The Government of Oyo State has approved a draft bill to reflect the new ownership structure of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Prof Oyelowo Oyewo, has said. Oyewo, who briefed newsmen at the end of the State’s Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, added that the new law, when it comes into effect, would reflect the multi-campus status of the institution, adding that the bill will be immediately transmitted to the State House of Assembly for consideration. The commissioner, who addressed State House Correspondents at the Press Centre of the…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State chapter, maybe heading for a crisis as the party Chairman, Adedeji Doherty, the Secretary, Prince Muiz Shodipe; Publicity Secretary, Mr Taofik Gani and an Ex-officio member, Mr Nurudeen Adewale bicker over their suspension from the party. Doherty, on Wednesday, suspended the secretary, the publicity secretary and the ex-officio member over alleged anti-party activities. According to Doherty, who announced that suspension after a virtual council of the State Working Committee (SWC), the suspended trio were found to be “consistently and flagrantly breaching major provisions of the party constitution and have been found to have…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the recommendation of a committee for the reopening of four land borders with immediate effect, while others will be reopened in due course. The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this after a virtual meeting, said restriction on the importation of some commodities, like rice and other products would continue. The borders opened for now include Seme and Mfun borders in the Southwest, Ilela and Maigatari borders in the Northwest. Details later.
Every arrangement has been concluded by the Bola Ige Centre for Justice to stage the 19th year Bola Ige memorial Syposium on Thursday 17th December, 2020, at Osun Hall, Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State, by 11am prompt, with Parcitipants, majorly Youth and Student Leaders drawn from the 6 Geopolitical Regions of Nigeria. The Topic “19th year after Bola Ige: Assessment of Security Situation in Nigeria”, will be discussed by Mr Ade Ajakaiye, former AIG Zone 6, Calabar, who doubles as Ex – ADC to Chief Bola Ige alongside Comrade Mashood Erubami, Convener, Voters’ Assembly, under the Distinguished Chairmanship of…
The Oyo State government has set aside the sum of #732million in the year 2021 budget to cater for community development capital and recurrent expenditure projects under the State’s Community and Social Development Project (CSDP). The State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde stated this at the 6-day CSDP Management Retreat and Review Meeting which was declared open on Wednesday at the Premier Hotel in Ibadan. The review meeting was attended by the coordinators of CSDP from the 32 States that have subscribed to the intervention programme like Oyo, Bauchi, Plateau, Edo, Ekiti, Ondo and Kwara among other 30 States, where members…
Kano State governor Umar Ganduje said he is in support of former Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to sack Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2014. Ganduje said this at the launching of a book on Jonathan written by journalist Bonaventure Philips Melah in Abuja. “Jonathan took a bold step in sacking Sanusi as CBN Governor, which created bad blood in certain circles,” Ganduje said. When Sanusi said $49 billion was lost in Jonathan’s government, I said in my mind that No, you could have discussed with him (Jonathan) privately. “You (Sanusi)…
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has presented Instruments of office to the new Onigbope of Gbope, His Royal Highness Oba Moses Oyetola Olawale. Presenting staff of office to the new Oba at Baptist Primary School, Igbope recently, Engr. Makinde urged the traditional ruler to always be alive to his traditional responsibilities by serving and protecting the interest of his people as well as giving support to the State Government. Governor Makinde, who was represented by the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Chief Bayo Lawal, commended the people of Igbope and Oorelope Local Government at large for…
The Federal Government has said that any telecoms subscriber who fails to submit his/her National Identity Number (NIN) to its network provider would be blocked from the network from December 31. This is just as the government reaffirmed its position on suspension of new SIM card registration across the country. This was part of the decisions reached at a stakeholders meeting convened by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami. This is contained in a statement signed and issued by the Director, Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Ikechukwu Adinde. At the meeting, the…
Earlier today, the Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) received a brand new ambulance utility van donated by Dangote Cement in recognition of the giant strides of the Governor Seyi Makinde led Oyo State Government through the 24hours Fast-track Emergency Rescue Operations (FERO) and tremendous efforts by OYRTMA to curb road crashes and ensure ease of human and vehicular movement across the State. The Representative of The Dangote Cement while presenting the Ambulance emphasized the great work OYRTMA is doing in the areas of effective Traffic 🚦 Management, Rescue Operations and maintenance of law and order on the highways.…
Ahead of 2023 presidential election, some politicians including former senators and federal lawmakers under the auspices of South West Agenda (SWAGA 23) on Monday stormed the palaces of Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi to woo the traditional rulers to support Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu in becoming Nigeria’s next president. Though the group led by the former Minister of Works, Senator Dayo Adeyeye said that Tinubu, who is the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not authorise or send them on the mission, they believe that he (Tinubu) is…