The Oyo State Government has approved N500 million to support beneficiaries of the Youth Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Project. This decision, announced during an Executive Council meeting presided over by Acting Governor Bayo Lawal, is part of the state’s Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery programme. YEAP, facilitated by the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency, trained about…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo State Acting Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal, has urged the participants at the ongoing CL4STEM workshop to take advantage of the training and double their efforts towards the teaching and learning of science and mathematics subjects in secondary schools. The acting governor, who spoke through the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology,…
Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, OYOSUBEB has made a slight adjustment to the interview timetable for job seekers. The Board said the interview session set for Tuesday, 20th August 2024, clashes with Isese Day, which is a public holiday in Oyo State. The Isese Day has been set aside in Oyo State to celebrate…
By Michael Adeyemo About sixteen people have been confirmed dead in an accident along the Ojo-Iwo Road section of the Ibadan-Lagos expressway, near the Agbowo/Ajao area. The Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Oyo Sector Command, CRC Mayowa Odewo, confirmed the incident to Pensioners FM Correspondent. According to CRC Odewo, seventeen people were…
By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin Oyo State Acting Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal, says Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration will continue to prioritise a royal system worthy of emulation by other South-West states. Barrister Lawal said this at the elevation ceremony of Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, to a beaded-crown-wearing Oba in line with the amended…
By Michael Adeyemo Oyo State Chapter of the Retired Army Navy and Airforce Officers Association of Nigeria, RANAO, has held its 37th Anniversary Day. The 37th Anniversary was held inside the premises of RANAO, at Agodi, Ibadan. In his address, National President of RANAO, Major General, Abdulgafar Adewuyi, saluted the progenitors of the association for…
By Yetunde Oke A member of Labour Party, LP, in Oyo State, Mrs Oyebukola Akinpelu, has called for full Local Government autonomy. Mrs Akinpelu made the call while featuring on Pensioners FM Current Affairs Programme, ‘The Searchlight.” According to Mrs Akinpelu, full autonomy will give room for Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct local…
By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin In ensuring rule of law, Oyo State Acting Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal, has inaugurated a five-man governing board. The board inaugurated at the Executive Chamber, Governor’s office, Secretariat, Agodi Ibadan, will be chaired by Justice Aderonke Aderemi, retired. The acting Governor, who mandated the board to apprehend and enforce state laws against…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has transferred the regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Oyo to the Oyo State Electricity Regulatory Commission, in compliance with the Electricity Act 2023. This was outlined in Order No: NERC/2024/110 issued by the commission on Tuesday. The order, signed by the NERC Chairman, Sanusi Garba, will take effect…
The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rasidi Ladoja has declared that he will become Olubadan of Ibadanland by the grace of God. High Chief Ladoja made this declaration on Sunday while speaking on a monitored programme in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. High Chief Ladoja insisted that no obstacle put against him will prevent…