Some weeks ago, President Bola Tinubu signed into law a new national minimum wage of N70,000 on Monday, July 29, 2024, from the initial N30,000, after a series of meetings which resulted in failure of the Organised Labour, private sectors and the federal government representatives who made up the Tripartite…
Following the recruitment process of health professionals, the Oyo Hospitals Management Board has announced that a total of 1,250 applicants from the 5,000 entries have been shortlisted. The shortlisted applicants will sit for an upcoming Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) examination scheduled to hold on Thursday.…
The Oyo State Government has commenced the payment of compensation to owners of the affected properties along the Ajia Inukan Local Council Development Area, Ona Ara Local Government of the state. The Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr Williams Akin-Funmilayo, disclosed this on Monday at a…
As part of its resolve to ensure food security in the state particularly through dairy production as well reduce the cost of meat which is the major source of protein, the Oyo State government recently held a training on artificial insemination for livestock farmers in the state. Participants at the training include…
Twenty-three suspects (twenty-two male and a female) have been paraded by the Oyo State Command of the Nigerian Police for allegedly committing varied degree of crimes in different parts of the state. The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Ayodele Sonubi briefed newsmen during the parade of suspects which took…
The party chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo State chapter, Hon. Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu passes away. Hon. Omodewu died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 61 in the United States, the party publicity secretary in the State, Mr. Wasiu Sadare confirmed his exit. Late Omodewu hails from Otu in…
Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) has secured the conviction of a civil servant named Adesina Oyegoke, an Assistant Chief Executive Officer in the Estates Department of Lagelu Local Government, lyana Offa. This was contained in a letter signed by the Executive Secretary OYACA, I.O. Tijani Esq. The convict who…
Following the fatal accident which according to the Police report claimed 16 lives along Ojoo-Iwo road axis of Ibadan, the acting Governor of Oyo State, Barr. Bayo Lawal has commiserated with the families affected. The acting governor stressed that the state will continue to collaborate with relevant…
The Acting Governor of Oyo State, Barrister Abdul-Raheem Adebayo Lawal, has donated fifty additional operational vehicles to security agencies in the state as part of efforts to enhance and protect lives and properties. Recall that Makinde administration had, since inception of office in 2019, distributed…
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…