Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of three new Executive Secretaries for the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB). Henzodaily reports that this development was announced on Wednesday, February 12th by the Chairman of OYOSUBEB, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, during a meeting with Administrative Officers from all Local Government Universal Basic Education Authorities … Read more
At least ten (10) students from the Polytechnic of Ibadan in Oyo State reportedly collapsed after inhaling an unidentified gaseous substance during a dispute between two individuals on Tuesday, February 11. Reports indicate that the students, enrolled in the Science Laboratory and Technology Department, were seated in their lecture hall after completing a test when … Read more
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has said nations cannot develop with natural resources alone without education. Henzodaily reports that Governor Makinde noted that Venezuela with a large oil reserve is poor, but Finland without oil is rich. He stated this on Friday while responding to a sermon delivered by Bishop Williams Aladekungbe of … Read more
Goods worth multi-million Naira have been destroyed as fire gutted a cassava processing facility in Iseyin, Oyo State. TheNewsGuru that Iseyin is situated within the Oke Ogun geopolitical zone of Oyo. The fire which broke out at the facility at approximately 1 p.m. on Monday, spread rapidly, causing extensive damage to property and goods … Read more
Oyo State Government on Monday in Ibadan said the coronation of Abimbola Owoade as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo would hold on April 5. The state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr Ademola Ojo, disclosed this while inaugurating a 25-man coronation committee. Recall that Governor Seyi Makinde had on January 13th presented instruments … Read more
The Oyo State Government says it has worked diligently to establish the policy, institutional, and financial mechanisms necessary to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof. Musibau Babatunde, stated this on Wednesday in Ibadan during a one-day training workshop on the preparation of the 2024 Conditional Grant Scheme (CGS) … Read more
The Oyo State Government has disbursed ₦12 billion to state workers, fulfilling Governor Seyi Makinde’s pledge to implement the ₦80,000 minimum wage effective January 1, 2025. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, in a statement on Saturday. Highlighting the impact of the new wage structure, Oyelade stated that workers … Read more
The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has lost his older brother, Engr Sunday Makinde. According to the statement by one of the governor’s brothers, Chief Olumuyiwa Makinde on Friday, 65-year Engr Sunday Makinde passed away in the wee hours of Friday, January 24, 2024. The younger Makinde, who is the Bada Olubadan of Ibadanland … Read more
The Bodija Estate Residents Association (BERA), Ibadan, says it is still expecting major support from the Oyo State government, one year after the devastating explosion that rocked the area on Jan. 16, 2024. In an interview in Ibadan on Wednesday, President of BERA, Pastor Muyiwa Bamgbose, said that the community over the past … Read more
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has dismissed speculations about his potential bid for the 2027 presidential election, stating that his priority remains fulfilling the mandate given to him by the people of Oyo State. Makinde, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), addressed the rumours during an interview with Nigerian Tribune. When asked about … Read more