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By Folasade Oduwale IBADAN – Six gaming centres within Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, were shut on Friday, November 20 2020 by the State Gaming Board for violating the rule of allowing underage betting,, especially students in uniforms during the school period. The Oyo State Government had earlier declared that …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – The Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Friday, November 20, 2020 described the settlement of decade-long ownership tussle of the jointly owned Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso as a landmark achievement of the Seyi Makinde-led administration in the Pacesetter …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, (OyoSUBEB) has taken delivery of instructional/learning materials, students edition textbooks for the global SDG, ICT Materials and sporting facilities for public schools donated by Sustainable Development Goals. Speaking during the presentation on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at the Board’s …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr.  Nureni Adeniran has been chosen as the chairman of the South-West State Universal Basic Education Board (South-West SUBEB) while his counterpart from Ekiti SUBEB, Prof. Femi Akinwunmi emerged as the Secretary. The Forum, comprising of all …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has warned that his government would not tolerate acts capable of derailing its vision, saying that measures to determine each government agency’s contributions to the vision would be put in place. Abiodun who gave the warning at the …

LAGOS – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its variant account products – KidsFirst and MeFirst – created to encourage the right savings culture among children from 0 – 17 years. According to a release e-signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, …

By Raymomd Osho ABEOKUTA – The Commissioner for information in Ogun State, Alhaji Waheed Odusile on Wednesday gave condition on which he would work with journalists in the state. The condition he gave was that all agrieved members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the state must unite …

By Folasade Oduwale IBADAN – Hon. Opeyemi Samson Fatola has disclosed that he joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State to consolidate the achievements of the incumbent governor of the state, Engr. Seyi Makinde. In a release signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Seyifunmi Odunuga (Seyichicago) and …

ABUJA – As the implementation of its Economic Sustainability Plan, ESP, continues, and in furtherance of its commitment to support small businesses to cushion the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Buhari administration has commenced payment to beneficiaries of the payroll support scheme track under the MSME Survival Fund. …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State House of Assembly has assured members of the State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) of renewed commitment to the welfare of the elderly and the physically challenged. To this end, the Assembly said it is putting together a bill that would create …