The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Monday, absolved himself of blame in the delayed selection and appointment of Alaafin of Oyo, insisting that “he has no anointed candidate.” The PUNCH reports that the revered stool became vacant in April 2022 after the demise of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III,…
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12 as a Public Holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day celebration. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on the occasion. The minister in a statement signed by…
72 journalists from all media houses across the Country under the aegis of the Nigerian Guild of Editors stormed Oyo State on the invitation of the State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to tour the various infrastructural projects in State. The morning began on a cheerful atmosphere at the Executive Chamber of the…
The governors of the South-West geopolitical zone have said that they are waiting for the outcome of negotiations between the Federal Government and Organised Labour on minimum wage. The governors, on the platform of the South-West Governors’ Forum, made their stand known after a closed-door meeting in Lagos, on…
A group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives are seeking alterations to the 1999 Constitution to pave the way for the rotation of the Presidency among the six geo-political zones of the country. They also want an amendment to the Constitution to provide for “A single tenure of six years for the President…
The Organised Labour says it will not accept any ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 “starvation wage” as the minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Labour insisted on ₦250,000, its latest demand at the last meeting of the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage on Friday, as the living wage for an average Nigerian worker.…
The pre-2019 profile of Oyo State was anything but complimentary. With an internally generated revenue (IGR) that hovered around N1.8billion monthly, the state’s economy was described as ‘largely agrarian, with the Oke-Ogun axis being the state’s food basket’. For a state that started out as the intellectual…
….Says Olakunlehin to be installed as 43rd Olubadan soon Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that the late 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Dr Mohood Lekan Balogun, lived a fulfilled life and would be remembered fondly for his contributions to the growth and development of Ibadan and Oyo State.…
Nigeria‘s President, Bola Tinubu; Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; Founder of Akande Tunde’s Movement, Dr Kazeem Akande and Obafemi Awolowo, other prominent Nigerians were honoured by the National Councilors Forum, Southwest Zone on Thursday. While late Sage, Awolowo bagged an Evergreen initiative award,…
… As Organized Labour reduces demand to N250,000 The Federal Government has increased its offer of a new national minimum wage to N62,000, while organized labour has reduced its demand from N494,000 to N250,000. Already the Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage has adjourned as there was no…