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…
In a groundbreaking achievement, the Fasola Agribusiness Industrial Hub in Oyo State has become the first designated Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) Agricultural Transformation Centre (ATC) in Nigeria, as recognized by the African Development Bank Group. This prestigious designation positions…
In the past few days, a lot of areas in ibadan and oyo state have started to experience electricity shortages far below their usual supply. While this is not a new experience, the cause of this particular shortage is different and in a way a microcosm of what’s to come. To explain this properly I need to…
The family of the Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has released the burial arrangements for the late Engineer Sunday Makinde. The events are scheduled to take place this week. According to a radio announcement made by Mogaji Olumuyiwa Makinde on Monday morning, the burial activities will begin on…