Connect with us

Headlines

Oyo Govt discloses budget for council polls, LGs to contribute N2.5bn

Published

on

The Oyo State government has disclosed that it will spend a total of N1,711,200,000 for the forthcoming local government election in the state.

The government also disclosed that local government areas in the state will contribute a total of N2,566,800,000 to fund the election.

The government disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade.

“The sum of ₦2,566,800,000 (Two billion, five hundred and sixty-six million, eight hundred thousand naira) will be paid by the LGAs, while the state will foot the balance of ₦1,711,200,000 (one billion, seven hundred and eleven million, two hundred thousand naira),” the statement said.

News2 days ago

Investigation: How SEEPCO Chairman Anthony Chukwueke And Fugitive Owner Nitin Sandesara Ran A 150-Company Shell Network That Turned $5 Million Wells Into $14 Million Invoices And Bought Silence Inside Nigeria’s Top Regulatory Agencies – Part Four

Politics1 day ago

THE WEEK: Islamist Jihadists Burn Evangelist Alive in Adamawa, Kidnap Catholic Priest in Benue, Strike Bases

News2 days ago

EXCLUSIVE: Miami Court Record Proves Gov. Dapo Abiodun Yahoo Name Is Shawn Michael Davis, The Forgery Criminal And Violent Thief He Denied Ever Being

News2 days ago

Nigerian Content Board Executive Secretary Felix Ogbe Awarded multi million Naira contract to company three weeks before it was even registered

Metro1 day ago

“With Hearts Weighed Down By Immeasurable Grief” — Former Delta Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan Dies At 71, Family Announces

Viral1 day ago

EXCLUSIVE: NCDMB Under Felix Ogbe Faces ₦221m Diesel Procurement Scandal as ₦42.5m Contract Goes to Company Registered Three Weeks Later

Special Report2 days ago

Dangote refinery IPO attracts investors from 51 African countries

News1 day ago

Singer Davido’s Uncle Adeleke Stuffed Government House With N50 Billion, Spent N9.5 Billion To Travel In Nine Months, Including N4.6 Billion For His Refreshments And Meals

Politics1 day ago

Politics 57 minutes ago ‘If Buhari As A Retired General Couldn’t End Nigeria’s Insecurity, What Do You Expect Of Tinubu?’ – Yari The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has defended the performance of President Bola…

News1 day ago

NNPC GCEO Bayo Ojulari Who Came In Broke Spent N129.1 Billion on Security Expenses and Named Not One Firm, Guard or Agency Paid

Trending