The Oyo State Government subsidised transport fare for 5,880,000 passengers under the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery between January and July 2025. This was disclosed by the Chairman/Sole Administrator of the Pacesetter Transport Services, Ibrahim Dikko, on Monday. Speaking with newsmen at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan, Dikko, in a statement by the…
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…
Oyo State Government has begun the third phase of the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers in the state with the distribution of two bags of 50kg feeds and two bottles of disinfectant to 1,000 pig farmers. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, said this in Ajaawa, Ogo Oluwa Local…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has declared some far-reaching measures towards addressing the rising cost of food in the state, stating that his government would continue to do everything necessary to make life easy for residents of the state. Governor Makinde, who stated this on Wednesday, at a meeting with stakeholders in the agriculture…
By Micheal Adeyemo In Business News, the Oyo state government has commenced distributionof fish feed to farmers to reduce prices of fish and ensure food security in the state. The distribution was done under the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER) program, initiated by the state government to cushionthe effects of fuel subsidy removal. Addressing…
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 Anuoluwapo Fasoyin In business News, as part of efforts to mitigate the effects of subsidy removal on its residents, the Oyo State Government has concluded plans to empower traders, artisans, and other small business owners with a 500-million-naira loan. In a statement by the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Professor Musibau Babatunde, the…