Oyo State Government has ordered all the 33 local government chairmen in the state as well as traditional rulers to flush out illegal miners, bandits and land grabbers in their areas. The state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon Olusegun Olayiwola, who addressed journalists…
The federal government has banned alcoholic beverages produced in sachets less than 200ml. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed this on Monday while addressing the media over the development in Abuja. She said the five-year…
There was a massive turn out in Saki West Local Government Area of Oyo State as electorate trooped en masse to vote for their choice candidate for the state House of Assembly. The rerun election is being conducted in unit 11, ward 6, Odo Odun, Kinikini and unit 19, ward 11,Ogbalanja, Saki West Local Government.…
A group of Nigerian professionals in the Diaspora, the Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID), has commended Governor Seyi Makinde’s promptness and citizen-centric governance approach towards the Ibadan explosion. The group also urged the Governor to reinforce the implementation and expansion of…
As part of its Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER) initiative to cushion the effect of economic hardship on residents of the state, the Oyo State Government has begun the second phase of distributing agriculture inputs to farmers. The government, at an event organised by the SAfER Committee through the…
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has signed Executive Order 001 of 2024 on the safe handling of harmful substances. While signing the order at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, Makinde said: “We are signing the Executive Order 001 of 2024, and this is on the safe-handling and storage…
The Oyo state government has announced that plans are already concluded to immortalize former governor, late Abiola Ajimobi by renaming First Technical University after his predecessor. According to Westernmirror reports, this was as the state government equally disclosed that plans are already concluded to…
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC ), has expressed its readiness to engage members of the public with proven integrity to serve in various capacities as adhoc staff of the commission towards successful conduct of Local Government Council Elections scheduled for April, 2024 Council elections in…
The Governor said the fears in some quarters that states would not be able to maintain state police are unfounded. The Òyó State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, said the establishment of state police is an idea whose time has come, noting that it has become imperative to surmount the security challenges…
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, will deliver a keynote address at the International Education/Study Abroad Fair 2024 in Ibadan, on February 23, as his administration is determined to tap into global future opportunities and attract investors in the diaspora to invest in the rapidly developed education sector in…