Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has inaugurated the Governor council of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTEC), Ogbomoso. Makinde said the inauguration was to further address the challenges confronting the institution. The event which was held this Thursday at the Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office, Agodi, badan. Makinde, charged members of the governing council to take necessary measures and pursue vigorously strategies and tactics that will elevate the institution to a world class university. His words: “We are here today to inaugurate the Governing Council of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. From the countenance of everyone…
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Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde will inaugurate the governing council of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, any moment from now. GOALPOACHER NEWS learnt from a source close to the Government that the inauguration is billed to hold today by 10am at the Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan. Others include, Professor Lanre Olaniyan and Titilayo Ahmadu. It will be recalled that Governor Seyi Makinde had last week announced their appointment as into the Institution’s Governing Council. Details later…
Ahead of the forthcoming local government election in Oyo State, the chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oorelope Local Government, Hon. Akeem Raheem, has called on all members of the party to forget their differences and join hands to make the party better and greater in the local government. Raheem equally called on residents of the local government to continue to support the PDP and the government of Engr. Seyi Makinde, which according to him, means well for the local government and has been doing well in transforming the state. The chairmanship candidate made these statements on…
The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has picked dates to hold the suspended zonal congresses in the South West, North West and North Central. A letter signed by the duo of National Chairman, Uche Secondus and Secretary, Sen Umar Tsauri, which was addressed to the Chairman, Independent Natonal Electoral Commission(INEC), and dated March 31, 2021, indicated that the zonal congresses will hold on April 10. While that of the South West will hold in Ibadan, Oyo State that of the North West will hold in Kaduna while that of the North Central will hold in Makurdi, Benue state. The letter from the…
The Oyo State government has disclosed that over 100 candidates from the state would benefit in the first tranche of the Nigeria-Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Authority Scholarship for 100 level students in Nigerian universities. The Executive Assistant (Administration) to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Rev. Idowu Ogedengbe, made this known in Ibadan at the venue of the Computer-Based Test organised for applicants of the scholarship. “As directed by His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, we have successfully selected some of the indigenes and indigent students in 100-level studying in Nigerian universities. His Excellency felt we need to pick…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Wednesday, solicited collaboration of the media industry on efficient disaster management in Oyo State. The newly deployed zonal coordinator of the agency to the state, Mr. Akiode Saheed, made this known, during a media parley, held at the Film Centre of the state’s Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism. Saheed stressed the need for cordial relationship with relevant stakeholders in the media industry in taking the right measures to avert disasters and also to adopt effective management strategies in averting incidences such as fire, accident, flooding across the state. According to him, the media parley…
As part of continued efforts of the Oyo State government to nip crimes and criminality in the bud, Governor ‘Seyi Makinde on Wednesday, assured of his resolution not to shy-away from governance and provision of adequate security for the lives and property of residents, irrespective of constraints faced by all in the state. He gave the assurance, during an enlarged security meeting with traditional rulers and security agencies in the state, held at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat, Ibadan, which also recorded the attendance of the deputy governor, Rauf Olaniyan; Secretary to the State Government, Olubamiwo Adeosun and other top…
The much-awaited Omituntun Cultural-Tourism Festival in Oyo State has been postponed for two weeks. The reason for the postponement was anchored around logistics and need to make the festival a globally-acceptable project in the history of the State. The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday in Ibadan, saying the stakeholders, decided on the postponement after keen look at the logistics in place for the event that was supposed to commence on Thursday 1st April, 2021. Olatubosun promised lovers of Culture and Tourism to be assured of a memorable experience when…
The Chairman, Oyo State Housing Corporation, Barrister Bayo Lawal has enjoined organizations in partnership with the corporation on the development of its various estates to keep to the terms of the agreement in order to maximize the benefits of such partnership. Barrister Lawal gave the admonition during an on-the-spot-assessment visit to some of the sites of the corporation. The Chairman, who led the Board and Management of the Corporation during the visit, appraised the level of work done on the 360 housing units project at Ajoda New Town, the 45 housing units at Bodija as well as Agbowo Shopping Complex.…