The Oyo State House of Assembly has passed the State Drug and Health Commodity Management Agency Bill, 2024 into law. The bill brought to the house by the executive was passed into law to address the challenges of uncoordinated drug distribution in the pharmaceutical sector. The legislative activities of the…
Governor Seyi Makinde and the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, are among the dignitaries expected at the 39th Convocation Ceremony of The Polytechnic, Ibadan. Governor Makinde will visit the institution and be the special guest of honour at the event,…
Oyo State House of Assembly has approved Governor Seyi Makinde’s request to seek for the release of the state entitlement on the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) from the federal government. The request was contained in a letter forwarded by the governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde to the House of Assembly and…
The Federal Government has announced the scrapping of all Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools in the country and introduced a compulsory 12-year uninterrupted basic education model after which a Nigerian child can aspire to higher education. With this development, the Nigerian…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has shared a deeply moving account of his late elder brother, Engr. Sunday Makinde, who passed away on 24th January 2025 at the age of 65. The governor’s emotional tribute came during a service of songs held on Thursday evening at the State Government House Arcade in honour…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced a 15% tariff increase, the first in 32 years. NPA managing director, Abubakar Dantsoho, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos during the stakeholders’ engagement for the approved 15% NPA tariff increment across board. Represented by the Executive Director of…
The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution announced on Thursday that it has received 31 proposals for the creation of new states across the six geopolitical zones. Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu read a letter from the committee during plenary, outlining the conditions that…
President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years. The National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Medical Association, Dr Mannir Bature, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Bature said the Coordinating Minister…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has paid a condolence visit to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday, sequel to the death of his elder brother, Sunday Makinde. Sunday Makinde died on Friday, January 24, 2025, at 65. Wike arrived at Makinde’s residence in the Ikolaba…
……calls on IBEDC to emulate the good gesture and improve on energy supply to the esteemed customers. The Oyo State House of Assembly has commended the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde for making efforts in ensuring the installation of stable power supply across the State Secretariat and…