The Oyo State Government has announced that it has so far paid a total of N5 billion to the Osun State Government, as part of the agreement for the sole ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. In a statement on Mondayz the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade said the state has been paying the …

Oyo State government has pledged to boost the state’s economy through the promotion of the local ‘tie-and-dye’ – adire industry. The Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in the state, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting ahead of the anticipated 2025 Adire Expo scheduled to hold in Ibadan. Olatubosun said the event will reflects Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration’s …

Oyo State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has launched a four-year Multi-Sectoral Strategic Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition (OYSMPFAN), to tackle malnutrition and hunger among children and women. Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof. Musbau Babatunde, launched the project in Ibadan. He said the state government was committed to eradicating malnutrition. Represented …

Oyo State Government has filed eight counts, bordering on murder and manslaughter against the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, the proprietor of an Ibadan-based radio station, Oriyomi Hamzat, and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Abdulahi Fasasi, over the 18 December 2024 funfair stampede, during which 35 children died. The charge sheet, marked I/05C/2025, sighted …

The Oyo State government has reviewed the promotion of 1,629 workers, including nurses who were adversely affected by administrative error during the 2017 to 2020 promotion exercise. The government also approved N25 million as compensation for the composers of the state anthem, “Asiwaju ni Wa”. This was contained in a statement released by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun …

The Oyo State government said it has begun the payment of gratuity benefits to retirees via e-payment. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday, 31,August 2024, by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, and made available to newsmen. The statement partly read, “The state Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Olusegun Olayiwola, made this public during …

The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, OYOSUBEB has made a slight adjustment to the interview timetable for job seekers. The Board said the interview session set for Tuesday, 20th August 2024, clashes with the Isese Day, which is a public holiday in Oyo State. The Isese Day has been set aside in Oyo State to celebrate the indigenous Yoruba …

The Oyo State Government has issued a call for more vigilance and the adoption of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of a potential cholera outbreak in the State. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi gave the charge during her visit to a private hospital in Ibadan where two suspected cholera cases were receiving treatment. She noted that Cholera …

The Oyo state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs. Toyin Balogun has vowed that the state government will not shy away from prosecuting perpetrators of Sexual and Gender- Based Violence (SGBV). The Commissioner made this known during a day stakeholders sensitisation meeting on SGBV and COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Project (CoPREP) held at Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovative …

The Oyo State government, yesterday, demolished the building where Mrs Modupe Onitiri-Abiola, who declared that Yorubaland had become a sovereign nation. The storey building is located in the Oluyole area of Ibadan. In a viral video, it was revealed that the house was pulled down following the discovery by security agents that the house was also being used as an …