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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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I Will Pay The New Minimum Wage -Adeleke



Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Friday pledged that his administration will not be among defaulters in the payment of the new minimum wage.

Adeleke said after the National Assembly might have passed the bill and finalised with every other things on it, the state government would abide by the rule because “it has become a law”.

The governor who made this known in Osogbo, through the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kolapo Alimi, expressed commitment to implementing the N70,000 minimum wage for civil servants in the state.

“Our governor is a lover of workers; his first agenda is to prioritise the welfare of workers both active and non-active.

“Governor Adeleke will not be among defaulters of the new minimum wage. Osun State will never deviate from the law on minimum wage.”

The governor stressed that the welfare of workers is a top priority for his administration and he will not deviate

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