Great leaders are disruptive, but the good ones play by the rules. Great leaders break existing rules and set new ones. Leaders move from being good to becoming great when they depart from the norm to chart a new path. Leaders are primarily called to do one of two things; either lead their organization, state…
The Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID) and the Eledan family have expressed their heartfelt condolences to the Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde following the passing of his elder brother, Engr. Sunday Makinde, on Friday. In a statement signed and made available to newsmen by the OID Convener, Mr Moses…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), Oyo state Council, has lauded Governor Seyi Makinde for his prompt implementation of the N80,000 new minimum wage for workers in the state effective from January 2025 as promised. The union described the governor as Mr “talk-and-do leader,” whose actions match his promises.…
Oyo State Government, yesterday, dropped a total sum of ₦12 billion in the pockets of the state government workers, signifying the largest tranche of monthly salaries and wages in Southwest Nigeria. Though Lagos State pays ₦85,000 minimum wage but has less workforce than Oyo which boasts of over 130,000…
The Oyo State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (Oyo RAAMP) has successfully signed a contract agreement worth N16,273,711,608.09 for the construction of about 68km rural roads under phase 1 of the intervention project. The contract signing event which took place at the Ministry of Agriculture…
1. LAGOS Contributed: N2.75trn Received: N460.11bn (16.74%) 2. RIVERS Contributed: N832.69bn Received: N186.66bn (22.4%) 3. OYO Contributed: N272.41bn Received: N116.83bn (42.9%) 4. KANO Contributed: N77.76bn Received: N117.19bn (150.7%) 5. DELTA Contributed: N73.39bn Received: N80.73bn (110%) 6. BAYELSA…
The death has occurred of Engineer Sunday Makinde, the eldest brother of Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde. He was aged 65 years. He died on Friday, January 24, 2025. Announcing the passing in a message, a brother of the deceased, who is also the Bada Olubadan of Ibadanland and Head of Aigbofa Family of…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital has upheld the death sentence of a popular hotel owner, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, who was found guilty in the murder case of an ex-Master’s student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke. According to the court’s judgment on…
With the naira’s depreciation exerting significant pressure, financial experts warn that Nigeria’s rising debt stock underscores the urgent need for fiscal reforms to stabilise the economy. President Bola Tinubu. Nigeria’s total public debt skyrocketed to ₦142.3 trillion by the end of September 2024,…
The Nine Hundred and two (902) graduates recently recruited into the civil service by the Oyo State Government will start receiving their appointment letters on Friday, 24th January, 2025. Recall that Governor Seyi Makinde approved the employment of 902 graduates which includes University Degree Graduates,…