Category: Politics

The Federal Government on Tuesday clarified that it has not declared a fresh lockdown of the country following confirmation of the second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Information and … Read More

Alhaji Lai Mohammed says his only regret as a minister is that some Nigerians have failed to appreciate that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is doing so much with … Read More

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Monday, signed the state’s 2021 Budget of N268.8 Billion into law, declaring that it will consolidate his administration’s infrastructure initiatives. The governor, who … Read More

In continuation of its training programme for the workforce, the Oyo State Housing Corporation on Monday kickstarted training workshop for junior workers. According to a statement by the Director of … Read More

An Auditor-General’s 2015 report has exposed how the Ministerial Tenders Board of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources allegedly paid N718 million to 11 firms for different services rendered without documents. … Read More

The National Assembly has passed the 2021 budget raising the proposed estimate of N13.082 trillion to N13.588 trillion.  This is an increase of N505 billion from the proposed figures presented … Read More

The Ogbomoso Young Professionals in Abuja has asked the Oyo State House of Assembly not to be in what it called unwarranted haste in passing into law an Executive Bill … Read More

A chieftain of People’s Democratic Party in Oyo State, Princess Aderonke Rahmat Adedoja has felicitated with the Chief of staff to the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde on … Read More

The Government of Oyo State has declared that there is no evidence of padding in the 2021 Budget, which was revised and passed by the House of Assembly last week. … Read More

A young man whose identity yet to be known  committed suicide in Uratta Owerri North LGA, Imo State on Friday, December 18. The deceased did not leave any suicide note so … Read More

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oyo state chapter on Sunday called on law enforcement agencies in the country to arrest Lere Olayinka, the South-West Zonal Director of Media and Publicity … Read More

The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Taiwo Adisa, has said that the plan of the state government to run the state’s solely owned Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, … Read More

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oyo state chapter, has slammed the former governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose led faction of the party in Ekiti over a statement credited to … Read More

The Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria, GCSDN, has announced the results of the first edition of its voting exercize organized on Saturday 19 December, for the best … Read More

The Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Kedem Tellen has commended Oyo Assembly for adopting the ‘Violence against Persons Prohibition Bill’ VAPP Act today 18 December 2020.  … Read More

Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, has apologised for saying only 10 students were abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Shehu … Read More

The Oyo State Government has restated its determination to explore alternative power sources for sustainable growth by partnering with stakeholders in the sector. The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, … Read More

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday afternoon, December 17, met with the rescued 344 Kankara schoolboys in Katsina state. At the meeting, the President who spoke in Hausa thanked God for … Read More

Fomer Governor of Oyo State Senator Rasheed Ladoja has lauded the initiative of the Executive Governor of the State, Seyi Makinde to bring back to live some Moribund Companies that … Read More

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ibrahim has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission and the National Identity Management Commission to remove the N20 USSD fee imposed on subscribers … Read More