The Federal Government has approved two major energy projects in Oyo State aimed at fortifying the national grid and addressing persistent power challenges. The decisions, ratified during Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting, include reviving and concessioning the decades-old Ikere Gorge Hydropower Plant and constructing a high-capacity new substation in Ibadan, signaling a push to modernise infrastructure and boost electricity access. …

The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, waded into the simmering public altercations over the boundary dispute between Osun and Oyo states. A statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, in Ibadan, the state capital, said the government urged both sides of the divide to stop the back-and-forth blame game and allow the two governments to continue …

Oba Abimbola Owoade has been crowned the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. Owoade succeeds the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, who died on 22 April 2022, at the age of 83. The coronation event took place today (Saturday) at Oliveth Baptist High School in Oyo, where Governor Seyi Makinde led a host of dignitaries, including notable Nigerians. Dignitaries …

The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to demolishing illegal structures around schools across the state, insisting that there will be no reversal of its stance. This declaration was made by the Chairperson of the Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority, Justice Aderonke Aderemi (retd.), during an inspection tour of the Jemibewon Area of Sabo in Ibadan, the …

A Toyota Mazda bus with registration number BKN 332 XB (Lagos), loaded with planks, has collided with a petroleum tanker carrying 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. The bus and the petroleum tanker caught fire as a result of the collision. It was gathered that the incident occurred along the Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway. Our correspondent gathered …

The National Agency for Foods Drugs Administration and Control, on Saturday, destroyed counterfeit pharmaceutical and other products worth about N100 billion at Moniya dump sites in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Director General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, who performed the exercise at the dump sites in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state, said the affected products include, Analgin, …

The Oyo State Government, on Thursday, officially launched the enrolment of 10,000 basic school pupils into the state’s healthcare insurance scheme. Flagging off the enrolment at the Ibadan Civic Centre, Idi-Ape, the state Deputy Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal emphasised the government’s commitment to ensuring pupils have sound minds for effective learning. The initiative covers children from 90 schools across 18 …

The Oyo State Government has demolished illegal structures erected on government-acquired lands in the Podo area, along Top One Garden in Oluyole Local Government, and at Dizengoff, Kolapo Ishola area, both within the Ibadan metropolis. The state Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Williams Akin-Funmilayo, led the demolition exercise on Wednesday, warning land grabbers against encroaching on government property. …

The Oyo State Government, on Friday, inaugurated the Grievance Redress Committee to manage potential disputes arising from upcoming rural road construction projects. At the inauguration in Oluyole Local Government Area of the state, the Director-General of the state Agribusiness Development Agency, Debo Akande emphasised the importance of adhering to the committee’s terms of reference to ensure smooth project implementation. A …

The Oyo State Government on Thursday sealed an industrial facility, Fountain Manufacturing Company Ltd, located in Oluyole, Ibadan, over its repeated violations and non-compliance with environmental regulations. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abdulmojeed Mogbojubola, issued the directive following numerous complaints and petitions regarding the health hazards posed to residents living near the facility. Mogbojubola stated that the …