The Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Barrister Abdulraheem Abiodun Abdulrahman, has declared that the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde has turned the fortunes of the educational sector around in a little over three years. The Commissioner, who stated this while providing updates on the scorecard…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has announced that he will be flagging off his 2023 gubernatorial campaign in Igboora, one of the significant towns in the Ibarapa axis of Oyo State. The Governor, who spoke at the World Twins Festival held at Methodist Grammar School in Igboora, also approved the…
On the premise of Section 67(1) of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act 2005 of the Nigerian Constitution, the Oyo State Government has set up an independent power distribution to complement the existing supply of electricity. Aside from Fresh Waters which the Governor was named after(Omituntun), it will be…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, maintained that the State Government is delighted with the prospects and potential of the African Development Bank’s special agro-processing zone project sited in the State. The Governor, who made this statement while receiving a team of the AfDB at…
The newly renovated Lekan Salami Stadium will be hosting the Nigeria U-23 men’s National team against Tanzania in the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. The Nigeria U-23 men’s National team also known as the Olympic Eagles will be playing the first leg of the qualifier in Tanzania on…
The Oyo State Housing Corporation is one of the oldest and most dignified parastatals in Oyo State, and has been responsible for spectacular projects in the State since inception such as the Bodija Estate. According to a former Governor of the State, now the Otun Olubadan of Ibadan land, High Chief Rashidi…
The Oyo State Government has approved the absorption of two thousand(2,000) primary school teachers, initially seconded to the Post-Primary Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) in the State, during the previous administration of Senator Abiola Ajimobi. This was revealed in Ibadan by the Chairman, TESCOM,…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, declared open a two-day workshop for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) standard-bearers in the National Assembly and state House of Assembly seats as well as members of the Governorship Campaign Council in the state. The workshop had in attendance the three…
As we celebrate our 62nd year of Independence, the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde charges Nigerians on the significance of this particular independence celebration as it precedes one of the most anticipated general elections to determine the future of the country. He stated; “As we mark this…
“Àjànàkú kọjá a mo rí nkan fìrí, bí a bá rí erin ká wí pé a rí erin”, is an adage in Yoruba language that could be said to imply that we give exaltation to whatever is worth exaltation; it is demeaning to regard a passing elephant casually like a flying insect. This is the literal…