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Oyo State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund, launched a four-year Multi-Sectoral Strategic Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition on Tuesday to tackle malnutrition and hunger among children and women in the state. The state Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Misbaudeen Babatunde, launched the project in Ibadan. Babatunde, in a […]
The Joint Security Commission for Oyo and Ogun states, on Thursday, reassured residents and motorists of adequate security and safety of lives and properties, especially around the border areas and highways of both states during and beyond the Yuletide. The committee gave the assurance while briefing newsmen after a security stakeholders’ meeting held at the […]
Two officers of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority, Oyedepo Samuel and Waheed Quadri, were reportedly assaulted by tricycle riders and hoodlums in Ibadan while performing their duties, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, revealed on Thursday. According to Oyelade, the officers sustained severe injuries after they were attacked with iron […]
The Oyo State Government has announced the clearing of over 153.11 kilometers of blocked drainages and culverts across major roads in Ibadan, as part of efforts to prevent flood disasters during the rainy season. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday by […]
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the upgrading of the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport, Alakia, Ibadan to international standard, noting that the project, when completed, will connect the state to the global market. The governor maintained that the upgraded airport would also improve the ease of doing business, bring […]
The Oyo State Government has announced the release of the 2024 screening and placement results for primary six pupils transitioning into Junior Secondary Schools and Schools of Science. In a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Salihu Adelabu, in Ibadan on Tuesday, it was stated: “Head Teachers/Principals should visit their […]
The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) has secured conviction and sentence of 39 internet fraudsters from Justices O.S. Adeyemi, Bayo Taiwo and Ladiran Akintola, all of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The convicts were prosecuted on a separate one-count charge each, bordering on impersonation, […]
The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast in the state to mourn a former Secretary to the State Government, Michael Koleoso, who died on Monday at the age of 86. Koleoso was the SSG during the late Governor Lamidi Adesina’s administration between 1999 and 2023. He was […]
The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency on Thursday announced the conviction of a local government worker in the state over the illegal sale of land belonging to the State Housing Corporation. Executive Secretary of the agency, I.O Tijani, on behalf of the Chairman of OYACA, Honorable Justice Eni Esan (retd.) disclosed this on Thursday and called […]
The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has released the results of its computer-based tests for the recruitment of teachers into primary schools in the state. This disclosure was made in a release by the Executive Chairman of the Board, Nureni Adeniran, and made available to the newsmen on Wednesday, in Ibadan. In the statement, […]
