As Bayelsans join the rest of the country and the world to celebrate the New Year, Governor Seriake Dickson has assured the people of the state that his government would engender more development, peace and prosperity for the citizenry.

Smugglers who often bring in poultry products illegally despite restriction on such items are out to kill local industries producing similar goods within the country,” said Oteri Richard, Customs Area Controller Oyo/Osun Command of Nigeria Customs Service. He made this observation during the destruction of 16,480 cartons of frozen products with a market value of over N105.3million, at a dump site in Ibadan.

The Bank of Industry, BoI is aggressively seeking offshore funding, especially from the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES, saying the federal government’s interventions fund for real sector development is insufficient to industrialise the country.

THE 9th Labour Summit of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, MINILS, last month, will for a long time to come remain a subject for discourse especially within the labour movement. Besides the theme; Labour Laws, Institutional Reforms and Development Process in Nigeria, speakers were unanimous that current employment laws are not such that guarantee development process in the country.

Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has granted amnesty to five condemned prisoners.
Also, total release and state pardon were granted to four convicts who were serving life imprisonment, as well as amnesty to 12 convicts.