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The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola on Thursday confirmed the resignation of Idiat Babalola, who was the commissioner for Federal Matters in the state.
The governor also congratulated Babalola on her federal appointment, as Chairman, Governing Council, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo.
Oyetola in his congratulatory message described Babalola’s serving under his administration as a privilege.
Oyetola noted that her contributions to the development of the state were both commendable and appreciated.
Oyetola also wished Babalola success in her new assignment.
Her resignation from the Osun Executive Council took effect on April 20, 2021.
CBN and the regulatory role of ‘printing money’
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By Kadiri Abdulrahman
“Government’s printing of Naira simply means loans advanced to states to pay salaries and survive; and not the literal interpretation of printing money from the factory and sharing to the public,” according to Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
It was Emefiele’s initial reaction to a recent comment by Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo that the CBN printed about N60 billion to augment Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) subvention to states in March.
Speaking at the Edo Transition Committee stakeholders engagement, Obaseki had raised concern that the step the apex bank took was an indication that the Nigerian economy was ailing.
Makinde approves N279.5 million for LG election ballot papers
The ballot papers will be produced by the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company.
The Governor of Oyo State,
Seyi Makinde, has approved the sum of N279.5 million for the production of ballot papers for the next local government election.
The fund will be used to print 2.6 million customised ballot papers, in preparation for the forthcoming local government election slated for May 15 in the state.
This was disclosed to journalists on Wednesday by the state’s commissioner of information, Wasiu Olatunbosun, in Ibadan.
The papers are said to be produced by the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC).
Governor Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday in Ibadan. According to Olatunbosun, the production of the ballot papers has been awarded to the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting company in Lagos. The state government contracted the production of the ballot papers to a reputable printing company, known for printing of security materials to show how serious and transparent we are. And to also show how prepared this administration is towards the forthcoming local government elections. In the past conduct of council elections in the state, previous administrations made use of the state government printing press, but this time around, we want a third party to handle these sensitive materials, to prevent people having access to the ballot papers, Olatunbosun stated.