The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the National Assembly to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from selling Government properties to fund the 2021 budget. SERAP, in a statement issued on Sunday, January 17, 2021, by its deputy Director, Mr Kolawole Oluwadare, appealed to the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of […]
The Oyo State Government has handed over two hectares of land to the Federal Government for use as International Gemstone Market. The Oyo State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Barrister Temilolu ‘Seun Ashamu, who performed the handing over on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, said Governor Seyi Makinde remained committed towards the diversification of the […]
The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, (OyoSUBEB) in collaboration with Universal Basic Education Commission, has concluded the training of 3, 552 teachers from Primary schools under its Teachers’ Professional Development Programme. The Executive Chairman, OyoSUBEB, Dr Nureni Adeniran said that the training, which started on Monday, Jan 4, 2021, was structured to herald the […]
Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, has kicked off the Extended Special Public Works Programme of the Federal Government. Kicking off the Programme on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, the State Governor said it is a step in the right direction to address the unemployment challenge and to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in […]
A former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has declared that the incumbent Governor of the State, Engr Seyi Makinde, is working to fulfil his dream for the State. The former Governor, who spoke alongside the State Governor, on Thursday, December 17, 2020, lauded the administration’s resuscitation of the now operational Pacesetter Quarry and […]
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Monday, November 23, 2020, presented a total of two hundred and sixty-six billion, six hundred and forty-four million, two hundred and seventy -three thousand, three hundred and five naira, four kobo (N266,644,273,305.04) for the 2021 fiscal year. The budget presented was higher than the 2020 budget of ₦208.8 billion […]
Potsdam, Germany (dpa) – A German court has ordered US electric car manufacturer Tesla to suspend a tree-felling operation it is conducting in an area near Berlin where it hopes to construct a factory. The preliminary decision was handed down by a court in the eastern German city of Frankfurt an der Oder late on Monday as a […]
Claim: Media reports and social media users claimed that Minister Yoo Myung-hee has withdrawn from the WTO DG race. Verdict: Minister Yoo Myung-hee has not withdrawn from the WTO DG race as the Council is yet to receive her withdrawal notice and officially announce the minister’s withdrawal from the race. Full Text: There was a […]
Some days ago, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, PPMC, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, which currently imports almost all of Nigeria’s petrol announced that it has adjusted the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, from ₦147.67 to ₦155.17. According to PREMIUM TIMES, a memo signed on Wednesday, […]
The recent upwards shot in petrol pump price, from N158 to N168, has been attributed to the announcement of a possibility of having a vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic soon. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, stated this while addressing State House Correspondents on Monday, November 16, 2020, after […]