The Executive Governor of Oyo State, H.E Governor Seyi Makinde has approved hazard allowance for personnel of the Oyo state Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA). The Governor stated that the approval takes effect from August 1, 2024. Governor Makinde stated this at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Iseyin, on…
Telecommunication companies in Nigeria have commenced the final phase of disconnecting Subscriber Identity Module numbers (telephone lines) not linked to National Identification Numbers. Two senior officials from the telcos who were not in a position to speak publicly on the matter confirmed this development to The…
Many depots for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, are currently dry, leading to fuel scarcity and attendant queues in Lagos, Ogun, parts of Abuja, Niger, and some other states across the country. The PUNCH reports that black marketers have taken advantage of the situation, selling as high as N1,300 per…
On March 29, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari, during a national broadcast on the then rising COVID-19 crisis, announced the lockdown of Lagos and Ogun states as well as Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The erstwhile president also announced the closure of unity schools and the restriction of inter-state…
The Oyo State Scholarship Board has announced the opening of its application portal for the Oyo State Indigene Students Bursary Award. This initiative, launched by Governor Seyi Makinde, aims to provide financial support to final year students of Oyo State origin in public tertiary institutions across…
The Senator representing Anambra South in the National Assembly, Ifeanyi Ubah, is dead. Ubah, who was the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Oil, was said to have died in a hotel in London, the United Kingdom, on Saturday. He would have been 53 on September 3. Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, confirmed…
The Oyo State Post Primary Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM, has revised timetable for the Computer-based tests coming up next week. The development came on the heels of the envisaged nationwide protest, that may commence on August 1, 2024. Recall that the Chairman TESCOM, Pastor Akinade Alamu, in Ibadan,…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced that it commenced recruitment exercise on July 25, 2024. The Company’s spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye disclosed this on Friday through his official X account. He said the firm has multiple vacant positions across various departments. According to him,…
The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has effected a slight adjustment to its ongoing CBT Examination that clashed with the Friday Juma’t prayer. A statement by the Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, on Thursday, said this affects Muslim candidates whose…
The Oyo State Governmnet, Security stakeholders in Oyo State have admonished those planning to participate in the protest starting on August 1 to ensure that the demonstrations are peaceful and orderly, as the state will not condone lawlessness. The stakeholders made the call on Thursday, during a security…