By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin Enugu state Governor Dr. Peter Mbah in the company of Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde has inaugurated the newly constructed 12.5km dualised New-Garage through Elebu-kuola, Apata road now named Theophilus Akinyele way. In an address before inaugurating the project, Governor Mbah who was the special guest commended Governor Makinde for always thinking…
Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin Governor Seyi Makinde has signed the Oyo State Electricity Regulatory Commission bill into law. Governor Makinde assented to the bill in Ibadan. The Governor said signing the bill into law, would sustain electricity in the state. He further stated that the people of the state should hold the present administration accountable if it…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu A group of Nigerian professionals in the Diaspora, the Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID), has commended Governor Seyi Makinde’s promptness and citizen-centric governance approach towards the Ibadan explosion. The group also urged the Governor to reinforce the implementation and expansion of Closed-Circuit Televisions (CCTV) at every public and strategic locations to…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has stressed the need for Politicians to shun their differences and work together for humanity. Governor Makinde said this while receiving the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, who was on a sympathy visit to the State. The governor, who criticised the…
By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has inaugurated the dualised 8.2 kilometer Agodi Gate, Old Ife road, Alakia, Adegbayi road including an underpass bridge at Onipepeye. Governor Makinde when speaking during the inauguration in Ibadan said the construction and reconstructions of roads across the state were to expand the state economy for…
Residents of Adeyi Avenue in Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State, have blamed Malian illegal miners for the explosion that rocked the ancient city on Tuesday night. The explosion left at least three persons dead, scores of others injured, and property worth billions of naira destroyed. This is just as President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, called on…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has donated ten million naira on behalf of the state government and a personal donation of one million naira to support the appeal fund raising week of 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance day. Governor Makinde made the donation at the launching of emblem of the 2024 Armed…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin Oyo State governor and vice chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared three days of state mourning for deceased Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Governor Makinde, who gave this directive today, equally ordered that all flags at public offices in the state be flown at half mast for three days. The…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has reaffirmed commitment of his administration to bring progress, peace and prosperity to the state. Governor Makinde reaffirmed this at the 9th edition of Omituntun mega praise and end of the year 2023 thanksgiving, held at government house arcade, Agodi, Ibadan. Makinde, who attested to the…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Statistics have indicated that Oyo State is one of the subnational leading in the budgetary allocation to the education sector, nationwide. According to findings, in the allocation earmarked for next year, the education sector in the state gets N90.6bn, amounting to 21 percent. The 2024 educational budgetary allocation of both Federal and…