Month: October 2024
Page: 18
Ogun State Government has launched the sale of subsidised rice in the state and would soon begin implementing the sale of other subsidised foodstuffs across the twenty local government areas of the state. Other food items at subsidised rates include Garri and Beans . Ogun State Governor,Prince Dapo Abiodun made this […]
Osun State government has reaffirmed its commitment to the eradication of tuberculosis and leprosy in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye stated this at the distribution of 60 motorbikes to State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Supervisors and their Assistants at the Government House, Oke-Fia, Osogbo. Alhaji Igbalaye, represented […]
The United Nations industrial development organization, UNIDO, in collaboration with Abuja Environmental protection Board, AEPB, has commissioned 25 units of Plastic waste Reverse Vending Machines to promote circular economy and achieve Zero waste management in the country. The Reserve Vending Machines,RVM developed by Ms Rita Idehai, of Ecobarter Technologies collect, crushes and sorts plastic bottles […]
Oyo State House of Assembly has appealed to the State Government to put measures in place towards installing GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking devices on Security Patrol Vehicles donated to the various Security Agencies. This is to monitor locations and movements of all Patrol vehicles any time of the day to enhance service delivery and […]
Trade Union Congress (TUC) has demanded the return of petrol prices to what they were as of June 2023. “We want the price of the product to go below what it was before; not just reverse to what it was before but to go below,” said TUC President, Festus Osifo, at a press briefing in […]
A court of appeal in Abuja has affirmed the judgment of the federal high court that voided the presentation and passage of the 2024 budget for Rivers state. In an unanimous judgment delivered on Thursday, the appellate court held that the appeal filed by Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, lacks merit. The court declared that […]
Oyo State Government is set to screen Three Hundred and Forty seven thousand, three hundred and four (347, 304) individuals as ‘Project 10 Million Know Your Numbers, Control Your Numbers’ commences in Ibadan. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi stated this at the unveiling of the Project 10 Million with the members of the […]
The Senate on Thursday passed the bill sponsored by Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) on the establishment of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Igboora, in concurrence with the House of Representatives. This is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Akeem Abas and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan. […]
Oyo State government has concluded the year 2025 Budget Planning Consultative Meetings held across the six geo-political zones of the State. The State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, while speaking at the closing ceremony of the sixth zonal stakeholders’ consultative engagement in Ibarapa zone, assured that the submissions of stakeholders at the meetings would reflect in […]
Oyo State Government has banned heavy-duty trucks and trailers from utilizing the newly commissioned Iseyin-Fapote-Ogbomoso Expressway . In a statement, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade said that the decision became necessary in safeguarding the integrity of the road which is pivotal for enhancing agrarian transportation, trade, and intercity commuting. The Commissioner further […]
