Osun monarch, Aromolaran, dies at 86

A first-class Osun State monarch, the Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, is dead. His death was announced in a statement, signed by Asiwaju of Ijesaland, Chief Yinka Fasuyi, obtained by PUNCH Online on Thursday in Osogbo, the state capital. Before Fasuyi’s confirmation of the monarch’s passage, there was anxiety over the health of…

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NEPZA licences Free Zone with over 150 million USD investment portfolio in FCT

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has again boosted the country’s manufacturing and export indexes with the licencing of Abuja Industrial Park (ZEBERCED) Free Zone with initial 150 million US dollar investment portfolio. Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi, Managing Director of NEPZA, in a remark, while handing over the Operating Licence to the Turkish owners of…

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Osun Govt flags off 84km rural road construction project to boost agriculture, economic development

In a bid to enhance agricultural productivity and economic growth, the Osun State Government has launched an 84km rural road construction project under the Osun Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). The State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, represented by Hon. Teslim Igbalaye, launched the 84km rural road project in Aagba, aimed at improving road…

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