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Commissioner for Budget, Prof. Musibau Babatunde; Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, and the CPS, Mr. Suleiman Olanrewaju during the media briefing. The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has approved the promotion of all civil and public servants whose promotions were due in 2022. In a media briefing on Tuesday, at the 7th Executive Council meeting of Omituntun 2.0, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said the development is consistent with government policy on workers' welfare in the past 4 years. The Commissioner for Information and...

The Oyo State Government has condemned the action of the owner of FinRel Pharmacy, who broke the seal on his business premises after he was found guilty of violating the veterinary premises law. A statement jointly signed by the Commissioners of Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, and his counterpart from Agriculture and Rural Development, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye said surveillance agents of the Ministry confirmed the incident. The statement said the reasons for sealing the FinRel Pharmacy Store at Asolo, Olorunsogo area, in Ibadan is not cast in stone, adding...

The Oyo State Government has said that the various strategies put in place in the execution of palliatives for pensioners, the aged and the vulnerable ones in the state are working. The Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the Association of Professional Retired Nurses and Midwives of Nigeria, Oyo State Chapter (APRNMN), at the secretariat, Ibadan, the state capital today. The Commissioner said in the next few days when the rollout will be in full swing, the public will be kept...

The 15-man Palliative Committee on Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER) has assured residents of Oyo state that it will start disbursement of palliatives soon. The Committee, headed by the Chief of Staff, Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi has divided itself into 5 sub-committees to fast-track the implementation of the palliatives, as directed by Governor Seyi Makinde. This is contained in a statement by the Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade on Tuesday in Ibadan. Ogunwuyi said the state government was not unaware of the anticipation by citizens to benefit...

The Oyo State Government has revealed its plans to embark on an upgrade of community/township roads, in a bid to make rural roads motorable. In a statement on Saturday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the rehabilitation move was made known after the Commissioner of Local Government and Chieftaincy matters, Hon. Olusegun Olayiwola went on an inspection exercise in some communities. Hon. Olayiwola, who conveyed the government’s readiness to upgrade community roads, also addressed grey areas that could hamper project execution and solicited residents’ support. He...

The Oyo State Government has implored protesting civil servants in the state not to go violent, charging them to be peaceful in the course of their agitation. This call comes in the wake of the attack on some civil servants, including Mr. Dare Olaniyan, a staff of the Ministry of Information and Orientation on Tuesday. The Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade said this in a statement today in Ibadan. Prince Oyelade said the prudent management of the state resources and the welfare of the workforce are reasons...

The Oyo State Government has rallied the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to discuss the issue of salary deductions exhaustively, before embarking on any form of protest. In a statement issued by the Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Oyo State Government said only three months and not six months deductions are owed to workers. The statement added that every State in the federation owes workers salary deductions and the three months owed by Oyo State is the least.  According to the Commissioner, the NLC had shown over...

The Oyo State Government, on Monday, commenced the 2023 screening/placement exercise statewide for primary six pupils transiting into public Junior Secondary School one. A statement by the Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, revealed that close to 156,979 pupils across 503 Centers in Oyo state participated in the exercise. The statement said the Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Abdul Waheed, alongside a team from the Ministry monitored the exercise in some centers within the Ibadan metropolis. The Commissioner, who applauded the hitch-free exercise, noted that...

The Oyo state government, on Friday, inaugurated a 20-man committee that will review its public health law, to meet current realities and solve health challenges in the state. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Oyo State, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said the committee was drawn from the relevant ministries, agencies, law enforcement agencies, health institutions, and civil society organizations amongst others, is expected to converge next week for the task ahead. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusoji Adeyanju, in a chat with journalists, shortly after the...

The newly sworn-in Commissioners in Oyo State on Thursday, assumed duty in their various offices, signaling a fresh phase with a difference for public service in the pacesetter state. Recall that Governor ‘Seyi Makinde swore in the Secretary to the State Government, Head of Service, Sixteen Commissioners, and new Permanent Secretaries, on Wednesday at the Executive chamber, Governor's office. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, disclosed this on Friday in a media statement in Ibadan. Prince Oyelade said among the first arrivals for work at the state...