Governor Olusegun Agagu said in Akure yesterday that 18 of the workers in the management cadre were trained overseas last year.
The governor pointed out that over N300m was expended on the training programmees in the last four years while another N220m has been earmarked for the same purpose in this year’s budget.
Consideration the facts that local government councils are those authorities close to the grassroots it is therefore no doubt to become a tier of government that can be targeted for any meaningful development agenda to succeed.
Many people hardly go to banking halls anymore as they transact almost all their activities using e-payment.
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An initiative which aims to conduct capacity building programmes for mentoring the leadership in the public service for good governance, in order to promote transparency, honesty and accountability among public office holders, starting from the grassroots - the local government councils to the precise.
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Explaining the e-Oyosubeb initiative at the formal signing ceremony in Ibadan on Wednesday, the chairman of board, Dr. Soji Adejumo, said it was all about using information technology tools and techniques to empower SUBEB in the efficient and transparent management of all matters relating to primary schools and junior secondary schools.