare and a fulfillment of his pledge for the gradual rollout of palliative measures to cushion the effect of subsidy removal.

“On the first day of my second year in office, I unveil this wage award and reaffirm our five-point agenda, which has workers’ welfare as number one item,” Governor Adeleke noted.

Adeleke’s approval was conveyed in a circular issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Capacity Building, disclosing that workers in the service of the state will get a N15,000 wage award while pensioners will receive N10,000.

The circular, which was signed by a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sunday Olugbenga Fadele, noted that the wage award will run for six months, beginning in December.

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