Oyo State government has said that it is accelerating efforts to close its energy gap, with the administration by setting an ambitious target of generating 500 megawatts of electricity before May 2027. The government disclosed that the move is expected to revolutionize the state’s economic base and…
…Commends gov on legacy project The Oyo State Advisory Council has commended Governor ‘Seyi Makinde’s efforts on building quality road infrastructure that targets the economic expansion agenda of the state. Chairman of the Council, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), gave this commendation on Wednesday…
The Oyo State Government has warned all students to eschew any form of malpractice during the ongoing National Examination Council examination. The Chairman of Teaching Service Commission, Oladipo Olubukola, gave the warning during the monitoring exercise to some secondary schools across different zones in…
The Director-General of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) and Executive Adviser to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde on Agribusiness and International Cooperation, Dr Debo Akande, said on Wednesday that the state government has attracted about N46.6 billion investments into the state through…
The United States and Nigeria have deepened collaboration to tackle Nigeria’s growing protein deficiency through strengthened agricultural trade, focusing on US soybean exports. At the “Nigeria: NOW” conference hosted in Lagos by the US Soybean Export Council, stakeholders from both the public and…
Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State has convicted two social media influencers, Bukola Arike Rufai and Abdulateef Ayinde Jimoh for abusing Naira notes. The convicts were prosecuted on a joint one-count charge that bordered on currency mutilation by the Ibadan Zonal…
The Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency has disbursed funds to 30 communities for new projects aimed at improving access to health care, education, roads and potable water. The chairman of the agency, Abideen Adeaga, made the disclosure on Tuesday during a training session for representatives of…
Students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, have staged a massive protest over the renaming of the institution to Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, Ibadan. The students, who came out in large numbers, shut the main entrance gate at the South Campus and other school gates in protest against the recent development. Recall…
Ahead of the ongoing students’ protest at The Polytechnic Ibadan main gate, the Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) has issued a diversion advisory to ensure free vehicular movement in and around the area. This was disclosed in a statement released by OYRTMA on Tuesday, stating that the…
Mr Ayodele Ogundele, President of Hoteliers Association of Oyo State, has lauded Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, for providing the enabling environment that is turning the state into a 24-hour economy. Ogundele, who doubles as the Chief Executive Officer of Davies Hotel, Ibadan, disclosed this in an…