Oyo State Government bans the use of Styrofoam

The Oyo State Government has banned the use of STYROFOAM for food services, storage, and other related purposes. It will be recalled that the State House of Assembly had, on Thursday, February 8, 2024, urged the state government to ban the use of the materials for food purposes –whilst it also inaugurated the Food Safety […]

Heavy explosion rocks Ibadan, the ancient city of Oyo state around 8:00pm

There was panic in Ibadan, Oyo State, as loud explosion rocked the ancient city around 8:00pm, with buildings collapsing due to terrific vibration. The Oyo State Government also confirmed what it described as “an uncommon explosion” which residents speculate that houses and cars far from the scene were impacted by the blast wave. The number […]

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has approved the payment of N25,000 and N15,000to workers and pensioners in the state respectively as wage award to cushion the effects of subsidy removal

Makinde announced the wage award while addressing workers who stormed theGovernor’s Office on Monday in Ibadan to protest the non-payment of the money by thestate government.The governor, who reiterated his administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare, saidthat the payment would commence from October and be paid for six months when asustainable salary package for workers would […]