Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Adeniyi Olowofela disclosed that government has expended over N22bn on Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH) since 2011, confirming that the recently inaugurated Governing Council is already finding a lasting solution to the crisis in the institution. The Commissioner, who made the disclosure on Thursday during a Ministerial Press Briefing, held at the Film Theatre, Ministry of Information Culture and Tourism, revealed that the Governing Council has had a series of meetings with the Unions of the institution to resolve the current imbroglio, saying that the unions have consented to the forensic auditing…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Osun State government, in partnership with the World Bank has trained over 300 youths across the state on the FADAMA III programme. This is a bid to boost food security in the state and Nigeria as a whole. Tagged FADAMA III AF Graduate Unemployed Youth and Women Support (FADAMA GUYS), the programme was designed to educate the youths on both theory and practical procedures in getting the best from various agricultural enterprises. The programme also focused on building the participants’ knowledge and capacity in managing their farming businesses if supported by the government. The training programme afforded the participants drawn all council…
Oyo State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Chief Isaac Ishola, said that the state government has directed all the religious centres and social clubs in the state to remove their external speakers within two weeks or face the wrath of the law, disclosing that over 600 offenders have been tried for violating environmental laws. The Commissioner, who stated this during the Ministerial Briefing organized by the State Government at the Film Theatre, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Secretariat, Ibadan, disclosed that over 200 Industries have been monitored this year for air emissions and effluent discharges with about 12 facilities…
The Osun State Government has called on the people of the state to be vigilant and maintain the highest hygiene standard possible in the light of current reported cases of Lassa Fever in some states in the South West such as Lagos and Ogun. In a statement signed by the Media Adviser to the Governor, Mr. Sola Fasure, government said there is however no confirmed case of outbreak of the fever in the state. Government noted that the case of a corpse brought from Lagos, which death was linked to Lassa Fever, was subjected to laboratory test and tested positive to…
Osun State Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology has commenced four weeks training on Information Communication and Technology (ICT) organised for Civil Servants in the State of Osun. The event was declared open by the by the Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology Engineerg Oluremi Omowaiye. Training which began on 14th day of August will end on 8th September 2017 as scheduled to hold between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm. Engineer Oluremi Omowaiye then enjoined the participants to attend the training punctually. (OSSG)
Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade yesterday announced the state’s closure of the N85,140,000,000 Series 2 Bond Issuance geared towards improving the physical and social infrastructure in the State. Ashade in a statement, said the Bond was issued in two tranches of N46,370,000,000 16.75 percent Tranche 1 maturing August 2024 and the N38,770,000,000 17.25 percent Tranche 2 maturing August 2027, under the N500bn Third Debt Issuance Programme. Ashade recalled that the Government had on Friday, August 12, issued an N85.14billion Series II Bond in two tranches- a 7 year N46, 370,000,000 16.75 percent bond maturing in August 2024;…
The Lagos State Government (LAGS) who has set the stage for the grand launch of the Cleaner Lagos Initiative, has begun to seek the buy-in and understanding of the citizens on the new efforts in solid waste management through advocacy and enlightenment. Speaking at a Stakeholders meeting on Friday at NECA Hall, CBD, Alausa, the State Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare said that the Cleaner Lagos Initiative remained the bedrock upon which cleaner, healthier and livable environment rested. Adejare disclosed that government had started engaging Lagosians to educate and enlighten them on the new initiative in solid waste management.…
Well over 800 media stakeholders in Nigeria converged in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State to attend the maiden edition Oyo State Government Information Summit, on Wednesday, August 9. The stakeholders had cautioned colleagues from reporting inciting as well as divisive messages that could lead to chaos and precipitate anarchy in the country. The summit, which had in attendance Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi; his counterpart from Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose; also enjoyed the presence of Media Chiefs, Media Regulatory Agencies, Government Functionaries, Public Relations Practitioners, Information Officers, Communication Lecturers, Reporters, Broadcasters, Lawyers, Communication Students and other Stakeholders, advocated…
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has constituted Judicial Service Commission, Local Government Service Commission and State Pension Board. During the event, the governor has said that the country’s development and progress is being impeded by unbridled culture of impunity and flagrant disobedience to the rule of law and order. Until the citizens decide to wean themselves from these negative tendencies, the governor said that the country might continue to lag behind in all the metrics of socioeconomic development.The Governor said this during the inauguration of the chairmen and members of the newly-constituted Judicial Service Commission, Local Government Service Commission…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved the implementation of the second phase of the CodeLagos Project, which will be launched in September 2017. The approval is coming on the heels of the successful implementation of the pilot phase of the project which has trained 5,464 students of primary and secondary schools across the State. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh in a statement on Sunday, said that 65 schools including government and private schools took part in the pilot phase. He said: “The training has delivered to the students critical life skills including basic…