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- 22 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Smile Supports Oyo State Government with Free Broadband Service
Pioneer 4G LTE broadband service provider, Smile Nigeria has provided the Oyo state Government with free Broadband Internet service to enable the government successfully to prosecute its war against…
- 1 May 2022
IHS Towers Partners with Oyo State Government to Open New Innovation Hub
IHS Towers, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure, announced the completion of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology…
- 27 Apr 2019
NBC Director’s Death Shocking -Oyo State
Oyo State Government on Friday condoled with the Director General, management and Staff of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the demise of Mrs. Olajumoke Olatunde Oginni, zonal director…
- 18 Sept 2018
Oyo State Seals Diamond Bank, FCMB, Skye Bank Branches
Oyo State government yesterday sealed some branches of commercials banks in Ibadan for allegedly failing to pay some levies into the coffers of the state government despite series of warnings to…
- 4 Nov 2017
Oyo State, Signal Alliance to Establish Microsoft Imagine Academy for Digital Literacy Transformation
The Oyo State government has announced her collaboration with Signal Alliance and Microsoft to make the State attain global technological relevance and put Nigeria on the digital technological map.…
- 1 Sept 2008
Napep Begins Disbursement of N72m in Oyo State
The Federal Government through its National Poverty Eradication Programme (Napep) has formally commenced disbursement of a whooping sum of N72million to 500 families identified as among the poorest…
- 10 Jan 2022
Tizeti Rolls Out High-Speed 4G LTE in Oyo State @ N2,222 Monthly Fixed Broadband
In line with its commitment to widening digital inclusion in Africa with affordable broadband connectivity, particularly to the continent’s underserved populations, Tizeti, West Africa’s pioneer…
- 23 Aug 2018
NBC Slams Oyo State over Demolition of Fresh FM Building
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has condemned the Oyo state government’s demolition of the structure housing Fresh FM in Ibadan, the state capital. Ishaq Midibbo-Kawu, director-general…
- 11 Oct 2020
ipNX Partners Oyo State on Free Internet Supply to Public Secondary Schools
ipNX, Nigeria’s pioneering and leading information and communications technology (ICT) company, has partnered with the Oyo State government to provide free high speed broadband internet connection to…
- 8 Apr 2021
eGovernance Helping us Transform Oyo — Makinde
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has revealed that the introduction of e-governance to the running of government in the state has contributed immensely to the on-going massive development and…
- 22 May 2023
Nigeria Startup Act Secretariat, ONE Campaign, Urge State Governments to Unlock Digital Economy with Startup Act
The ONE Campaign, in collaboration with the Nigeria Startup Act Secretariat, calls on state governments to embrace the Nigeria Startup Act and harness its provisions to unlock the vast potential of…
- 14 Apr 2014
FirstBank, Oyo Partner to Boost State’s Economy
First Bank of Nigeria is partnering Oyo State government for the planned economic summit, as part of its strategic initiatives to drive financial empowerment and contribute to the nation’s economic…
- 23 Jun 2025
IHS Nigeria, UNICEF Assess Impact of their Lifesaving Oxygen Plant Donated to Oyo State
IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower…
- 26 Oct 2017
Oyo, Microsoft Partner to Provide 800 Computers for Digital Literacy
The Oyo State Government yesterday disclosed that it is partnering Microsoft and Signal Alliance on its digital literacy programme, saying that 800 computers will be provided across eight centres as…
- 3 May 2022
IHS Towers Partners Oyo State on Innovation Hub
IHS Towers, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared telecom infrastructure, has announced the completion of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Innovation…
- 5 Aug 2019
FAAN Seeks Collaboration with State Governments on Airport Infrastructure
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it is ready to partner state governments toward improving on safety and security infrastructure at the airport. A statement issued by Mrs…
- 18 Aug 2008
Oyo State launches Computer For-All-Nigerians-Initiative
Gov. Adebayo Alao-Akala, of Oyo State has said that his administration will continue to provide the enabling environment that will make civil servants more efficient and effective. He spoke in Ibadan…
- 16 Aug 2024
Osun Govt’s Claims of N900m Unpaid Tax Against MTN Unsubstantiated
Osun State Government, through its consultant, Global Transaction Nigeria Limited (GTNL), has been making unsubstantiated claims of outstanding tax obligations due, and requests that they be paid…
- 18 Dec 2023
Court Freezes Oyo Accounts in 10 Banks over N3.5Bn Debt
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has issued an order freezing the accounts of the Oyo State Government in 10 commercial banks in the country. The order was issued by…
- 18 Dec 2020
Oyo Begins First Phase of eGovernment
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has inaugurated 1,108 computer systems meant to facilitate the first phase of the model, as part of his administration’s commitment towards the actualisation of…
- 27 Apr 2009
BCOS gets NBC’s Nod to Convert Relay Stations
National Broadcasting Commission has granted operating licenses to the Oyo State government to convert two relay stations of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, BCOS to full-fledged radio…
- 8 Dec 2022
FG gets Industry Commendation on telecom policies
Cross section of participants at the ongoing 10th Edition of the National Council on Communications and Digital Economy, which commenced at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan,…
- 20 May 2013
Adeyeye Calls for Enabling Environment @ Oyo Trade Fair Logo Launch
Mr. Rotimi Adeyeye, president, National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), has called on the federal government to create an enabling environment for business initiatives to grow and blossom.…
- 22 Aug 2018
SERAP Threatens to Sue Gov Ajimobi Over Demolition Of Fresh FM Building
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has written to Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Governor, Oyo State requesting him to “immediately halt all further eviction and demolition of Fresh…
- 23 Aug 2017
Govt to Shut Down 22 Radio Stations
Oyo State Government has disclosed that no fewer than 22 private radio stations that are operating without approved building plans in Ibadan, the state capital, would soon be shut down. It also…
- 25 Sept 2023
Telcos Appeal to Tinubu as States Threaten to Seal Cell Sites over Taxes
Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene as state governments have sealed or threatened to shut base station…
- 8 Jun 2015
Ex-Govs Incur N1.58TRN Debt for 21 states
A month long investigations by Nigerian Pilot has revealed that 21 state governments in Nigeria owe an estimated debt of N1.58 trillion (domestic and foreign debts) as at May 29, 2015. Top on the…
- 8 Nov 2012
Operators Cry as Lagos Demands N3m Ground Rent
The Lagos state government has increased ground rent paid by telecommunications operators that have base stations (BTSs) in the state from N40, 000 to N3 million per BTS and operators said this…
- 27 Aug 2021
Ibadan Disco Cries Out over N8.5Bn Debt by MDAs Debt
Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc (Ibadan Disco) has said it is owed over N8.5bn by ministries, departments and agencies of government. IBEDC, which covers Oyo, Ogun, Osun and Kwara states…
- 20 Aug 2020
NCC’s Projects, Others Adding Value to Nigeria’s Digital Transformation Journey – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the various projects being executed by the Commission…