Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Special Assistants on federal constituencies just as he appointed vice chairman and members for the Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board (Muslim Wing). Recall that the Governor had earlier appointed Honourable Dare Adeleke and Alhaji Hashim Atere as…
The Western Nigeria Security Network, also known as Amotekun, on Tuesday arrested two persons in connection with digging of a grave and removal of a fresh human head from a graveyard in Saki, Oyo State. Saki is a town in Oke Ogun geo-political zone in the State. It was gathered that one of the suspects went to the…
Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, handed over 100 patrol vehicles to various security agencies in the State. The benefitting agencies are the Police, Army, Customs, Correctional service, Immigration, joint security task force known as Operation Burst, state security network agency known as Amotekun, Nigeria…
Oyo state governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, has expressed his willingness to negotiate a new minimum wage with labour leaders in the state ahead of the 2024 fiscal year, Oyo Affairs reports. The governor made this announcement during an annual interfaith prayer for civil and public servants held on Tuesday,…
The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso has retained its position as the best State-owned university in Nigeria, a position it has held on to for the past two years. The latest ranking confirmation was published by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings in January…
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.…