By Babatunde Tiamiyu Governor Seyi Makinde has yet again been commended for his commitment towards ensuring the welfare of pensioners in Oyo state. The new Chairman, Nigeria Union of Pensioners (Civil) Igboora Branch, Oyo State council, Comrade Olatunji Olagoke and Secretary, Comrade Amusa Adepoju, said this shortly after the election of the branch’s new executive…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, has trained beneficiaries of Women in Agricultural Technical Education and Apprenticeship in Nigeria (WATEA) in agriculture and charged them to make use of the benefits of the training positively. The newly inaugurated Governing Council, led by its Chairman, Dr. Damilare Amusan whose two-day working…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Oyo State government has expressed its plans to embark on a digital address system for street and house numbering across the Oyo State. The Commissioner for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Mr. Williams Akin Funmilayo, made the disclosure on Wednesday at a meeting with Smart City Development Konsult Limited, held at…
Residents of over 1,000 communities on the Ibadan Circular Road, on Tuesday, appealed to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on the plan to extend the corridor pillar to 500 meters. The affected local governments with over 10,000 houses and commercial buildings include Oluyole, Egbeda, Ona-Ara, Lagelu, Akinyele and Ido, respectively. The victims, in a statement…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde has taken over direct supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The move was to ensure rapid development of the tourism sector. Governor Makinde made this known at the second edition of Oyo State International Tourism Summit held in Ibadan. He emphasised that the event was…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and prominent son of Ibadan, Barr. Akeem Agbaje, has extended warm felicitations to the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States, Alhaji (Dr.) Dawud Makanjuola Akinola (De-Damak), on the occasion of his birthday anniversary. In a goodwill message, the 2027 Oyo State APC…
The Oyo State Government subsidised transport fare for 5,880,000 passengers under the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery between January and July 2025. This was disclosed by the Chairman/Sole Administrator of the Pacesetter Transport Services, Ibrahim Dikko, on Monday. Speaking with newsmen at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan, Dikko, in a statement by the…
The Oyo State Government has trained 80 officers for modern service delivery. The State Commissioner for Establishment and Training, Salihu Adelabu, announced the figure at a one-day capacity-building for the officers, held at Simeon Adebo Staff Development Centre, Secretariat, in Ibadan, the state capital, on Thursday. He reiterated the commitment of the State Government to reviving…
The Olubadan designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja has urged Ibadan residents to make peaceful co-existence their watch word.He gave this advice during a meeting with the Council of Traditional Baales in Ibadanland, held at Olubadan Palace, Oke-Aremo Ibadan. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Olubadan, Gbenga Ayoade, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital,…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has enjoined journalists in the state not to join politicians in the spread of fake and unverified information. The union gave this warning in a communique issued at the end of its monthly congress held on Wednesday. The communique prepared by the trio of Comrade Abiodun Atilola (Chairman), Comrade…