The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), through its Digital Resource Centre (DRC), is training thirty teachers and other personnel for smooth take-off of the Smart Model School in Sogunro, Akinyele, Ibadan. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abdulwaheed Adelabu, led a monitoring team to the Smart School, where he disclosed that the training was designed to equip the …

As someone who fondly remembers the joy and excitement that Trans Amusement Park brought to the holds of children in Ibadan during my youth, I find it disheartening to hear about the sale of its land for residential development. Our childhood memories were filled with horse riding, car racing, rollercoaster swings, and thrilling slides, experiences that our children may never …

The Oyo State Government has directed the contractor handing 48-Kilometers Ido-Eruwa road project to speed up work, to ease the movement of goods and people plying the road. The Commissioner for Works and Transport, Professor Dahud Kehinde Sangodoyin, made the call while inspecting the progress of the construction of the road on Friday. According to the Commissioner, Governor Seyi Makinde …

The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, on Thursday said all is set for the commencement of operation in the newly constructed model smart school, Sogunro, Akinyele, Ibadan. The Executive Secretary, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Mr. Jacob Dairo, said this during a handover of the structure to the Board by the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC. During …

The Oyo State Government on Tuesday assured residents of Olodo and its environs that it will replace the Culvert under construction with a 2-span Bridge, to mitigate against flood recurrence in the area. The Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Rotimi Babalola said this in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan. Recall that, …

The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde as on Friday approved the appointment of Col. Oladipo James Ajibola as the Director-General of Operation Burst, appointed 11 other as aids. According to the letter signed by the Chief of Staffs to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, other appointees are: Mrs Bosede Sodiq as Senior Special Assistant (Broadcast Media), Mr Kehinde Oluwaseyi …

Oyo State Waste Consultant, Mottainai Recycling Ltd. has revealed that it is adopting an improved technology-based waste management system, to enhance a safe and habitable environment in the State. Speaking at a recent forum held in Ibadan to commemorate this year’s World Earth Day, the Chief Strategy Officer, of Mottainai Recycling Ltd., Ms. Uloma Airhienbuwa revealed that new technology has …

The Government College student in Ibadan, Asala Oreoluwa, and Miss Rosemary Anuoluwapo Ajiboye of Sacred Hearts College, Akinyemi, Ibadan have emerged winners of the 2022 National Schools Essay Writing and Nigeria Mathematics and Sciences Olympiads Competitions respectively as they would be representing Nigeria at an international competition, Olympiads in Switzerland. The National Essay Writing Competition won by Master Asala Oreoluwa, …

The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan has resumed the new office at the Ministry of Environment on Monday, June 21, 2022, in Ibadan, following the order of the State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde. According to The Guardian, His arrival at the ministry caught members of staff on duty by surprise. Olaniyan had recently dumped the ruling People’s …