Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has appointed a former chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), University of Ibadan branch, Professor Ayodeji Omole, as the Pro-Chancellor of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. The governor equally appointed other members of the University’s Governing Council, including Professor Lanre Olaniyan, Mrs. Titilayomi Ahmadu, Hon. Adekunle Bankole and Mr. Adeosun Olukunle Idowu. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the appointments were in line with Governor Makinde’s promise to put the Council in place to reflect the new ownership status of the University.…
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Oyo state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Friday, commissioned two units of Ultra-modern Okada/Tricycle Loading points to enable organized conveyance of people to their different places of destinations. The commissioning held at the Agodi Gate’s junction amidst Oyo cabinet members including the Secretary to the State Government, Olubamiwo Adeosun, Special Adviser to Governor Makinde on Security matters, Fatai Owoseni, Chairman, state Advisory Council, Hosea Agboola and Chairman of the state’s Road Management Authority, Akin Fagbemi. Makinde during the brief commissioning witnessed by Public Transporters stated that the points would be equipped with infrastructural facilities and that the points are roofed…
The member representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has congratulated two Nigerian-Americans, Oyekunle Olukotun and Oluwole Soboyejo, who have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the United States. Speaking through her Special Assistant on Media, Olamilekan Olusada, the House of Representatives member expressed delight on the elections, noting that this is another good sign that Nigerians in Diaspora are recognized in their various fields. Akande-Sadipe, who chairs the House Committee on Diaspora praised the Nigerian-Americans for their forthrightness in their chosen career, Engineering, adding that the House Committee on Diaspora is proud of their…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State and former governorship candidate, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin, has said he will not be seeking any elective office in the 2023 general election. Lanlehin, who made this known in a statement he personally signed said he took the decision after reviewing past and present political activities in the country, particularly in the state. The ex-lawmaker who represented Oyo South Senatorial District from 2011 to 2015, was the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2019 election before withdrawing his candidature to support Mr Seyi Makinde of the…
Statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for February 2021 have shown that Oyo State’s month-on-month as well as year-on-year inflation figures were the slowest in the country within the time under review. Data made available by the NBS in February indicated that the inflation rate rose to 17.33 per cent (year-on-year); 1.54 percent rise month-on-month above the January 2021, while urban rate increased by 17.92 percent (year-on-year) in February 2021 from 17.03 percent recorded in January. However, the NBS report indicated that price increase remained the slowest in Oyo at all levels, with the Economic Adviser to…
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Thursday, expressed reservations that, seeking a second term in office in 2023, will not stop him from blocking all necessary loopholes in the public finance in his first term, with a bid to ensure transparency and accountability, which he swore to, on assumption of office. Makinde, dropped the hint, at a book presentation authored by the immediate-past Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, UCH, Prof. Temitope Alonge, held at the Trenchard Hall of the University of Ibadan. The governor added that, there are people within the system that are used to…
The Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) has refuted in strong terms the case of theft allegedly involving some men of the Authority paraded around 0800hours of today 25th March, 2021 by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command. In a press statement made available to newsmen by the Executive Chairman of OYRTMA, Mogaji (Dr.) Akin Fagbemi, the Authority is in absolute dismay over the unsubstantiated allegations that lacks due investigation and fortified with unprofessionalism and too much haste for media trial by the NSCDC whose Officers and men were saddled with the responsibility of…
A Non Governmental Organization, HACEY Health Initiative,has provided electric powered boreholes to residents of Ughelli North, Isoko North,Isoko South and Ethiope East Local Government Council Areas of Delta State, with the motive of improving access to clean and safe water in the areas. The organization equally, equipped primary health care workers, public primary school teachers and community leaders in the council areas, on how best to achieve and sustain proper sanitation and hygienic practices for safety of all and sundry. The Project Lead, HACEY Health Initiative, Mrs. Chioma Obi, while speaking during the Clean Water Initiative Capacity Building Workshop, organised…
Oyo state government has reiterated its commitment towards ensuring stable and steady power supply to enhance economic and commercial activities of the people and has called on residents to give adequate protection to power facilities in their domains. The State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Barrister Temilolu Seun Ashamu stated this while inspecting the completed Awe Energy facility at the Rural Community Development Centre in Oyo town, the 132/133/11kva substation also in Oyo town and the ongoing light-up project in Oyo and Ibadan, the State capital. Barrister Ashamu assured the people of the State that the Seyi Makinde government…
Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services have expressed satisfaction on the standard and quality of projects executed in Oyo State, commending the State’s achievements in the area of basic education. Speaking after an inspection of projects in Oyo State, the Deputy chairman of the committee, Hon. Usman Zanna (APC, Borno), said that the state under Governor Seyi Makinde has lived up to its name of a Pace Setter, by surpassing all expectations. Zana who led a delegation of the committee to the state on oversight visit to inspect and assess the level of utilization…