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Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, embarked on an inspection tour of the state’s borders with neighbouring states, declaring that the state government will make security officers manning the border points comfortable. The governor also stated that the state will ensure strict compliance with the inter-state lockdown order agreed upon by governors of the South-West states to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the governor as saying that though compliance with the order has not been 100 per cent, the security officers monitoring compliance had been doing their best. The governor, who stated this shortly after inspecting the Oyo State borders with Ogun in Bakatari and Dalley towns, among others, said the compliance in some borders inspected were 100 per cent, while that is yet to be accomplished in some others. He said: “Well, the compliance is not 100 per...

The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has announced that the state will begin COVID-19 tests in other zones of the state next week. Makinde, who is also the head of the COVID-19 taskforce in the state, disclosed this in his COVID-19 update to the people of the state on Wednesday morning. According to him, the decision to begin tests in other zones of the state is in a bid to ramp up the testing of COVID-19 samples. The tests conducted on COVID-19 samples in the state so far were carried out Ibadan, the state capital, which is just one of the five zones in the state. “Also, in a bid to continue ramping up testing, from next week, we will be moving to other zones in the state to conduct tests. Details of the schedule will be provided in due course,”the governor said. The four zones the government is set to commence COVID-19 tests next week includes Ibarapa, Oke Ogun, Ogbomoso and Oyo.

Oyo State government, on Tuesday, approved the commencement of the Light-Up Oyo State project, which is to cover 70 roads and 223.42 kilometres across the five geopolitical zones of the state. The state’s Commissioner for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Rapheal Afonja, who made the disclosure while briefing newsmen at the end of the state’s Executive Council meeting, said that 70 roads across the five zones of the state will be captured in the second phase of the Light-Up Oyo Project. He also added that the state’s executive council has approved the award of the contract for the rehabilitation of two dumpsites in Ibadan as part of the new Solid Waste Management Architecture launched by Governor Seyi Makinde recently. A statement by the chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, also quoted the state’s Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Hon. Kehinde Ayoola, as stating that the selection process for the Private Sect...

Oyo State has recorded its second death from the novel coronavirus. The state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde made the announcement on Sunday via a post on Twitter. The governor stated that the victim was one of the three coronavirus cases confirmed in the state yesterday. He said: “Sadly, one of the new COVID-19 cases announced yesterday, passed away this morning. “This brings the number of COVID-19 related deaths in the state to two. So, there are currently eight active cases in Oyo State.” There are 21 confirmed cases in the state, out of which 1 was transferred to Lagos, 2 persons died, 10 people were discharged after testing negative twice, while there are 8 active cases in the state.

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has given an update of the Covid -19 in the state, saying that there are three new cases in the state. Makinde revealed this on his twitter page around 11:45pm on Saturday April 25, 2020. He said, “The Covid-19 confirmation test for three suspected cases from the University College Hospital, Ibadan, came back positive, today. So, there are currently nine active cases in Oyo State”. The Governor further revealed that a total of 610 samples have been collected so far in the state adding, “453 of these samples were collected at the COVID-19 drive-through/walk-through testing centre at Adamasingba Stadium. Testing is still ongoing at the centre”

Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, disclosed on Saturday, that no fewer than 120,000 households and groups will benefit from the palliatives being planned by the state. Governor Makinde, who addressed newsmen at the end of a meeting of the state’s Covid-19 Task Force, said that 90,000 households identified as poorest of the poor and another 30,000 vulnerable households across Oyo State will benefit from the palliatives. According to him, the said palliatives would help in cushioning the harsh economic effects of the novel coronavirus in the state. He said that the state would from Sunday, begin to take delivery of the one million face masks, which he said would be distributed free to market men and women, artisans and civil servants, among others. Governor Makinde, according to the statement, also stated that the dusk to dawn curfew, which currently runs from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., will be relaxed to 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. in order to accommodate farmers during the ...

The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde  has directed Level 13 workers upward in the state’s civil service to resume work on Monday. He disclosed this while briefing journalists on Saturday at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan. He said: “First, the state Secretariat will be reopened Monday, April 27th, 2020 but only civil servants at level 13 and above with separate offices will resume. “We have put certain guidelines to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 in the state’s secretariat.” A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, also quoted the governor as saying that the government has decided to allow civil servants on Grade Level 13 and above to resume work on certain strict conditions, starting from Monday, April 27, 2020. He said that the state would from Sunday, begin to take delivery of the one million face masks, which he said would be distributed free to market men and women, artisans...

The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, this Saturday, presented two motorized modular fumigators to the Oyo State Government. The foremost traditional ruler in the Southwest, said, the fight against the coronavirus pandemic is a collective responsibility, irrespective of ideas, wealth and status. On his part, Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, while receiving the items, appreciated the generosity of Oba Adeyeye, adding that Oyo State indigenes and residents were grateful for his kind gestures at this trying time. Governor Makinde, however, assured the King that items donated would be used for the purpose they were meant for.

