Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday, signed into law an Executive Order establishing the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and another one on the protection of mining communities in Oyo State against insecurity and exploitation. The governor, who performed the signing ceremony at the Conference Room of…
Gov. Seyi Makinde, has appointed a retired military officer, Major Adesagba Adekoya (rtd), as the chairman of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA). The appointment, which was contained in a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, is with effect from…
President Bola Tinubu said the new Students Loan Programme of the Federal Government will take off in January 2024. President Tinubu disclosed this while speaking at the 29th edition of the annual Nigerian Economic Summit organized by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja on…
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the joint petition brought before it by former Vice President Abubakar Atiku and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the declaration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. The seven-member panel of Justices of the…
THREE Islamic clerics have been arrested by the police for allegedly beheading a surveyor in the Moniya area of Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. One of the clerics is said to be a landlord in the Alapata area of Apete in Ido Local Government Area. His house is said to be located a few blocks away from…
…Says Recalcitrant Officers Will Be Punished you Oyo State Government has warned principals and teachers of public schools who have been collecting illegal fees from the students to desist, saying that recalcitrant officers will not go unpunished. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology,…
The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has declared the official commencement of academic activities at its Iseyin Campus. This announcement was made by the University’s Registrar, Dr. Kayode Ogunleye, in a press release dated October 20, 2023. According to the release, 200-Level…
The Federal Government is reviewing and expanding the National Social Register to accommodate pensioners and ex-servicemen under its Conditional Cash Transfer scheme. It is also removing beneficiaries who have excited the poverty line. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the government was also taking out dead…
The Oyo State Government has completed 180km of roads across the state in four years, according to the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade. This was disclosed during a courtesy call to his office, by the management of Crest Media Group. The Commissioner was reacting to a request…
The exchange rate between the naira and dollar fell to N1,100 on the black market according to traders who sell forex per inflow. Nairametrics obtained this morning quotes from select traders who confirmed quotes between N1,100-N1,110 for inflow. Inflows are forex transactions sold or bought over the wires.…