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Month: July 2023

Oyo, Mottainai to recruit 200 Environmental Health Officers

The Waste Management Consultant to Oyo State Government, Mottainai Recycling Ltd has announced its plan to recruit about 200 Environmental Health Officers. The revelation was made on Saturday, by the Waste Management and Recycling firm, through its Chief Strategy Officer, Ms. Uloma Airhienbuwa in Ibadan. According to her, the Ad-hoc Environmental Health Officers to be…

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Rector appreciates staff, students, others as OYSCATECH gets NBTE approval for 8 accredited programmes

The Rector of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Prof. Akinola Akinlabi has appreciated the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, the Governing Council, Management, Staff and Students of the institution and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) for their support during the recently concluded accreditation exercise held at the…

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APC chief tells Nigerians to ignore Ajaero’s NLC, says labour officials are Peter Obi’s surrogates

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Mogaji Soji Olalere on Friday chided the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero over his recent outburst on the hike in the pump price of Petrol. Olalere said Ajaero’s NLC is an ethnic jingoist and champion of a failed presidential bid…

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Street trading: Oyo Govt arrests, prosecutes 44 offenders (PHOTOS)

The Oyo State Government, on Thursday, arrested and prosecuted 44 violators of street trading, along Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan North, Salvation Army/Ogunpa Ibadan NorthWest, Anajere market, Academy, Iwo road, in Lagelu and Egbeda Local Government areas of the state. This intensified efforts in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Information, Culture…

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Fuel subsidy: Hold your governors accountable for palliatives, Ale advises poor Nigerians

…vows to deploy technology in tracking palliative at all levels …urges Tinubu to declare state of emergency on water resources A Development expert and co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Initiative for Nigeria Development (GIND), has advised poor Nigerians to look up to their governors for palliatives meant to cushion the effect of economic…

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Gov. Makinde eulogized late Adagunodo, described him as a stabilizer (PHOTOS)

…promises to build PDP zonal office, name it after late PDP Nat’l Vice Chair …As govt organises commendation service for late chieftain  Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, eulogised the late National Vice Chairman (South-West) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Olasoji Adagunodo Oluwatukesi, describing him as a stabiliser, who worked hard…

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Oyo Govt seals 5 private health care facilities over quackery

The Oyo State Government has sealed five private health facilities in Ibadan, as part of measures towards protecting the health and well-being of residents. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Rotimi Babalola, made available to newsmen on Thursday. The healthcare facilities…

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Olomi-Olojuoro Road: Oyo Rep. Akande-Sadipe Calls for Termination of Contract

The Member of the House of Representatives representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Oyo State, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has raised an alarm over the deplorable state of the Olomi Olojuoro, Ijebu-Igbo Ita Egba-Owonowen road. The Lawmaker during plenary, therefore urged the House to mandate the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing to ensure the termination of the contract…

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10th Inaugural lecture: FUOYE Don proffers solutions to Nigeria”s 40 year old debt burden

By Wole BalogunS.A to VC A professor of Finance of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Babatunde Afolabi, has proffered professional solutions to the debt burden incurred on Nigeria by successive governments who have failed to address the recurrent economic hardships befalling the nation since the late 1970s. Prof. Afolabi advocated for a number of…

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Ogun commences conversion of mass transit buses to CNG

A team of technical engineers from India has arrived in Ogun State to begin the process of converting vehicles from fuel to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The move signals the commencement of the E-Mobility and Gas Mobility Programme of the state government, which involves the conversion of mass transit buses from fuel to gas and…

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