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  • Oyo college gets Bursar

    Oyo college gets Bursar

    Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has approved the appointment of a new Bursar for the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH) in Igboora. He is Alhaji Sarafa Adewumi Agbogun.

    His appointment was announced by the college’s Interim Governing Council chairperson and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs Aderonke Makanjuola, during the quarterly meeting of the held in the ministry.

    Until his appointment, Agbogun was the Deputy Director, Internal Audit Unit of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso. He is a fellow, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (FCTI) and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA).

    He also holds Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

    Agbogun is also an assessor and examiner at the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).

    In a statement by the college’s Registrar, Mr Niyi Fehintola, the Bursar has over 15 years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, tax practices, banking and finance, as well as information management.

    Agbogun hails from Lanlate in Ibarapa North-East Local Government Area of Oyo State.

  • 110 entrepreneurs empowered in Oyo

    The Bank of Industry (BoI), in conjunction with the Oyo State Rural Finance Institution Building Team (RUFIN), has empowered 110 entrepreneurs with N5 million loans in Kajola Local Government, to boost businesses and improve rural dwellers’ living standard.

    RUFIN Coordinator Comrade Olusola Ogundiran, who spoke while launching the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) at the Rural People Development Initiative office in Isemi-ile, said the

    programme tagged: ‘Market Moni’, would support market women and others financially, to reduce poverty, enhance food security and make rural, poor people self-reliant.

    He said N5million was disbursed to 115 participants at Atisbo and Iseyin local governments under the same scheme, adding that the gesture would be extended to other parts of the state.

    Hailing Governor Abiola Ajimobi for releasing the fund, which enabled people to benefit from the project, Ogundiran enjoined the beneficiaries to be good ambassadors of the state.

    The Coordinator of Rural People Development Initiative (RUPENDIN), Princess Victoria Adetona, stressed the need for the beneficiaries to keep record of their businesses and cooperate with their group leaders, to enable them participate in subsequent ones.

    Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Chief Obadara Isaac and Mr. Adebayo Mumini hailed the government for its role and promised to abide by the rules and regulations.

  • Oyo college gets Bursar

    Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has approved the appointment of a new Bursar for the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH) in Igboora. He is Alhaji Sarafa Adewumi Agbogun.

    His appointment was announced by the college’s Interim Governing Council chairperson and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs Aderonke Makanjuola, during the quarterly meeting of the held in the ministry.

    Until his appointment, Agbogun was the Deputy Director, Internal Audit Unit of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso. He is a fellow, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (FCTI) and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA).

    He also holds Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

    Agbogun is also an assessor and examiner at the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).

    In a statement by the college’s Registrar, Mr Niyi Fehintola, the Bursar has over 15 years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, tax practices, banking and finance, as well as information management.

    Agbogun hails from Lanlate in Ibarapa North-East Local Government Area of Oyo State.

  • Oyo shuts firm for tax default

    Oyo State government has shut CNC Quarry Company owned by the Chinese for non-payment of tax.

    The Special Adviser to the Governor on Board of Internal Revenue, Mr. Biyi Oloko, who led a team of tax enforcers to the company in Oluyole Local Government, said the government would ensure stakeholders complied with the rules guiding payment of taxes.

  • Oyo dismisses warning of outbreak of epidemic

    Oyo dismisses warning of outbreak of epidemic

    Oyo State government yesterday described a statement by sacked refuse contractors that there would be epidemic if the government failed to recall them, as a false alarm.
    It urged the public to disregard the alleged false warning.
    The government said there is no vacuum in waste management, adding that
    a qualified consultant, West Africa ENRG, is handling waste collection.
    Speaking yesterday with The Nation, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Chief Adisa Ishola, said contrary to the false alarm by the sacked contractors, there was no where in the state where dumps of refuse were not cleared since their jobs were terminated by the government.

  • Oyo terminates contract with waste contractors

    Oyo State government has said its contracts with private waste contractors were terminated with effect from May 5.

