Tag: Oyo
Oyo reopens Bodija Market
The market operators at Bodija Market, Ibadan, capital of Oyo State have heaved a sigh of relief as the State…
Abattoir relocation: Oyo allays butchers’ fear
The Oyo State Government at the weekend allayed the fears of butchers in Ibadan land on the relocation directive to…
Oyo releases N200.9m gratuity for 201 retirees
The Oyo State Government on Thursday released the sum of N200.9 million for the payment of year 2011, 2012 Gratuity…
Oyo State House of Assembly elects a new speaker
Following the demise of late Rt. Hon Michael Adeyemo, the former speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, members…
Minister Condoles With Oyo, Sokoto States Over Officials’ Deaths
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described as untimely and shocking the recent deaths of the…
Oyo NSCDC deploys 2,800 personnel for safe Easter celebrations
The Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced the deployment of 2,800 of…
Oyo to hold first LG election in 11 years
After over 10 years of undemocratic government in the local government in Oyo State, the Chairman of the Oyo State…
Oyo condemns workers’ warning strike
Oyo State Government has frowned at the three-day warning strike declared by the joint section of the Oyo State Executive…
Oyo stands still for Gani Adams the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo
On Saturday January 13 2018, all roads led to the ancient town of Oyo as eminent Nigerians gathered at Durbar…
Oyo urges citizens to beware of phony travel agencies, job scams
Oyo State Government has appealed to residents of the state to be wary of phony travel agencies, job scams and…
Oyo/Osun NCS generates N16bn in 11 months
The Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Elisha David Chikan on Tuesday said that his command has generated N16.182…
Oyo signs agreement with Chinese firm to construct 38km light rail
Oyo State Government on Thursday signed an agreement with China Civil Engineering Construction Company, CCECC, to construct a 38kms light…
Oyo rehabilitates 100 schools with N2bn
The Oyo State Executive Council has approved the rehabilitation of 100 public secondary schools across the 33 Local Government Areas…
Police parade ritualists, legislator’s killer
Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday, at Eleyele, Ibadan, paraded three ritualists caught with human parts including two fresh heads…
Oyo vows not to succumb to intimidation in its transformation drive
Oyo State Government has vowed not to succumb to intimidation by any individual or group to prevent it from pursuing…
Oyo State begins Multi-door courthouse
The Oyo State Government on Sunday said that the Multi-door Court Law of 2017 targeted at liberalising the dispute resolution…
NNPC boss solicits Oyo, Osun Govts’ assistance to curb pipeline vandalism
Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Directorof the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) has urged Oyo and Osun State Governments to…
Oyo to blacklist contractors over shoddy jobs
The Oyo State government has warned that it would blacklist any contractor who poorly executes its projects, emphasising the need…
Workers In Oyo Resume After Eid-el-Kabir Holiday
Activities picked up on Tuesday at both the Federal and State Secretariats in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, as civil…
Oyo donates N5m as Faleti begins final home journey
The burial rites of the late actor, Pa Adebayo Faleti, begins on Tuesday, with a day of tributes and performances,…
Oyo spends N22bn on LAUTECH in 6-year, says crisis to end soon
Oyo State Government says over N22 billion has been expended on the Ladoke Akintola University, LAUTECH, since 2011, confirming that…
Oyo releases N13.7bn for LG workers, pensioners arrears
The Oyo State Government on Wednesday said it has disbursed over N13 billion to settle five months salaries owed local…
Oyo sanctions over 600 for violating environmental laws
The Oyo State Government has directed all religious centres and social clubs in the state to remove their external speakers…
Oyo vows to prosecute people vandalising government properties
The Oyo State Government has said that the full weight of the law would be applied on anybody caught vandalising…
3,000 Enrol In Oyo Health Insurance Scheme
No fewer than 3,000 people have enrolled in the recently launched Oyo State Health Insurance Scheme (OYSHIA).
Oyo APC still united, says spokesman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State says it remains a united and progressive platform through which the state…
Oyo To Set Up Bureau Of Planning
The Oyo State Government has approved the establishment of a Bureau of Planning and Development Control.
Rain injures 13 corps members in Oyo camp
Thirteen members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Oyo state were injured while a worship centre was destroyed…
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Oyo sacks 662 workers for certificate forgery
The Oyo State Government has sacked 662 workers for certificate forgery and removed 2,021 fictitious names from its payroll. Soji…
Traders reject eviction, seek governor’s intervention
Some traders at the popular Alesinloye market in Ibadan South West Local Government Area of Oyo State have rejected the…