The Oyo State government on Wednesday announced its renewed plans to bring back some of the mendicants who have left the provided Akinyele Resettlement Centre back into the facility. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Alhaja Omolabake Kafilat Olayiwola, stated this during an assessment visit to the facility, saying that the state government…
The Oyo State Ministry of Health, on Thursday, declared that allegations that paucity of funds had hit the State’s isolation centres as reported in the news were false. The Ministry, which made the clarification in a statement released on Thursday, said that the allegations were untrue and baseless, adding that the state government has been…
Oyo State Governor, ’Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, received the inaugural flight of Air Peace in Ibadan, saying that the flights will uplift the airport and boost the economy of the state. The governor also commissioned the Protocol Lounge constructed by the state government at the Ibadan Airport, Alakia, saying that the commissioning is a fulfilment…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Monday kick-started the distribution of five Million insecticide-treated nets to people across the 33 local governments of the state. He also explained that his administration will continue to deliver accessible, affordable, and qualitative healthcare for all indigenes and residents of the state, adding that his administration is committed to…
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, swore-in the seven commissioner nominees who were reappointed into the cabinet, charging them to keep raising the bar of governance. The governor, while speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi Ibadan, stated that names of the remaining commissioners would…
The government of Oyo State, on Thursday, confirmed the receipt of 127, 740 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA), Abuja. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the vaccines were received in Ibadan by the Oyo…
The country in recent weeks has been experiencing a series of conflicts ranging from farmers/herders clashes to communities clashes, thereby causing unrest in various parts of the country. President Muhammadu Buhari in a reaction to these reports of breakout of violence warned that his government will not allow any ethnic or religious group to stoke…
The Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde yesterday presented the 2021 budget proposal of N266.6billion to the State House of Assembly with the education sector getting the highest share. The education sector was allocated a sum of N56.4billion, which represents 21 per cent of the total budget estimate thereby surpassing the recommendation of the United Nations…
Following the termination of the joint ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, between the Oyo and Osun State Governments, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has stated that the state is ready to fully shoulder the financial responsibilities of LAUTECH, as it has been doing since the beginning of year 2020.…
The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has directed the management of schools, workplaces and religious centres to ensure strict compliance with established protocols aimed at curtailing the Coronavirus disease. A statement on behalf of the Task Force signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the advice became…