The Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde has announced that the 76.67 km Iseyin-Fapote-Ogbomoso Road is set to be commissioned by the end of May 2024. The Governor made this declaration during the 10th Omituntun Ramadan Lecture and Anniversary Awards in Ibadan where he expressed gratitude to religious leaders…
Oyo State Governor Engineer Seyi Makinde has said that the submission of memoranda by governors for state police as a waste of time. He said the issue had nothing to do with the National Security Advisor or National Economic Council, but required a bill that should be transmitted to the National Assembly. The…
Oyo State Governor Engineer Seyi Makinde has described street trading and illegal dumping of refuse on road medians as uncivil acts that must be eradicated in the state. Governor Makinde stated this during the commissioning of Idi Ape, Civic Centre, Agodi Gate junction improvement projects on Friday. Makinde,…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer ‘Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of Dr. Taiwo Abideen Lasisi as Acting Rector of the Ibadan Polytechnic. This is contained in a statement signed by the State’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu and made available to newsmen in…
Oyo State Governor Engineer Seyi Makinde has assured that the government will compensate and or relocate individuals affected by the recent demolition exercise on the ongoing Ibadan Circular Road. He stated this while addressing those affected by the circular road construction project after inaugurating the…
…Flags off 32.2km road infrastructure component of Ibadan Circular Road Gov. Seyi Makinde has declared that 700 street traders displaced by the Agodi Gate Junction Improvement Works will be given free stalls in the new market built in the area as part of the project. The governor stated this on Friday…
Sixteen state governors have submitted reports expressing their supports for establishing state police to the National Economic Council. They also recommended changes to the constitution to allow for the creation of state police. The reports were amongst documentations received at the 140th NEC meeting presided over…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee shared N1.152.trn to the three tiers of government for February 2024 from a gross total of N2,326.14trn. This was revealed in a statement signed by its Director, Press and Public Relations, Mohammed Manga, after its February 2024 meeting chaired by the Minister of…
Oyo State Governor Engineer Seyi Makinde has lauded the contributions of the late Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Mohood Lekan Balogun to the stability of the Ibadan traditional system, saying that the monarch also contributed immensely to the development of Ibadan and Oyo State in general. The Governor gave…
The Babaloja General of Oyo state, Alhaji Yekeen Abass has announced the closure of some markets in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital as the 8th day fidau of Late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Mahood Lekan Balogun holds tomorrow, Friday. Babaloja made this known in a statement made available to newsmen, on Thursday.…