Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has approved an increase in basic salary, allowances and annual basic salary for all the staff of the State house of assembly and the state House of Assembly commission. The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin made the disclosure today (Tuesday), in a remark at…
Oyo State Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu, on Monday, described the level of compliance of Teachers and Students in resumption to the second term school calendar in the state as impressive. The Commissioner stated this while monitoring the resumption of the schools for the…
Globacom subscribers may be unable to make calls to MTN lines soon, due to the non-settlement of interconnect charges. The Nigerian Communications Commission disclosed this on Monday in a public notice signed by Director, Public Affairs Department, Reuben Muoka. It stated that the commission granted partial approval…
President Bola Tinubu immediately suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, from office. This followed the decision to investigate the alleged corruption issues that have emerged in her ministry, which have littered the media space in the last few days. A statement…
As part of efforts to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy on residents of Oyo State, the state’s Mass Transit Scheme commutes an average of 17,000 residents at half price on intra-city and inter-city routes, the Executive Chairman and Sole Administrator of the Pacesetter Transport Service, Dr.…
Nigeria ranks 22nd country with cheapest petrol – Report A report has disclosed that Nigeria is the 22nd country with the cheapest petrol price across the globe, adding that the majority of nations paying over 100 times more for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The new report titled ‘Global Petrol Prices,…
The Oyo State environmental task force has arrested 19 environmental law offenders for dumping refuse at Alakia Bridge and Iwo Road axis of Ibadan metropolis. The offenders were arrested during the 2024 maiden monitoring exercise by the State Ministry of Environment and Sanitation special task force.…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the release of 10 inmates in correctional centres in the state and commuted four death sentences to life imprisonment. The state controller of correctional service, Abdulraheen Salami, disclosed this in a statement issued by the command’s public relations…
Popular Yoruba filmmaker and actor, Chief Adedeji Aderemi, popularly known as Olofa Ina is dead. The 73-year-old actor, in his lifetime, was well known in the contemporary Yoruba theatre industry. The news of his death was announced by fellow actor, Saidi Balogun, via his Instagram handle (@SaidiBalogun), on…
Maiyaki said the Department of State Services was involved in the clampdown on illegal institutions and some arrests have already been made. The Acting Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, says the commission has identified at least 37 illegal universities operating in…