The Oyo State Government announced on Tuesday that no fewer than 3,300 households would benefit from its COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus programme for the poor and vulnerable residents of the state. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, disclosed this in a statement made available to  NEWSMEN on Tuesday. According to Oyelade, the vulnerable persons, comprising …

The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of 33 internet fraudsters to various jail terms. In a statement on Monday, EFCC’s  Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Dele Oyewale said that the convicts were jailed by Justices Ladiran Akintola, Adebukola Olajide and M.O. Ishola of the Oyo State High …

In a bid to put an end to food scarcity in the country and create jobs, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has produced no fewer than 120 farmers in Ogun, Kogi and Oyo states. This is as the Ministry trained 120 youths to become small scale poultry farmers in the three states. The youths were trained on …

The Oyo State Government, on Saturday, commenced the process to review its minimum health service package that patients can access at primary health care facilities across the state. A statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Dotun Oyelade, in Ibadan, the state capital, quoted state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi as saying that the minimum service …

The Oyo State Government has declared Monday as a maiden public holiday to celebrate Isese Day. The day is celebrated annually by traditionalists across the state. The announcement was contained in a circular signed by the Secretary to the state government, Prof. Olanike Adeyemo on Friday. It read: “The Oyo State Governor, Governor Seyi Makinde has graciously approved 20th August …

For the second day running, about 15 protesters, who are Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) members drawn from various ministries, judiciary, parastatals and agencies on Tuesday stormed the Oyo State Secretariat protesting and beat some civil servants who were on duty. Protesting over unpaid deduction arrears which the government said was just three months unlike many months in any other states, …

The Oyo State workers, on Monday, locked the state secretariat at Agodi in Ibadan, as they protest against issues affecting them. The workers are demanding palliatives, an upward review of pension allowances, and payment of salary deduction among others. They are also demanding payment of leave bonuses, payment of gratuities to retirees who have stagnated since the year 2021 and …

The waste management consultant to Oyo State Government, Mottainai Recycling Ltd. has announced plans to recruit 200 environmental health workers to forestall the outbreak of diseases in the state. Ms Uloma Airhienbuwa, the Chief Strategy Officer of the firm, made this known in a statement on Saturday. Airhienbuwa said the environmental health workers would educate the people on the best …

Oyo State Government has disclosed that it has arrested and prosecuted no fewer than 44 violators of street trading. The offenders were arrested along Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan North and Salvation Army/Ogunpa Ibadan NorthWest. Others are; Anajere Market Academy, Iwo road, in Lagelu and Egbeda Local Government areas in Ibadan, the state capital. The exercise, according to the state government, was …

The Oyo State Government has said the over 1.5 million out-of-school children that have been absorbed into various public schools, under the 2017 to 2022 Better Education Service Delivery for All, will be mopped up and brought back to the classrooms under the BESDA-Additional Funding-Transforming Education System at state level programme. This was made known on Monday by the Permanent …