Month: July 2025

Oyo Assembly Approves Supplementary Budget of ₦984bn for  2025

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The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved a supplementary budget of ₦299.8 billion, raising the state’s total 2025 budget from ₦684.1 billion to ₦984 billion. Chairman of the House Committee on Budget, Finance, and Appropriation, Hon. Sunkanmi Babalola (Egbeda Constituency), confirmed the approval to journalists shortly after Thursday’s plenary… Continue reading

Makinde appoints new aides

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Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has appointed Mr Ademola Aderinto as the Senior Special Assistant on Public Works, while he also appointed Mr Lamidi Kazeem Ajibola as his Special Assistant on Environment.The appointments were announced in a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi.Aderinto,… Continue reading

Debt-trap: Former Chief Economic Adviser to President Jonathan fingers ‘development partners’ over uncontrolled external borrowing

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Former Chief Economic Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan Professor Precious Kassey Garba on Thursday stated that the “so-called development partners have been successful in building a Nigerian support base for uncontrolled external borrowing leading to a long term debt trap”. She also warned political appointees “to treat financial advice… Continue reading

Oluyole Golf Tournament: Sports tourism top of Makinde’s agenda to develop Oyo

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Oyo State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, has said that sports tourism occupies a prime place in Governor ‘Seyi Makinde’s agenda to expand the state’s economy through tourism and hospitality. Olatubosun, who stated this on Wednesday, at a press briefing organised ahead of the Oluyole Golf Tournament… Continue reading

Ijaiye Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone, Wholesale Market’ll transform your businesses, Oyo assures farmers

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The Oyo State Government has declared that the planned Ijaiye Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone and the Rungis-styled Food Wholesale Market will transform agriculture and business in Ijaiye, its environs and across Oyo State. It explained that 3,000 hectares out of the 7,581 hectares at the Ijaiye Farm Settlement have been… Continue reading

Democracy Will Continue to Suffer Without Constitutional Roles for Traditional Rulers, Says  Oba Oyemonla Tella Azeez

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The Sabiganna of Iganna Kingdom in Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State, His Royal Majesty Oba Soliu Oyemonla Tella Azeez (Agunloye IV), has declared that democracy in Nigeria will continue to face setbacks unless traditional rulers are granted constitutional roles in governance. Speaking during an exclusive interview with Oodua… Continue reading

Oyo presents 2025 Budget implementation report ..Says small businesses, artisans, farmers to benefit in N5.4bn SAfER II package

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The Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Oyo State, on Wednesday, presented the report of the implementation of Quarters 1 & 2 of the 2025 Budget, saying that the state achieved 80 per cent revenue for the half-year budget performance between January and June. Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning,… Continue reading

Oyo govt debunks claims on converting Bola Ige Market carpark to shops …Says upgrade is transparent, collaborative

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The Oyo State Government has debunked allegations that it has replaced the car park at Bola Ige international business complex, popularly known as Gbagi Market with new shops and extorted money from unsuspecting traders, overnight. This misleading report was published by a certain online blog and subsequently circulated on social… Continue reading