By Yetunde Oke An environmental expert, Mr Gboyega Olorunfemi says a state of emergency should be declared on environmental issues such as flooding and illegal refuse dumping in Oyo state. Mr Olorunfemi, made this known while featuring on ‘Isejoba rere’ a development agenda weekly programme of JDPC, Ibadan with the support of Meserior on Pensioners’…
By Michael Adeyemo The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Oyo State wing, has again appealed to the state government to urgently recruit qualified teachers to fill the vacancies in the primary schools across the state. The NUT State Chairman, Comrade Oladimeji Raji, stated this in Ibadan at an event to mark the 2023 World Teachers…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The domestic crisis rocking the family of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun Alli Okunmade II, has taken a worse dimension as Senator Kola Balogun has called for the prosecution of two children of the traditional ruler for alleged cyberstalking and criminal defamation of character. The former federal lawmaker who represented…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu As the three 3days Capacity Building Programme for Response Team on safe School comes to an end today. The Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) CG Ahmed Abubakar Audi OFR, MNI, who was represented by ACG Technical, ACG Shem Obafaiye has charged the participants to always be active…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo State Government has called on owners of Private Schools, Study Centers and Continuing Education Centers that are operating in the state without an approval, to seek formal approval without further delay or face sanctions. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Training and retraining is one of the focal agenda of the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in particular is his Commitment to ensuring that Federal Government initiative of providing a safe and secure environment for student in our institution becomes an achievable dream. That was the statement…
By Michael Adeyemo A Broadcast Media Expert, Elder Derenle Ajisefini, says the advent of social media has affected reading culture in students. Elder Ajisefini said this in an interview with Pensioners FM Correspondent. Elder Ajisefini who was a former Director of News and Current Affairs, Radio Nigeria, Ibadan Zonal Station, said lots of students…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu In an extraordinary display of intellectual prowess and civic engagement, winners have recently emerged in the Seyi Makinde Essay Competition, an initiative sponsored by the Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID). The competition according to the Oyo State government support group was designed to foster skill development, critical thinking, and active participation…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Oyo State government has warned trespassers against the encroachment of landed properties belonging to public schools across the state. The Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Prof. Abdulwaheed Adelabu gave the warning during a routine check at St. Agnes Basic School, Iluju, Ogbomoso, on Friday in Oyo State. The commissioner decried…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun says his attention has been drawn to the various grievous allegations leveled against his only surviving brother, Dr. Sen. Mohammed Balogun by some of his children, led by Aremo Femi Balogun which has gone viral. Oba Balogun made this known in a statement in Ibadan….