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Makinde disburses ₦600m compensation for Circular Road Project

Adegboyega Stephen 22 August 2025 0

Oyo State government has released the sum of ₦600 million as compensation to property owners affected by the ongoing Circular Road Project in Ibadan, the state capital. According to a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, on Thursday, the

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Oyo launches $37m agro-processing zone to boost agribusiness, job creation

Ihesiulo Grace 1 August 2025 0

The Oyo state government says 3,000 hectares of land have been set aside at the Ijaiye Farm Settlement for the development of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) and an international wholesale food market modelled after Rungis in France. The projects, backed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), are expected to drive value addition, reduce […]

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Oyo Guber 2027: I’m up to the task, says Power Minister, Adelabu

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 July 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana As gladiators are warming up for the 2027 governorship race in Oyo State, the minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu said he has the capacity to govern the ‘Pacesetter State’s. Starting consultations in earnest, Adelabu at the weekend met with APC leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogbomoso and […]

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Oyo gov’t orders 202 floating teachers to return to local government UBEs

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 July 2025 0

BY ADEGBOYEGA STEPHEN The Oyo State government has ordered about 202 teachers who were not integrated into the Post-Primary Schools Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) to return to their Local Government Universal Basic Education Authorities (LGUBEAs) without further delay. Speaking during a meeting with Education Secretaries from 33 LGUBEAs, on Friday, the Chairman, Oyo

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SEMA issues flood alert to 3 Oyo LGAs, warns residents

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 July 2025 0

BY ADEGBOYEGA STEPHEN The Oyo State Emergency Management Agency (OYOSEMA) has issued a flash flood alert to residents of Ibadan, particularly those living in Akinyele, Egbeda, and Oluyole local government areas of the state. The agency urged residents in these areas to take proactive measures to mitigate the impact of potential flooding. In a statement […]

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NOA commends Oyo govt’s action on flood control

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 June 2025 0

BY ADEGBOYEGA STEPHEN Oyo State director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Oyebisi Aderogba Akanbi, has lauded the state government, under the leadership of Governor Oluseyi Makinde, for its proactive steps in dredging flood prone rivers/streams in the state, aligning with NIMET’s flood predictions before the rainy season. Aderogba, who gave the commendation

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‘Special’ students reject attempt to sell school land to senator, others in Oyo

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 30 May 2025 0

BY ADEGBOYEGA STEPHEN Students of Christian Mission School for the Deaf in Ibadan, Oyo State have called on the state government to stop the planned selling of their 39-acre site land. They are resisting the selling of the land located at Kilometre 18 Lagos – Ibadan expressway to political office holders and other individuals. The […]

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Oyo govt explains WAEC student’s killing, commiserates with family of deceased

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 May 2025 0

BY ADEGBOYEGA STEPHEN The Oyo State government has commiserated with the family of a secondary school boy slain during a routine traffic infraction operation on Alakia Old Road, Ibadan, describing the incident as sad, shocking and painful. In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the state governor, Dr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju, government stated […]

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Oyo pays N60m to pensioners monthly, govt

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 May 2025 0

..confirms 22, 212 on payroll BY ADEGBOYEGA STEPHEN The Oyo State government has disclosed that the sum of N60 million is being paid to state pensioners monthly, in a bid to clear their arrears. The state chairman, Oyo State Pension Board, Hon.Tunji Adekunle, stated this at a press briefing in his office on Wednesday. He […]

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Makinde and democratisation of opportunities in Oyo civil service

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 January 2025 0

By Sulaimon Olanrewaju Great leaders are disruptive, but the good ones play by the rules. Great leaders break existing rules and set new ones. Leaders move from being good to becoming great when they depart from the norm to chart a new path. Leaders are primarily called to do one of two things; either lead […]

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Bandits scare: Oyo assures residents of adequate security

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 16 January 2025 0

BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI Oyo State government has assured residents that it will leave no stone unturned to ensure the safety of everyone in the state. The assurance came against the backdrop of news that some bandits from the Northern part of the country were infiltrating the state. The government, during a press briefing after the […]

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Oyo govt. begins distribution of appointment letters to 5,600 new teachers today

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 January 2025 0

BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI The Oyo State government has said that the distribution of letters of appointment to 5,600 newly recruited basic school teachers in the state will begin today (Monday, January 6). The distribution exercise will take place at Local Government Universal Basic Education Authorities (LGUBEAs) situated in all local government areas across the state. […]

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Oyo gov’t sets up Integrity Club in public schools

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 September 2024 0

By Stephen Gbadamosi The Oyo State government has indicated its plans to set up Integrity Clubs in all public schools in the state. The initiative will be executed by the state Mobilisation Agency for Socio-Economic Development (OYMASED), in collaboration with the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB). A statement by the Media Team, OYOSUBEB […]

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Oyo gov’t commences 60-day building permit amnesty for property owners

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 August 2024 0

By Stephen Gbadamosi The Oyo State government has commenced a 60-day Online Building Permit Amnesty (OYBPA) programme aimed at regularising buildings that were constructed without proper government approval. According to a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, on Monday, the OYOBPA programme was kickstarted officially on

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Oyo APC laments loss of state chairman, Omodewu

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 20 August 2024 0

…says “we’ve lost a true leader” By Stephen Gbadamosi The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has described the passing of its chairman, Barrister Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu, as a devastating blow and a colossal loss not only to the party, but also the entire Nigeria. The Otu-born lawyer, Omodewu, reportedly died in the late […]

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After viral video, Oyo Govt probes popular hospital over ‘mysterious’ death of patient

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 July 2024 0

BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI The last has not been heard of the case of the mysterious death of a patient at a popular private hospital in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The state government, in a statement from the office of the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, during the week, disclosed that it had commenced […]

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Oyo commissioner pledges collaboration with mobilization agency to drive state

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 July 2024 0

By Stephen Gbadamosi The Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, has pledged to work closely with the state Mobilization Agency for Socio-Economic Development (OYMASED), in a bid to enhance the dissemination of government’s activities. The commissioner reiterated this during a meeting held at his office with a delegation from the

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Dump building materials on roads, drainages, face consequences -Oyo govt

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 7 July 2024 0

By Stephen Gbadamosi The Oyo State government, on Sunday, raised eyebrow over persistent construction of illegal shops and shanties and dumping of construction materials in unauthorised places. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resource, Mr. Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, condemned the act during an official monitoring of Lagelu and Egbeda local government

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No going back on our strike – Oyo nurses, midwives

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 4 July 2024 0

Nurses and midwives in Oyo State on Wednesday insisted that their ongoing strike would not be called off until their demands were met by the state government. Dr Samuel Adeyemi, Chairman of National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, said there was […]

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Makinde, OYSIEC have disappointed the people, says Oyo APC

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 29 April 2024 0

….Calls for cancellation of LG poll By Stephen Gbadamosi The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has described the local government council election of Saturday as a sham “which is capable of causing the Pacesetter State untold disrepute, if allowed to stand; and for this not to happen, the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission […]