The Oyo State Government has announced plans to commence the 2025 agricultural loan scheme with a single-digit interest rate for farmers. The Chairman of the Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State (ACCOS), Sheik Taofeek Akeugbagold, disclosed this through a press statement in Ibadan, stating that…
The Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, said the crescent of Shawwal has been sighted. It also added that Eid al-Fitr will now be held on Sunday, March 30, 2025 to mark the beginning of the new Islamic month. This disclosure was made on Haramin’s official Facebook page, an official platform for the Muslim community…
Oyo State Government on Friday prosecuted 32 individuals for indiscriminate waste disposal, including dumping sachet water nylons, refuse, and other waste materials at road medians and unauthorised places. The Tribunal judge, Barrister Olumide Abifarin, disclosed this during a hearing held at the Ministry of…
The Oyo State Government is set to explore opportunities in greenhouse technology to boost tomato production in the state, the Director-General of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) and Executive Adviser on Agribusiness to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, Dr Debo Akande, has said. Dr Akande…
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has made two new appointments. The governor appointed Dr Aderemi Ayodele as a member of the Oyo State Advisory Council, while he also appointed CP Ayodele Sonubi (Rtd) as Executive Adviser (Rule of Law Enforcement). Dr Ayodele’s appointment takes immediate effect while…
Oyo State governor, ’Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, cleared the air on the plan to apply Sharia Law in some states of the South-West, including Oyo, noting that his administration will not oppose anything that is in line with the Constitution. The clarification came against the backdrop of a media report that…
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to stop anyone above 60 years from vying for election to the Offices of the President and Governor in Nigeria. If this bill scales legislative scrutiny and is signed into law, President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,…
The Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has expressed condolences to Mrs Florence Ajimobi, wife of the immediate past governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, over the death of the family’s first daughter, Mrs Bisola Kola-Daisi. He said the death of Mrs Kola-Daisi, who he described as affable and…
Twenty-four hours after passing for second reading two bills to review the death penalty law and removal of immunity for the Offices of the Vice President, governors, and deputy governors, the House of Representatives has rescinded decisions on the proposed legislation. The resolution of the House was…
Tragedy struck the Ajimobi family as news broke early Thursday morning, March 27, 2025, that Bisola Kola-Daisi, the eldest child of the late former Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has passed away. According to reports, Bisola succumbed to a brief illness while in the United Kingdom. Her death has…