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Road Carnage: Oyo Trains 5000 Public/Private Drivers

….To Enforce Training For All Drivers Every Two Years Oyo State government has started training for over five thousand public and private drivers in the State to reduce to the barest minimum, road carnages that have caused loss of lives on the roads. The State has also been reported to have put all machineries in…

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Makinde insist on decision to conduct LG elections in Oyo next year

Oyo State governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde, has said that he would conduct local government elections next year, dismissing insinuations that caretaker committee chairmen would be appointed to replace sacked council heads. He also said Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC, would be reformed to have a generally accepted exercise. Makinde, who said these in a…

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Makinde in Rivers, seek to learn from developmental stride of Wike (Photo)

Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt. Wike, while speaking stated that he is purely a party loyalist who believes in the ideals of the PDP. He said: “I am not surprised. When you have traders and merchants, what…

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Gov. Makinde reveals blueprints on how to exit Oyo’s current bankruptcy

In spite of a debt burden of at least N150 billion and a pronouncement of technical bankruptcy, Governor Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, noted that his administration was poised to tap into the capacities of the state to be prosperous. According to Makinde, the state had the capacity to exit its current bankrupt state by optimizing…

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Gov. Makinde says his govt not aware of FG’s Ruga settlement initiative

The Oyo State Government on Tuesday revealed that it is not aware of Federal Government’s policy of proposed RUGA settlement which allows the Fulani herdsmen to rear their cattles across the country. The Governor, Seyi Makinde made this known in an interview granted on his behalf by his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa in reaction…

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Makinde orders contractors back to site

Governor Seyi Makinde led government in Oyo State has ordered that the contractor handling abandoned building projects on the premises of St. Paul’s Anglican School 1&2, Yanbule, Bashorun, Ibadan, Bamolaid Multi Business Services should return back to site with immediate effect. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran, made the…

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Oyo govt. targeting UNESCO standard in education, says SUBEB Chair

The Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran has assured parents and guardians in the State that Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration would do everything possible to achieve the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) standard for education. Adeniran promised allocation of adequate funds to revamp the Education sector in Oyo…

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10 highlights from Gov. Seyi Makinde’s Saturday media chat

Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde in a media chat on Saturday made some comments on the state debt level, distraction from opposition party and his activities since assumption of office last month. The highlights is here chronicled below: 1 Oyo State total debt profile currently N150 billion. 2 Oyo Govt canceled N3000 fees to increase…

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People May Occupy Ajimobi’s House If I Reveal His Atrocities As Governor in office, says Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde has threatened to reveal how the administration of former governor Abiola Ajimobi allegedly ran the state into debt if he and his All Progressives Congress, APC, continue ‘disturbing him. Makinde who spoke during a media chat with journalists to mark his first 30 days in office added that his administration “may be…

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Oyo debt profile is N150billion, says Makinde

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, at a radio interview organised to mark his first 30 days in office on Saturday revealed that the state’s debt profile is currently N150 billion. According to him, the debt includes both foreign and domestic debts. He said his administration is still looking into the state’s accounts and has found…

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