The Oyo State Government has distributed festive commodity advances to 2,500 civil and public servants across the state in preparation for the 2025 Ileya (Eid-el-Kabir) celebration. The distribution was carried out by the state Chairman of the Agricultural Credit Corporation, Taofeek Akeugbagold, at the…
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has appointed four members for the Oyo State Judicial Service Commission. The Chief Judge is the statutory Chairman of the Commission. According to a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, the governor approved the appointments of the…
Oyo State First Lady, Engr. Tamunominini Makinde, commemorated Menstrual Hygiene Day for the sixth consecutive year, hosting 792 female students from 66 schools across the state. The event, themed “A Day Out with the Girls of Oyo State,” aimed to educate students on menstrual hygiene and promote…
Oyo State Government pays more than ₦1 billion every month on pensioners’ gratuities. The Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, who revealed this also said that pensioners in Oyo State earn more than any other State in the Federation. Prince Oyelade said that Governor Seyi Makinde pays…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, July 20, for Ekiti governorship election and Saturday, August 8, 2026 for same exercise in Osun state. The INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Friday, during the swearing-in of six newly appointed Resident Electoral…
…As summit website goes live Oyo State will unveil six investment-ready sites at the second International Tourism Summit billed to hold between July 22 and 24, 2025 at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan. This is even as the summit website, Its Oyo 2025 – Oyo State Tourism, has…
An estate developer who is also the chairman of Jericho Mall, Ibadan, Dr Makanjuola Ojewumi, has described Governor ‘Seyi Makinde as an intentional leader, who is deliberately developing Oyo State. Dr Makanjuola, a Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), disclosed this in…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn a bill seeking to make voting mandatory for all eligible Nigerians. The bill, co-sponsored with Hon. Daniel Asama Ago, aimed to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to enforce compulsory voting as a means of deepening democratic…
As Gov. Makinde urges compassionate tax policy for informal sector… Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, emphasised the need for a ‘humane and inclusive approach’ to taxing the informal sector. Gov. Makinde made the remarks while inaugurating the 157th meeting of the Joint Tax Board (JTB),…
The Oyo State Government has paid a total of N5 billion to the Osun State government in full compliance with the agreement on sole ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, made this known in a release issued on Monday. Oyelade said…