Browsing: Oyo State

The Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, on Sunday, disclosed that over 10,000 households have benefitted from the Federal Government’s food palliatives in Oyo State. The beneficiaries, according to the minister, were compound heads popularly called Mogajis in Ibadanland; the market association; the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress; Nigeria Union of Journalists; professional bodies […]

The overworked members of the Association of Residents Doctors, Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State chapter, have asked the state governor, Seyi Makinde, to address the serious situation they are currently experiencing. The LAUTECH doctors expressed their concerns about the unattractive remuneration package and noted the situation in a series of posts on X on Sunday.

The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, Oyo State Chapter, has named Dr. Muibi Hammed as the head of the group. The organization revealed the selection in a message on Thursday. In his speech acknowledging the position, the new leader expressed gratitude to the association's national leaders for overseeing an open, unrestricted, and just election. He praised their dedication to […]

Oyo State Police Command, on Saturday, arrested five suspects for setting ablaze its patrol van and vandalising Elete Outstation on the new Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway in the Atiba Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, in Ibadan, the state capital, noted that the suspects, who claimed […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund, in partnership with the Oyo State Government, has urged the adoption of the health insurance scheme to address child mortality in the country. This appeal was made during a media workshop in Ibadan, Oyo State, titled, ‘Changing the narrative on child mortality through health […]'

People affected by the current demolition by the Oyo State Government in Ona Ara and Oluyole Local Government Areas of the state protested on Sunday to ask the state governor, Seyi Makinde, for help. The PUNCH reports that the government started demolishing some buildings close to the circular road in the council areas last Tuesday

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences over the death of Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II. Balogun died on Thursday at the age of 81. The late Olubadan reigned for two years, after receiving the Staff of Office from Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on March 11, 2022. Tinubu, […]

The Executive Secretary of Oyo State Primary Health Care Board, Muyideen Olatunji, on Friday called for collective action among various stakeholders to ensure full realisation of women’s right, opportunities and aspirations so as to reduce poverty in the society. He made this call during an awareness programme for pregnant women and nursing mothers, held at […]