    It said the Oyo State Waste Management Authority (OYOWMA) is responsible for collecting waste in line with its commitment to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment.

    The government said it commissioned WestAfricaENRG, a leading environmental solution company, to manage OYOWMA and take care of its operational and legal duties.

    Information, Culture and Tourism Commissioner Toye Arulogun said the management of OYOWMA was changed under the Public Private Partnership Laws, adding that the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources would play a role in the regulation and oversight functions of solid waste disposal issues as well as other duties.

    He said WestAfricaENRG would re-organisetion of waste collection, processing and disposal, starting with the upgrading and capacity building of waste collection contractors.

    “This to increase job opportunities and cleanliness of the state. We still have an issue with public enlightenment and compliance and we are working to achieve this.

    “Effective May 5, private waste contractors in Oyo have had their contracts terminated. Soon, an Expression of Interest will be published nationally for those with relevant experience and capacity to apply for contracts in the state. Until this is finalised, OYOWMA has full responsibility for the collection of waste.

    ”We are confident to say Ibadan is no longer the dirtiest city in Nigeria, a title no city should aspire to hold. The strides we have made in Ibadan have been replicated across other cities and towns in Oyo State and we know that there is much more to be done,” the commissioner added.

    He urged people, groups, civil societies and communities to partner the government to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment, noting that the efforts of all and sundry would make the state  a beautiful and aesthetically-pleasing environment.

    According to him, “we want to continue to keep Oyo State clean as part of our investment friendly strategy and improvement of the quality of the lives of our people, create jobs for our youths, eradicate diseases and vermin caused by indiscriminate disposal of waste.”

    Arulogun advised residents and business owners to dispose refuse in waste bins and stop throwing waste products on  the roads, adding that they should ensure their waste bins are made available for collection by OYOWMA.

    He said they should pay the government for the services.

     

  • Oyo sacks 400 waste contractors

    Oyo State Government has terminated its contract with 400 registered Private Waste Contractors in the state for lack of capacity to undertake the job awarded to them.

    The government said the termination of contract awarded in 2013 took effect from May 5, 2017. The State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Chief Adisa Ishola in an exclusive chat with The Nation at the weekend, said many of the contractors failed to comply with the content of the contract agreement.

    He said it was sad that the contractors were getting money from the public, but failed to render the services. Chief Ishola related how the contractors using unapproved trucks to dump waste on the roads in the night, defaced some of the roads with waste.

    Before terminating the contract which he said was renewable every year, the Commissioner explained that the government had issued them queries which they replied through their lawyers.

    Though, it was gathered that some of the contractors are threatening legal action against the government, the Commissioner explained that there was no violation on the part of the government in the agreement reached with the contractors.

    Also, in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism , Toye Arulogun and made available to journalists, the explained that the Oyo State Waste Management Authority (OYOWMA) now has the mandate with full responsibility for the collection of waste in line with its commitment to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment.

    Equally, the government said that it has commissioned WestAfricaENRG, a leading Environmental Solutions company in Nigeria, to manage OYOWMA as well as taking care of the full operational and legal duties of OYOWMA in the State.

    Arulogun further explained that the management of Oyo State Waste Management Authority (OYOWMA) was changed under the Public Private Partnership Laws, adding that the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources will still take a key role in the regulation and oversight functions of Solid Waste disposal issues within the State along with other duties.

     

  • ASUU accuses Oyo, Osun of planning to kill LAUTECH

    ASUU accuses Oyo, Osun of planning to kill LAUTECH

    The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) branch, has accused the two-owner states, Oyo and Osun, of planning to kill the institution.

    The union Chairman, Dr. Biodun Olaniran, who spoke yesterday in Ibadan, Oyo State,  explained the reason behind their proposed strike.

    He said the two states owed workers over seven months salary, “but surprisingly Oyo State has established a technical university, while the Osun government is running its university successfully.”

    Olaniran said: “We have begun ‘no salary no work’ action. We will embark on strike if the governments do not pay our outstanding salaries.

