The Controller of Customs for Oyo/Osun Area Command, Comptroller Helen Ngozi, who made the symbolic presentation to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Ibadan on Monday, said that Customs was donating three truckloads of rice each to Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti States as parts of measures to cushion the hardship of Nigerians at this period.
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The Oyo State Governor and Chairman of the State’s COVID-19 Task Force, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has declared that another two confirmed patients of the novel Coronavirus Disease have been discharged.
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has said the state government has resolved to produce one million face masks for use of the people of the state as a measure of fighting the spread of the novel coronavirus in the State.
The Oyo State Government has commenced airing lessons in English Language and Mathematics for primary school pupils on the radio.
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has signed the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency Bill into law.
Churches were deserted in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Sunday as Christian faithful celebrated the Easter in their homes in compliance with the state government’s directives to curtail the spread of the coronavirus.
The governor, who stated this in his Easter message to the people of the state, said residents and especially those of the Christian faith, must use the opportunity of the Easter season to engage in more prayers for the State and Nigeria.
The Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority says it has impounded 36 articulated vehicles belonging to haulage companies for allegedly violating the state restriction order.
The Nigeria Union of Teachers in Oyo State on Thursday disassociated itself from a group which had demanded for palliatives from the state government to cushion the effects of COVID-19.
The Nigerian Correctional Service, Oyo State Command says it is no longer accepting new inmates into any of its facilities in the state to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
He stated that the State was not ruling out local solutions to cure the virus, adding that since Nigerians have always had their ways of dealing with flu, catarrh and cough, in ways different from the Western world, the state would explore avenues and find a cure.
The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company on Wednesday donated food items worth N10 million to the Oyo State Government as part of its contribution toward mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 in the state.
The Nigeria Union of Journalists and the Nigeria Union of Teachers in Oyo State have congratulated Governor Seyi Makinde on his recovery from Coronavirus Disease.
Abia Warriors FC goalkeeper Charles Tambe has been discharged from the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, where he was admitted after he was attacked by hoodlums last week Friday.
A socio-political group in Oyo State, Oyo Kajola Group, has warned the representative of Oyo Central Senatorial District, Teslim Folarin, to bury his incurable obsession to derail the government of Governor Seyi Makinde.
The management of Abia Warriors FC of Umuahia has confirmed that Charles Tambe, who was shot by hoodlums on Friday morning in Ibadan, Oyo State, is in a stable condition.
The Acting chairman of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, Prof. Temitope Alonge, said on Friday that efforts of the state government at curbing the spread of the virus are yielding results.
Some residents of Ibadan, Oyo State on Friday commended DStv for the mindset pop up channel dedicated to keeping children abreast of their studies during the stay at home order imposed over COVID-19 pandemic.
To cushion the effects of the lockdown occasioned by the Coronavirus Disease, Ibadan, Oyo State-based club, Plat’num Club and Lounge, on Friday distributed food items and thousands of hands sanitizers to over 2,000 less privileged people.
Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, the Chief Medical Director of University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, has tested negative for COVID-19 after initially testing positive for the disease.