The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Tuesday, warned Corps members posted to the state to avoid living reckless lifestyles and travelling indiscriminately especially considering the present security challenges in the country, as it is dangerous for their safety. The governor stated this during the closing ceremony of the 2023 Batch C stream 1 orientation exercise for Corps members at …

The Oyo state government under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde, has listed criteria for farmers who wish to access the 1 billion Naira loan facility in the state, as he promised that the government will guard against giving the loans out to some people who are just farmers on paper. Speaking through the chairman, of Oyo State Agricultural Credit …

  The Oyo State Government has started a sensitization campaign against five major diseases which includes Lassa Fever, COVID-19, Diphtheria, Cholera and Anthrax. The state government flagged off the community sensitization campaign, which is to take place in various communities across the state, in Okeho, headquarters of Kajola Local Government, recently.   Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, explained that …

Promises to Punish Waste Offenders The Oyo State Government Waste Management consultant, Mottainai Recycling Ltd, has said that they are ready to clean up Ibadan city. In a statement issued by the media team of the company, they said they had begun an aggressive clean-up of the backlog of wastes around Ibadan city, largely through night operations. Some of the …

The Oyo State Government is in talks with a Spanish Investment Consortium, towards the creation of an Industrial Estate on a 1,400 acres of land in the state. The estate which will comprise of all facilities, will explore and expand the abundant business opportunities in Oyo State. The Commissioner for Trade, Industry, Investment and Cooperatives, Hon Ademola Ojo made this …

The Oyo State Government has on Wednesday; today, announced its intention to start punishing open defecators and those who indiscriminately dump refuse. This was said to be part of the government’s efforts to help reduce significantly or completely eradicate cases of open defecation in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, disclosed this at a 2-day …

One Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty-Three 200 Level students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso will resume at the Iseyin Campus, by the end of October, 2023. This is in fulfilment of the promise made by Governor Seyi Makinde during the commissioning of the Iseyin campus, last month. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and …

The Oyo state government has urged youths in the state to engage in agriculture, saying it is time to leverage on its partnership with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye made this call over the weekend at the Oyo State –IITA Youth Agribusiness Park Centre, Awe during a familiarization …

No fewer than 92 pensioners in Oyo State on Monday received cheques worth N208 million as gratuities from the Oyo State government. This, according to the Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Hon. Adeniyi Adebisi, is in fulfillment of Governor Seyi Makinde’s promise to the executives of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Oyo State Chapter. The Commissioner for Establishments and Training, …

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 …