By Adebayo Yusuf A waste recycling company, Waste as an Asset, (WASSET) under Decentralized Future in Motion Limited, DFMLab today embarked on a day sensitisation for Ibadan residents on how to turn waste recycling into wealth. The programme, which was held at Ogunpa market, Ibadan had in attendance market men and women, artisans and people…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin The Oyo State House of Assembly has commenced the budget defense of various Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs of the state government. Speaking during the exercise, the Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance, Appropriation and State Economy Planning, Honourable Sunkanmi Babalola, reiterated that the Assembly was determined to work with the Executive Arm…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin has urged the contractor handling Ido-Eruwa road rehabilitation to expedite work on the project. Hon. Ogundoyin stated this when he inspected the ongoing work on the 48km road awarded by Governor Seyi Makinde last February. Aaccompanied by the Chairman, Oyo State House…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin Farmers in Oyo State have been encouraged to apply for interest free loans of the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery, (SAfER) program, to sustain food security. The state commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye, said this in Ibadan at the disbursement of one billion naira to farmers under the…
By Michael Adeyemo The General Manager, Oyo State Fire Service, Mr Yemi Akinyinka, has warned residents to be careful with the use of fire and other electronics, during the harmattan season. Mr Akinyinka gave the warning in a telephone interview with Pensioners’ FM Correspondent. He called on the people to observe preventive measures to avert…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has reiterated readiness of his administration to always support projects that would benefit the people. Governor Makinde, said this at the inauguration of Architect Bamidele Olusegun Samson computer based test centre, UCH, Ibadan. He urged well meaning people to imbibe the act of using their wealth…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has charged representatives of Oyo state at the Women in Agricultural Technical Education and Apprenticeship in Nigeria (WATEA) stakeholders meeting to be good ambassadors of the state. The governor, who spoke through the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu at the WATEA Stakeholders…
By Adebayo Yusuf Some Public Affairs Analysts have called on Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to fashion out modalities that will boost the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR of the State. They made this known while reacting to the state’s 2024 proposed budget of four hundred and thirty four point two billion naira on Pensioners…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin The Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State legislatures of Nigeria, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin, has commended the Federal Government for its various Intervention programmes to alleviate poverty. Honourable Ogundoyin, who is also the Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, gave the commendation in Abuja, when he led a delegation of the Conference, on…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The need for more collaborations among various stakeholders on issues concerning Socio-behavioural change towards a healthy and safe human society formed consensus of participants at the last meeting of Oyo State Mobilization Technical Committee, SOMTEC, meeting for the year 2023, held in Ibadan. The SOMTEC partners which include, Oyo State Ministry of…