    “The seed of the crisis was sown when we started receiving dwindling funds from the states. The first ‘salvo’ was fired through an inexplicable stoppage of capital grants to the university. This affected the growth of the university. But thank God for ETF and TETFUND interventions, courtesy of ASUU struggles.”

    He said the governments should fund the university to prevent it from dying, adding that using students’ fees to pay salary was fraudulent.

  • Imo, Osun, Oyo top JAMB UTME exam applicants

    Imo, Osun, Oyo top JAMB UTME exam applicants

    Imo State has, for the second year running, topped the number of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) applications with 101,868 this year, the board’s registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, said yesterday.

    The registrar spoke at a briefing with reporters yesterday in Abuja ahead of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) billed to start on Saturday in 642 computer-based test (CBT) centres across the country.

    According to Oloyede, other states that topped the list of applicants are Osun, and Oyo, following the applications of statistics by state of origin.

    Oloyede said Osun recorded the second highest with 88,653 applications. Oyo had 87,811 applications.

    The JAMB registrar said Benue (68, 916), Kogi (70,150) and Kano (70,276) recorded the lowest applications.

    He added that the agency registered 1.7 million candidates – an increase of 464,287 candidates from last year’s 1.2 million registered candidates.

    Oloyede said: “As we set for the 2017 exercise, we have expanded on almost all the frontiers of the 2017 examinations. You may recall that last year, the examination was conducted in 524 centres. The 2017 UTME will hold simultaneously in 642 examination centres in Nigeria.

    “A total number of 1,736, 571 candidates have registered for the 2017 UTME.

    ”In the last UTME conducted in 2016, a total of 1,272,284 candidates registered for the 2015 UTME.

    “The figure for the 2017 UTME shows an increase of 464,287 applicants when compared with last year’s figure of 1,272,284.”

    He said JAMB was more prepared to conduct a successful UTME after learning lessons from the recent past.

    The JAMB registrar added that the board has made provisions for 321 visually impaired candidates to write the examination.

    “A total of 321 visually impaired candidates registered for this year’s examination and adequate arrangements have been provided to ensure that they partake in the examination.

    “It is the board’s desire to ensure that no candidate is deprived of taking its examination. The examination will be conducted using JAMB’s equal opportunity group, a group of experts in education, who have graciously assisted in the assessment exercise.

    “We have created 691,000 registration points instead of the previous less than 1000. This means that we have developed a system that would allow 69,1000 candidates to register in 10 minutes with our free access code granted to 100 points of registration at each centre, even if our plan was to register 50,000 candidates per day.

    ”We have started to install CCTV cameras at our test centres so that from the situation room, we can monitor what is going on across the country,” he said.

    Oloyede added that the organisation had successfully prosecuted two Nigerians who forged the board’s results and came for confirmation.

     

     

  • Oyo to dismiss driver, ticket vendor for ‘siphoning fuel’

    A driver and his ticket vendor in the Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Service (Ajumose) have been suspended for allegedly siphoning fuel from their vehicle for sale to a private vehicle owner.
    The suspects were caught by a member of the Corrupt Practices Eradication Organisation of Nigeria (COPEON), a non-government organisation with members across the country, who recorded the act.
    The Executive Secretary, Bureau of Investment Promotion, Mr. Yinka Fatoki, who addressed reporters yesterday while hosting the Director of Administration, COPEON, Rev. Oluwabusuyi Benjamin, said the anti-corruption body informed the Office of the Governor.
    He said the driver and the ticket vendor had been suspended.
    “This is like a whistle- blower approach to corruption. The NGO that exposed this is not ready to gain anything pecuniary, except that it seeks a changed and better Nigeria.
    “The suspects have been suspended and we have begun investigations into the activities of our drivers and ticket vendors to arrest more people,” Fatoki said.
    He said the government would partner people and organisations to expose shady deals.
    The executive secretary said the transport agency did not owe any worker.