The ongoing fuel scarcity in Lagos, Ogun, and other states worsened yesterday as independent marketers began purchasing the product from private depots at N780 per litre, up from N595 per litre—a 31% increase. According to Chief Chinedu Ukadike, Public Relations Officer of the Independent Petroleum…
The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the fees for the Nigerian Passport effective from September 1, 2024. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesman for the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kenneth Udo, on the X handle of the NIS. The increment aims to ensure the…
The Oyo Post Primary Schools Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has announced interview dates for non-teaching staff and physically challenged applicants. According to the time table sighted by newsmen, the interviews will take place between Tuesday, August 27, and Thursday, September 5, 2024 at TESCOM office, Oyo…
Some weeks ago, President Bola Tinubu signed into law a new national minimum wage of N70,000 on Monday, July 29, 2024, from the initial N30,000, after a series of meetings which resulted in failure of the Organised Labour, private sectors and the federal government representatives who made up the Tripartite…
Following the recruitment process of health professionals, the Oyo Hospitals Management Board has announced that a total of 1,250 applicants from the 5,000 entries have been shortlisted. The shortlisted applicants will sit for an upcoming Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) examination scheduled to hold on Thursday.…
The Oyo State Government has commenced the payment of compensation to owners of the affected properties along the Ajia Inukan Local Council Development Area, Ona Ara Local Government of the state. The Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr Williams Akin-Funmilayo, disclosed this on Monday at a…
As part of its resolve to ensure food security in the state particularly through dairy production as well reduce the cost of meat which is the major source of protein, the Oyo State government recently held a training on artificial insemination for livestock farmers in the state. Participants at the training include…
Twenty-three suspects (twenty-two male and a female) have been paraded by the Oyo State Command of the Nigerian Police for allegedly committing varied degree of crimes in different parts of the state. The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Ayodele Sonubi briefed newsmen during the parade of suspects which took…
The party chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo State chapter, Hon. Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu passes away. Hon. Omodewu died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 61 in the United States, the party publicity secretary in the State, Mr. Wasiu Sadare confirmed his exit. Late Omodewu hails from Otu in…
Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) has secured the conviction of a civil servant named Adesina Oyegoke, an Assistant Chief Executive Officer in the Estates Department of Lagelu Local Government, lyana Offa. This was contained in a letter signed by the Executive Secretary OYACA, I.O. Tijani Esq. The convict who…