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Day: August 18, 2019

Makinde appoints Owoseni, former Commissioner of Police as Special Adviser

Former Commissioner of Police in Lagos and Benue States, Mr. Fatai Owoseni has been appointed by the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, as his Special Adviser on Security Matters. This was contained in press statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa and made available to journalists on Sunday. According…

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Makinde pleads for prompt tax remittances as condition for breaking poverty barrier

The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has pleaded for the support of different stakeholders operating in the State on adequate deductions, prompt Remittance of Taxes and other levies to able to fulfill his promises on provision of social amenities, enduring infrastructures, regular payment of government obligations and other amenities. The governor stated this during…

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Ekweremadu’s attack: IPOB opens up, names others to be attacked

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has opened up on its attack against former deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu saying they launched the attack on him because he was part of those who ‘instigated’ Operation Python Dance, ICIR reported. The lawmaker, representing Enugu West senatorial district, was on Saturday assaulted at the Second Annual Cultural…

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IITA’s Sanginga visits Gov. Makinde, tasks him on modalities to transform agriculture in Oyo

A double-digit investment in the agricultural sector backed by a vibrant rural infrastructural network will help states in Nigeria to accelerate the transformation of agriculture, says Dr Nteranya Sanginga, Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) during a courtesy visit to the Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, in Ibadan. According…

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Gov Makinde promises to partners NDE to take Oyo youths out of poverty

…..Says youth empowerment key to development Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has stated over the weekend that his administration will partner with the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to take youths of the State out of poverty. The Governor, added that the state was poised to turn the energy in the youths to assets…

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Shina Peller empowers 120 graduate farmers in Oyo

A federal lawmaker under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives in Oyo State, Hon. Shina Abiola Peller, representing Iseyi/Kajola/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa federal constituency of Oyo State, has empowered about 120 graduate farmers in the state with over N50 million as part of efforts to improve the economic well being of…

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