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OYO NACJ CALLS ON GOVT TO TACKLE NIGERIA’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS WITH RENEWED VIGOUR
…FELICITATES CHRISTIAN JOURNALISTS ON NEW YEAR The Chairman of the Nigeria Association of Christian Journalists, (NACJ), Oyo State Chapter, Com. ‘Lekan Shobowale, has called on the Nigerian government to tackle the country’s socio-economic problems with renewed vigour. In a new year message issued on his behalf by the Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the association, […]
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Oyo to partner British govt on economic devt
…as Makinde hosts British Deputy High Commissioner Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, said that his administration will continue to collaborate with development partners and the private sector to promote economic growth. The governor, who stated this while receiving the British Deputy High Commissioner, Ben Llewellyn -Jones, who paid him a courtesy visit at […]
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Makinde Govt Committed To Delivering Quality Infrastructure- Works Commission
Inspects Ajia-Airport/Amuloko road project, expresses satisfaction Oyo State’s Commissioner for Works, Public Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Daud Sangodoyin, on Monday, declared that the administration of Governor ‘Seyi Makinde is determined to deliver quality infrastructure projects that will stand the test of time. The Commissioner made this disclosure when he embarked on an inspection tour of […]
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Insecurity: Oyo Govt. Set to Hold Peace Talks with Area Boys, Cult Groups
The Oyo State Government has revealed that it is set to engage in talks with all area boys and cult groups in the State, to foster peace. The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun said this on Thursday, after a closed door meeting with representatives of the militant groups, including Agbekoya, Odua […]
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Oyo Govt. Suspends Student Over Assault
Oyo State Government on Tuesday, suspended a Secondary school student in the state, Ojo Roqeeb, over assault of a Corps member. The Honourable Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barrister Rahman Abiodun Abdu- Raheem frowned at a reported case of a SSS 2 student of Anglican Commercial Secondary School, Orita-Mefa Ibadan, Ojo Roqeeb, who slapped […]
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Why We Sealed IBEDC Offices -Oyo Govt Says DISCO Owing Over N400m In Two Years
The Oyo State Board of Internal Revenue has given reasons why it sealed offices of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) over a tax default in excess of N400 million. The Board, in a statement by its Chairman, Mr. Femi Awakan, said that the state government duly obtained a distraining order of the Oyo State […]
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Hijab: Oyo Govt Didn’t Alter Policy On Freedom Of Religion
The Oyo State government, on Saturday, declared that it has not altered its policy on freedom of religion, urging residents of the state to discountenance recent attempts to misinterpret a statement from the office of the Special Assistant on Islamic Affairs on the wearing of Hijabs. It added that the government of Governor ‘Seyi Makinde […]
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