IITA distributes farm inputs to young farmers in Oyo

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has distributed farm inputs and other support items to young farmers in Oyo state. The materials were distributed to the beneficiaries at the IITA campus in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, on Thursday as part of the Youth in Agribusiness (YAS) project. IITA said the farmers were trained […]

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May 22, 2026
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Oyo State Governor commends Bank of Industry

It was praises galore for the Bank of Industry when the Bank’s management team led by the institution’s Managing Director/CEO visited the Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Senator Abiola Ajimobi at the Government House in Ibadan. Oyo State is one of the Bank’s domestic development partners. The two parties met to review their […]

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May 22, 2026
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Education

Oyo faces education emergency as over 670,000 children remain out of school

Education stakeholders in Oyo State have raised alarm over what they described as a deepening basic education crisis, warning that despite recent government interventions and funding commitments, hundreds of thousands of children remain excluded from schooling while infrastructure deficits continued to undermine learning outcomes. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement in Ibadan, organised by Educare Trust […]

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May 22, 2026
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Group alerts Oyo, NBTE on proliferation of unregistered health colleges

A Health awareness mobilisation group, Campaign For Better Public Health (CBPH), has called on the Oyo State Ministry of Education and the National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) to urgently launch an investigation into the proliferation of illegal colleges of health in Oyo State. The body claimed that apart from the Oyo State College of Health Science […]

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May 22, 2026
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50,000 pupils benefit as Oyo game-based learning records 15% rise in school transitions

A game-based learning pilot programme in Oyo State has reached 50,000 pupils across 20 public primary schools, with organisers reporting a 15 per cent increase in the number of participating pupils transitioning into secondary school or vocational training. The initiative, implemented by Solve Education! Nigeria, followed an official endorsement from the Oyo State Ministry of […]

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May 21, 2026
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MUSWEN condemns Oyo school abduction, killing of teacher

The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) has condemned the recent kidnapping of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, calling the incident a brutal attack on education and the future of the country. The group also decried the killing of one of the abducted teachers, Mr Michael Oyedokun, whose death […]

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May 21, 2026
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Olubadan intervenes, halts demolition of 186 houses in Ibadan

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, has stopped the proposed demolition of about 186 houses at Isokan Estate Extension, Alao-Akala, Elebu area of Ibadan in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State. Checks by NEWS OYO revealed that the private residence of the Olubadan in Ibadan North Local Government Area was besieged on Sunday, around […]

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May 20, 2026
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2027: Eight Ibadan men, three others battle for Oyo APC guber ticket

No fewer than 11 aspirants purchased the expression of interest and nomination forms on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2027 gubernatorial election in Oyo State. Eight of the aspirants are indigenes of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, while two are from the Oke Ogun geopolitical zone. NEWS OYO also learnt […]

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May 20, 2026
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Oyo APC Reps Primaries Peaceful, Transparent — C’tee Chair, Alabi

Prof. Mojeed Alabi, Chairman of the APC House of Representatives Primaries Committee in Oyo State, has described the exercise across the 14 federal constituencies as peaceful, transparent and credible. He made the disclosure on Saturday during a news conference held at the Oke-Ado secretariat of the APC in Oyo State.Alabi said the primaries were conducted […]

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May 20, 2026
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Official Rebuttal To Claims Of Non-conduct Of APC Primary Election In Orelope LGA

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Orelope Local Government Area of Oyo State hereby categorically refutes and dismisses the misleading claims circulating in certain media reports alleging that no primary election was conducted for the House of Representatives seat in Orelope Local Government, Igboho on Saturday, 16th May 2026. For the avoidance […]

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May 20, 2026
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