Oyo state Governor Engineer Seyi Makinde on Monday revealed that investors confidence in the state is clearly improving as the state Internally generated revenue keeps increasing. Makinde who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Olubamiwo Adeosun during the foundational stone laying and groundbreaking ceremony of Bodija Premium Estate, held in Ibadan this Wednesday. The Governor noted that the project will reduce housing deficit on the part of the residents. Makinde however said that there will be an upsurge in the internally generated revenue from the land premium, through statutory charges. In his remark, the chairman Oyo state…
Author: Goalpoacher
Build up to 2019 election, when some of today’s government cestui que ( beneficiaries ) had sneak out to various political parties to pursue their political dreams, when some were not even on ground at all, the only God sent man to Engr Oluseyi Makinde as at then was Alhaji Abdul Rasheed Olopoeyan. Olopoeyan used his wisdom to established Asejere Seyi Makinde (ASM) in 2016, at Supreme hotel in Ibadan. The movement was chaired by Chief Ayetoro from Oke-Ogun , Hon Babatunde Esuola as secretary from from Oyo town and Hon Ademola Omotoso from Ibadan as PRO. The movement was…
The people of Iseyin in Iseyin local government have commended Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for his diplomatic deft which they claimed, led to the ceding of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso (LAUTECH) to Oyo State by Osun State. The National University Commission (NUC) recently announced the ceding of the ownership of the institution to Oyo State after the two States have entered into some agreements bothering on staff welfare and sharing of properties of the University. In a statement signed by the National President, Iseyin Development Union (I.D.U), Alhaji Bayo Raji and made available to newsmen on…
For advancing innovative and technological solutions to tackle flood and other challenges to sustainable urban development, nine students of the University of Ibadan have received cash awards ranging from N50,000 to N500,000. The winning undergraduate and postgraduate students emerged at the finals of the geo-hackathon, season 2, held at the University of Ibadan, on Tuesday. For developing a web-based application for automated flood-risk assessment and waste management, Osalor Wonderful, a 200 level student of Computer Science and Waris Sanusi, a 500 level student of Industrial Production Engineering alongside Ajulo Samuel won the grand prize of N500,000. The application intends to…
The unfortunate crisis that ensued as a result of joint ownership of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) has taught us a great lesson, at the same time, it has created a template that can stand as a guideline for decision making now and in the future. At least the popular aphorism tells us that once bitten, twice shy. While the euphoria has continued to trail the liberation of LAUTECH with the letter of divorce secured from Osun State, Encomium continues to be showered on his Excellency for this giant leap, the Student’s communities now have a common consaguinity under…
The Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) has held a very crucial consultative stakeholders meeting with relevant institutions and associations drawn across the Oke-Ogun zone of the State following the brutal attacks on public facilities and security formations across the State particularly the unfortunate arson incidents carried out at the climax of the recent #endsars protest at Iseyin. . The meeting called at the instance of the Authority’s Executive Chairman, Mogaji (Dr.) Akin Fagbemi, was intended to chart a new curve for the effective management of vehicular traffic and human movement across the zone. Speaking on behalf of the…
Thirty-six communites in Iseyin Local Government Area, on Tuesday, made open declaration for the abandonement of the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in their respective communites. The 36 communites were from Molete, Oju Baba, Ilado and Iserin areas in Iseyin land. The event which was held at the Iseyin LG Secretariat, have in attendance, the Council Secretary – Mr Lateef Olayiwola, representative of Oba AbdulGaniyu Adekunle – Aseyin of Iseyin and leaders of all the 36 communities. The SouthWest FGM Consultant of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Mrs Aderonke Olutayo and the State Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA)…
The Chairman of Oyo State Board of Internal Revenue (BIR), Aremo John Adeleke, has debunked reports linking his agency, the State’s Ministry of Finance and officials of the University of Ibadan, with any form of shady deals in the process that led to the refund of the PAYE tax arrears owed the state by the university. The BIR boss, in a statement made available to newsmen, declared that there is no evidence of shady financial dealings between the BIR and the University of Ibadan, or any other federal MDA on the Pay As You Earn tax liability audit process for…
The Oyo state house of assembly, on Tuesday, observed the first reading of a bill for the finance of the appropriation bill, 2021 to the tune of Two Hundred and Sixty-Six Billion, Six Hundred and Forty-Four Million, Two Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand, Three Hundred and Five Naira, Four kobos from the consolidated revenue of Oyo state in the year ending 31st day of December 2021. The House also considered the first reading of a bill for the appropriation of Two Hundred and Sixty-Six Billion, Six Hundred and Forty-Four Million, Two Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand, Three Hundred and Five Naira, Four…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, visited the scene of the fire incident that razed some shops at Sasa Market, Akinyele Local Government Area of the state. The governor, who was accompanied by the Caretaker Chairman of Akinyele Local Government, Hon. Taoheed Adedigba, and the Caretaker Chairman of Akinyele West, Hon.Adedeji Akinbu; the Honourable member representing, Akinyele State Consistuency, Hon. Kehinde Olatunde, among other top government functionaries, told the shop owners and the residents of the area that the state will rebuild the affected shops. The governor, while commiserating with the victims of the inferno, also vowed to…