Participants at the Aquaculture Value Chain training organised and sponsored by the Federal Lawmaker representing Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency, Hon Oluyemi Taiwo on Saturday received their certificates after completing a two-day training programme which started on Thursday at the College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Victoria Island, Lagos. Recall GOALPOACHERS.COM had reported the commencement of the training programme on Thursday. The statement made available to our correspondent this Saturday by one of his aides, Adelowo Michael Coded read: “The Day 2 Training in Aquaculture Value Chain for the 20 selected beneficiaries in his Federal Constituency of Ibarapa East/Iddo was fully…
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The federal government and State governors in Nigeria have been urged to emulate the cordiality that exist between the executive arm and the legislative body in Oyo State that has engendered development in all sectors in the State. The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun said this on an interview programme on King’s FM in Ibadan on Saturday, adding that many contradictory statements on the nation’s economy, security and other issues coming from the Presidency and the national assembly would not have occurred if there was mutuality that was meant to benefit Nigerians. Olatubosun said all…
The Oyo State Government has issued a 7-day ultimatum to Traders who sell by the road-side across the State to vacate or face wrath of the law. Speaking with Aanuoluwapo Omorinde on BOTTOMLINE- a political programme on IBR 92.5fm today, the State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Barrister Idowu Oyeleke said the government can no longer condone the uncivilized act of street trading. “We want our actions to be corrective and not necessarily punitive but it is getting to a point where we have to allow the law to run its full course”. But of course, warning will precede…
The Oyo state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to a comment credited to the state chapter of All Congress (APC) over the opposition party’s statement over the weekend. The ruling party in a statement singed by its state publicity secretary, Engr Akeem Olatunji on Saturday and made available to newsmen described the opposition group which called itself All Progressives Congress Professionals (APC-P) an association of clowns with no basic knowledge of issues they attempted dabbling into. Oyo state PDP wondered if the group was a splinter group or break away body from the known state chapter of…
…. APSON Commends Makinde on BESDA Examination Oyo State government has charged private school proprietors to sustain the already established education standard in the State as open standard rating of each school will soon be done. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye gave the charge over the weekend, while playing host to the State’s chapter of Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON) and League of Muslim School Owners, during a courtesy visit to the Ministry by the associations. Barr. Olaleye noted that schools in the State must endeavor to partner with the government…
An Elder of the Seventh day Adventist Church in Oyo Conference, Elder Kayode Bamiduro has condemned in strongest terms, the recent arrest of Oyo Conference Officers of the church by men of the Nigeria Police which was allegedly perpetrated by one Leke Owolabi from SDA Church, Maryland Lagos. “The arrest and detention of the officers could best be described as illogical, provocative and highly embarrassing to all members of the Conference who hold those arrested on trump up charges in very high esteem”. Elder Bamiduro made this known on Friday in Ibadan shortly after the arrest of two members of…
…..Nigerian Economic Society should be more involved in public policy debates ….VP understands economic development – NES As African countries brace up for the effective implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, one of the many ways by which the continent can maximize its benefits is to ensure that trade negotiations with the rest of the world be based on the free trade agreement rather than deals separately endorsed by regional economic blocs, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The Vice President stated this in his keynote at the 61st annual conference of the Nigerian Economic…
The Governor Abubakar Badaru-led All Progressives Congress (APC) reconciliation have met with the Party’s leadership and stakeholders from Oyo State with a view to bringing about genuine reconciliation and establishing lasting peace and unity between the stakeholders of the party. At the massively attended meeting held at the Plateau State government lodge on Thursday in Abuja, all the leaders and stakeholders pledged to work together in ensuring APC is a strong and formidable party in Oyo State. Aside Abubakar Badaru who is Governor of Jigawa State and Chairman, other members of the Imo, Ogun and Oyo States reconciliation Committee are…
..commends Bogoro for being apolitical …as UI, LAUTECH VCs, others laud TETFund Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has declared that the state under his watch would continue to make education its primary focus, notwithstanding the growing developmental concerns in other sectors. The governor, who was speaking at a dinner held in honour of the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Fund (TETFund), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, said that his focus on free and qualitative education would remain unchanged, just as he remained committed to the task of moving Oyo State from poverty to prosperity.…
Ahead of Schools’ resumption in Oyo State, the State Universal Basic Education Board has just concluded training of 2, 454 Head Teachers in the State, on Covid-19 preventive measures. The Training session which was held across all Educational zones in the State, started on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 and ended on Thursday, September 10, 2020. Recall that the pandemic hit the Country, since March 2020, which gave birth to the total closure of schools since then. Speaking at the event, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran said in view of World Health Organisation’s submission…