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, has listed conditions for effective tackling of the COVID-19 in Oyo State. The conditions were contained in a statement jointly signed by the association’s president, Abraham Akinbola, and general secretary, Abubakar Usman. The statement said the conditions were generated from a thorough observation of the situation and facilities available to combat the deadly virus. It urged the state government to as a matter of urgency make provision for adequate and appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including suits for health workers combating the virus across the state. The statement also called for the upgrading of the Isolation Centre at the teaching hospital in Ogbomoso to accommodate more patients while adequate arrangement should be made to improve manpower at the hospital. It added that the virology laboratory in the college of health sciences of the hospita...

The Nigerian Custom Services (NIS), Oyo/Osun Area Command on Saturday faulted claims of the Oyo State government that the 1,800 bags of rice distributed to the State as palliatives by the Federal Government have been infested and unfit for human consumption. Penpushing quoted the Public Relations Officer of the Oyo/Osun Area Command of the customs services, Abdullahi Lagos when contacted on phone said the claim by the Oyo State Government was annoying and appalling. “The Executive Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Agribusiness, Dr Debo Akande, together with the Special Adviser to the governor on security, Fatai Owoseni had earlier came to our office to check the rice before it evacuated from our warehouse’, he said. “We were shocked to hear that the rice were not good for consumption, these rice are not expired rice, how can we now realese expired rice for the public? this is very annoying”, the public relations officer emphasised “Oyo/Osun command has two warehous...

Oyo state has recorded a new case of COVID-19, the governor of Oyo state, Engr. Seyi Makinde announced. Makinde made the announcement of an additional coronavirus case in the state during his Oyo State Covid-19 Task Force Update held on April 24, 2020. He said  “the  COvid19 confirmation test for one suspected case came back POSITIVE, today. This brings the number of active cases in Oyo State to six. “A total of 453 tests have been conducted at the COVID-19 drive-through/walk-through testing centre at Adamasingba Stadium. Testing is still ongoing at the centre” “Please, keep following the directives of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force. Wash your hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, regularly. Also, continue to maintain social distancing. Gatherings in Oyo State are limited to a maximum of ten persons. As at yesterday, Nigeria has recorded 114 new cases of COVID-19, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) also announced. ...

The Oyo state government has rejected and returned a total of 1,800 bags of pest-infested rice back to the the federal government. Dr Debo Akande, the executive adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on agribusiness, disclosed this at the state secretariat, Ibadan, the state capital. He said the decision was reached after a series of inspections done by the food security committee of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic task force. The taskforce found out that the rice is unhealthy for human consumption. “The state government discovered that the grains of rice were infested by weevil and other pests, and took the decision in the interest of residents of the state,” he said. “We initially assumed that it was just some part of it that was infested but some commissioners from five or six ministries came with me to inspect and we realised that it is not just some but quite a lot of them were infested. We do quality control of all that we receive it is just that that was rec...

A new Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin (JP) has been appointed for the Osun State Police Command DSP Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin (JP) who succeeded CSP Folasade Odoro, hails from Ogbomosho in Ogbomosho South Local Government Area of Oyo state. She obtained B.SC in Agricultural Science Education from the Lagos State University and M.SC in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Ibadan She enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on 1st of April, 1999 and has served in various capacities as Head of Police Department and Formations, Human Rights Desk Officer. SIB Operative, Administrative Officer, and Divisional Crime Officer. She has also served in international peacekeeping mission; Haiti and Somalia among others before her new appointment as the PPRO of Osun State Police Command DSP Yemisi Opalola can be reach on his telephone number : 08067788119. She is happily married with children. Source: NPF Osun state Command

Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has felicitated with Muslims in the state for witnessing the commencement of yet another Ramadan fasting. The governor, in a statement issued in Ibadan on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa, urged Islamic faithful to pray relentlessly during the fasting period and specifically ask the Almighty Allah to show mercy on the people. He said that Muslims must embrace the piety demanded of them during the Ramadan and ask Allah to put an end to novel Covid 19 which is ravaging the whole world. He also enjoined Muslims in the state to use the month-long fasting period to pray for peace of the State and the Country at large. According to him, sacrifice and increased prayers are important and critical at this time, when the world is fighting a vicious Coronavirous pandemic. According to him: “It was regretabble that Muslims in the state and across the country cannot observe the Ramadan the way they have been used to over ...

A patient of coronavirus has reportedly died at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo state, Oyo governor confirmed. Governor Makinde in his Oyo State Covid-19 Task Force Update (April 22, 2020), said a suspected case after tested of the virus came back Positive but patient already died before the result came out on Wednesday. The new positive result made Oyo total cases to be 17, as Makinde gave the state current active cases as five. “The COVID-19 confirmation test for one suspected case came back POSITIVE. The patient died at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, before his result came out today. Contact tracing has already commenced. “As reported earlier, one confirmed case was transferred to Lagos. So, there are currently five active cases in Oyo State.