The Government of Oyo State, on Tuesday, announced it has re-awarded the contract for the construction of Saki Township Road at the cost of Four Billion, Seven Hundred and Ninety-Six Million Naira (N4,796,000,000,).The contract was initially awarded at the cost of N8 billion by the immediate past administration of Senator Abiola Ajimobi, but the work has been practically abandoned, leading to residents of the historic city and the traditional ruler, to make representations to Governor Seyi Makinde for a redemption of the stagnated project.A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the governor…
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The University of Ibadan in preparation for her forthcoming Vice Chancellorship election held an election to select Joint Council and Senate Board representatives on Monday, 21st September 2020. Nine (9) candidates contested the election for the position of Senate representatives where two winners were picked. According to the Registrar of the institution who doubles as the Secretary to the Senate, Mrs. Olubunmi Faluyi, the election was e-voting and lasted for 7hours (8am – 3pm). Below are the names of candidates and votes gotten. Prof. P.O Olapegba 362Prof. E.O. Ayoola 352Prof. A.O. Aremu 132Prof. A.O. Dasylva 94Prof. O.I Ajewole 84Prof. A.A.…
The Federal Government has said it will not back down on the controversial Water Resources Bill. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this when he spoke with newsmen on Tuesday. Mohammed said the bill was not designed to cause water wars in the country He said the bill was a panacea to likely water conflicts in the country, adding that critics of the bill have either not read it or might be mischievous. He said there is no hidden agenda behind the bill and that it was not a subterfuge reintroduction of RUGA. Mohammed spoke at…
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, says 774 teachers will benefit from the President’s Teachers and Schools Excellence Award (PT&SEA), as part of World Teachers Day celebration (WTD). Adamu, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Chukuemeka Nwajiuba, made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday as part of activities to herald the celebration coming up on October 5. He said that the PT&SEA was geared toward promoting excellence among the teachers. The minister said that the 2020 WTD theme: “ Teachers: Learning in Crisis, Reimaginning the Future’’, highlighted the imminent challenges affecting…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Tuesday, urged agriculture stakeholders to make adequate plans for the dry season farming to boost food security and avoid shortage. Mr Yusuf Yila, Director, Development Finance Department of the bank made the call at a dry season stakeholders’ forum organised under the aegis of Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) of the bank in Abuja. Yila said that food security was an important priority of the government, which the CBN would work to ensure its success. He urged all stakeholders to play their roles effectively to ensure that the dry season farming succeeded. “This is…
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has presented the staff of office and instrument of appointment to the new Olorin of Orin Ekiti, Oba Olufemi Adeniran Ajibewa. Speaking at the presentation ceremony on Tuesday held at the Conference Hall of the Governor’s Office, Ado Ekiti in line with COVID-19 protocols, Dr. Fayemi urged Oba Ajibewa to see his new position as a call to duty to serve his people and move the town forward. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, the Governor described the throne as a sensitive position that calls for considerable wisdom, diligence, sacrifice, initiative…
Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Mariam Katagum, disclosed on Tuesday that the Federal Government had received 38,000 applications for the N75 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) survival funds. Katagum made the disclosure in her opening remarks at a Business Advocacy Roundtable webinar by the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC). According to her, the applications were coming in barely one day after the registration portal for the fund was opened on Sept. 21. The webinar was themed: “Economic Recovery beyond COVID-19”. Katagum explained that the N75 billion survival funds would serve 1.7 million beneficiaries across…
A Bill for a Law to Establish the Akwa Ibom State Official Symbols and other matters connected therewith, has been passed into law by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. Recall that the Bill had at Plenary on Thursday, September 17, 2020, scaled through its First and Second Readings and was committed to the Committee on Information for scrutiny. Presenting the report at Plenary on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, Chairman of the Committee, Rt. Hon. Aniefiok Dennis, noted that the general principle of the Bill is sufficiently indicative that the Bill when passed into law, will entrench pride, hope…
The Unity Forum of the APC in Oyo State has denounced media reports that the party has selected Otunba Adebayo Alao Akala as Leader of the party in the state. In a statement jointly signed by four of its leaders namely Senator Soji Akanbi, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin,Senator Ayoade Adeseun, and Alhaji Adebayo Shittu, the Unity Forum said the report did not correctly capture what happened at the meeting held at the residence of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State in Ibadan on Sunday,September 20, 2020. The Unity Forum contend that the nature of the meeting as agreed at the peace…
The First Lady of Ekiti State, Erelu Bisi Fayemi on Monday launched the Women Empowerment Team (WET), designed as a capacity building and empowerment programme for women across the 177 wards in the state. The scheme will operate through cluster and cooperative groups to be established across the state. Speaking at the launch, Mrs. Fayemi said the initiative was proposed to be a “women-helping-women approach through a network of cooperative societies designed to foster peer-learning, knowledge sharing, skills acquisition and socio-economic and risk mitigation interventions for vulnerable women in the state.” She added that the purpose of the initiative, code-named…
