First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has pledged a grant of fifty million naira to support women in Ondo State. The grant is to empower 200 women in the textile industry, aimed at enhancing entrepreneurship among women. Senator Tinubu made this announcement in Akure while distributing professional healthcare kits to midwives in the South-West. Appreciating the…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to youth empowerment in all 18 local government areas of the state. Aiyedatiwa also promised to deepen his administration’s efforts in empowering the youths and ensuring a safe, prosperous future for all citizens of the state, adding that 15,000 youths had been empowered through labour-intensive…
Ondo State House of Assembly, ODHA, has constituted an ad hoc committee to investigate issues surrounding the unpaid salaries of staff at Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, RUGIPO, Owo.The workers had recently staged a peaceful protest within the polytechnic premises, demanding the payment of their outstanding salaries and the full implementation of the national minimum wage.During a…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ondo State Council, has raised the alarm over the current state of the health sector in the state, lamenting that facilities across state government-owned hospitals are deteriorating. While emphasizing that the situation requires immediate attention from the state government, the union urged Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to, as a matter…
Tension gripped Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday as farmers took to the streets to protest the alleged killing of five people by suspected herdsmen at Aba Oyinbo community in Akure North Local Government Area. It was gathered that the assailants invaded the community in the early hours of Wednesday, opening fire on the…
Angry protesters took to the streets of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Tuesday, demanding urgent action over the abduction of nine surveyors at Owode Ilu-Abo in Akure South Local Government Area. The victims, all indigenes of Akure, were reportedly on a job site when they were seized by armed men last week. The demonstration,…
Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has granted state pardon to no fewer than 43 inmates serving jail terms across the various correctional centres in the state. The clemency by the governor was given to commemorate his inauguration on Monday, as well as his efforts in sustaining and enhancing reformative justice in the state. With…
No fewer than 12 people have died from Lassa fever in Ondo State, with 112 confirmed cases and 353 reported infections, the state government has disclosed. The Acting Statistician-General of Ondo State, Olusola Ajayi, revealed this on Tuesday in Akure while addressing workers of the Ondo State Waste Management Authority. Ajayi urged the agency to…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has expressed optimism about the state’s steady progress, emphasizing its journey towards all-round development and prosperity. This comes as the state marks its 49th anniversary on Monday. According to reports made available to Newsmen, Ondo was among the seven states created in 1976, expanding Nigeria’s state count from 12 to…
The Ondo State Police Command has announced the restriction of vehicular and motorcycle movement from 6am to 4pm on Saturday for the local government election. The State’s Police Commissioner, Mr Wilfred Afolabi, in a statement made today in Akure, the state capital, by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Funmilayo Odunlami, said the directive was for security…