15 September 2026

Makinde administration

States

Makinde Doubles Oyo School Teachers in 6 Years

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has doubled the number of secondary school teachers in the state, raising the workforce from 13,730 in 2019 to 26,436 in six years. Mrs. Olubukola Oladipo, Chairperson of Oyo State TESCOM, shared the update during a government briefing in Ibadan. She said 10,500 new teaching and non-teaching staff were

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States

Makinde’s Policies Return 60,000 Out-of-School Children

About 60,000 out-of-school children in Oyo State have returned to classrooms following sustained interventions by the Seyi Makinde administration, the Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr Nureni Adeniran, said on Wednesday. Adeniran, speaking at the Omituntun 2.0 Inter-Ministerial Briefing in Ibadan, stated that the figure reflects the outcome of government

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Professional Institutes

Doctors Warn Makinde: LAUTECH Collapse Looming

The Association of Resident Doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has issued a strong warning about the imminent collapse of the institution. The doctors cited massive staff exodus, poor remuneration, and lack of government support as significant threats to the teaching hospital’s continued operation. In an open letter

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