The management of the University of Ibadan, Oyo state, has increased the acceptance fee for newly-admitted students. The university, on its website, announced that prospective students are to pay N50,000 as their acceptance fee. The increment from N37,500 to N50,000 has generated a lot of reactions from…
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Kashim Shettima as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for double nomination. A five-member panel of the apex court held that the Peoples Democratic Party lacked the locus standi to institute the suit.…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has granted assent to the amendment of Oyo state chiefs’ law. Recall that yesterday, the Oyo State House of Assembly has passed the Chieftaincy Amendment Bill 2023; an executive bill sponsored by Governor Seyi Makinde. The new law gives the governor the…
Days to the end of the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the Federal Government has officially released the white paper report of visitation panels to 42 higher institutions. The PUNCH reports that the release of the white paper report was one of the demands laid down by the…
….celebrates his emergence as new Vice Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo state has said that the completion and commissioning of the state government’s lodge in Abuja, the nation’s capital is another generational legacy by Governor Seyi Makinde.…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde on Thursday ordered the dissolution of the State Task Force on Waste Management. The Chairman, Transition and Inauguration Committee, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, who disclosed this in a statement, said the dissolution is with immediate effect. The statement read, “I…
We are delighted to extend a warm invitation to you for the momentous occasion of the second-term inauguration of Governor Seyi Makinde. This landmark event will mark the continuation of Seyi Makinde’s unwavering dedication and commitment to the people of Oyo State. Event time and date is as follows:…
The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, commissioned the new Oyo State Governor’s Lodge located in the Asokoro district, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. Speaking at the event , Osinbajo said, “I congratulate you on the many infrastructure projects that…
Stakeholders in the medical sector in Oyo state have called for concerted efforts at ensuring that necessary amendments were done on the Blood Transfusion Safety Bill, 2022, before passing it to law. The stakeholders made the call in Ibadan at a public hearing on the bill, which suggested the establishment of…
The Oyo State House of Assembly, Wednesday passed a bill to amend the Chiefs Law, Cap 28, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000. The passage followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Local Government and State Honors. With the passage, the State legislature has now substituted sub-section…