Month: November 2024
Page: 8
Oyo State Rapid Response Team (RRT) has confirmed four deaths, linked to a suspected Lassa fever outbreak in Saki West local government area of the State. The fatalities consisted of three males and one 32-year-old female who was preparing for her marriage. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi had earlier tasked the Oyo […]
In a remarkable event aimed at addressing the pressing issues facing Nigeria’s education system, Engr. Dr. Taofeek Adekunle Abdul-Hameed, the Rector of Federal Polytechnic Ayede, has been chosen to represent Former Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman SAN, OON, as the Guest Lecturer at the 18th Annual Lecture of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology […]
By Osamudiamen Idemudia The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, (NESREA), has sealed two facilities in Kogi State, North Central Nigeria and Abaji, in the Federal Capital Territory for violating extant environmental laws. Geld Construction Limited located in Abaji and Arno Energy, a charcoal production facility in Okaba, Kogi State were shut down for […]
Citizens’ participation in Nation Building has been identified as a vital role that holds leaders accountable, enhances Security and drives policy changes for National development. The Inspector General of Police,IGP, Mr Kayode Egbetokun stated this while delivering the University of Ibadan 2024 convocation lecture at the Trenchard hall university of Ibadan, titled “ Unlocking Progress:The […]
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi- Olakulehin has commended the Abuja University leadership for empowering Oyo State students intellectually. The Monarch gave the commendation while receiving the University of Abuja PhD Students for Policy and Strategic Studies in his palace at Oke Aremo, Ibadan, Oyo State. Olubadan who spoke through Gbonka Balogun of Ibadanland, […]
The Oyo State Government has pledged its support to the upcoming Ogbomoso Cradles Carnival, ensuring a successful event through collaboration with the carnival’s organizing committee. The State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, made this commitment on Wednesday while hosting the event’s committee in his office. “It is the resolve of this government […]
Oyo State Government on Wednesday approved the expansion of the State Social Register, a key repository for identifying the poor and vulnerable individuals eligible for various social interventions in the State. This was made known by the Acting Coordinator, Oyo State Operation Coordinating Unit (OYOSOCU), Mr Salami Ismail when the SOCU Team paid Advocacy and […]
There is palpable fear in Saki town in Oyo State following the death of five persons including the owner of an hospital. The fear stemmed from the inability to ascertain the cause of their death, which remains mysterious to the residents around the area. When Radio Nigeria visited the Clinic which is located at Oke […]
Political stakeholders in the three local government councils in Ibarapa zone of Oyo state have expressed their firm belief and confidence in the ability of the acting chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Alhaji Olayide Abas, to turn things around and reposition the party to regain its pride of place ahead […]
Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has dismissed the rumors of an alleged Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted at the old Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) site near Terminus Market in Jos North Local Government Area. In an official statement, Governor Mutfwang clarified that the alarm was a false one, triggered by a […]
