The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has shut the job application portal opened to hire Public Primary school teachers, after it received 52,423 submitted applications.
Recall that the job application portal was opened on June 25, 2024, and ran till July 9, 2024.
A statement signed by the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran on Thursday, said the job application portal was closed after the lapse of the deadline.
“We are impressed by this response, which shows that people are truly keen and excited to work with the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board. However, we are compelled to close the portal, as the deadline has passed.”
He added, “We received not less than 52,423 submitted applications within the number of days of opening the portal. That was impressive.”
“After shutting the portal, our team has started sorting out the applications and picked the suitably qualified candidates, who will be contacted by the Board”, he said.
The Chairman said the basic education sub-sector is dear to Governor Seyi Makinde, adding that other aspects of the employment process.
He advised applicants to be wary of fake news on the ongoing recruitment process, advising them to regularly check their e-mails and phones for more information on the next steps.
Adeniran stressed that “after the applications are sorted, the next stage will be the CBT examination. The date, venue and time scheduled for each candidate will be sent to them through their email and phone numbers.”
In another development, the Board has called for synergy between it and the Oyo State Local Government Staff Pension Board.
This was revealed during a courtesy visit by the local government staff pension board Chairman, Hon. Akeem Ige to OYOSUBEB.
Dr. Adeniran said this will assist in ensuring a faster process in the documentation of retired primary school teachers.
He noted that as the main body responsible for payment of retired Local government staffs, including teachers, the Board needs to support and synergize with OYOSUBEB to ensure optimal performance.
A tricyclist in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State has taken his own life following unsuccessful attempts to recover his se!zed tricycle from government agents.
the unidentified man was intercepted by officials who se!zed his tricycle and transported it to their office near Jubilee Estate along the Ikorodu-Sagamu Expressway.
Despite persistent efforts by the tricyclist to retrieve his vehicle, it proved ab0rtive. Frùstrated by the situation, the man sought to pr0test the se!zure.
Eyewitnesses told GLONAT that he hanged himself from a tree in front of the compound housing the offices of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), and Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO).
An eyewitness, Prince Excel of Aiyekooto Reporters, who captured the incident on video, described it as unfortunate, noting that the su!cide occurred early Thursday morning.
A note accompanying Excel’s video indicated that the tricyclist took his life due to the authorities’ refusal to return his seized tricycle, despite his pleas.
The spokesperson for LASTMA, Taofiq Adebayo, however, den!ed any involvement of their officers in the s!zure, stating that no tricycle was impounded within their premises in the area.
“We don’t know anything about the incident. LASTMA is not involved in anything of such, and we don’t know anything about the hanging of the de.ad body,” he said..
The Supreme Court has dealt a significant blow to state governors’ control over local government funds, ruling that the practice is unconstitutional. In a landmark judgment, the apex court ordered that all 774 local government areas in the country should henceforth receive their allocations directly from the Federation Account, without interference from state governors.
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, had approached the court seeking full autonomy and direct fund allocation to local governments. The court, in its lead judgment read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that state governors have no constitutional right to control local government funds.
Justice Agim noted that the refusal of state governments to grant financial autonomy to local governments has persisted for over two decades, resulting in local governments being deprived of their rightful funds. He emphasized that local governments should manage their funds themselves, and dismissed the preliminary objections of the defendants (state governors).
The Supreme Court’s ruling is a significant victory for local government autonomy and a boost to grassroots development. It is expected to have far-reaching implications for the country’s local government system, allowing councils to manage their resources effectively and provide better services to their communities.
The Oyo State House of Assembly convened on Tuesday for another plenary session, mduring which various matters and issues were deliberated upon.
In light of the crisis that occurred at Sumal Food Ltd in Ibadan on Monday, July 1, 2024, resulting in the loss of two lives, the House expressed strong disapproval of the unruly behavior of some expatriates and their mistreatment of Nigerian employees.
Consequently, the House has directed the Oyo State Commissioner of Police and the Head of Operation Burst to submit a comprehensive report on the incident and ensure that justice is served.
Additionally, the House adopted the report of the House Committee on Energy, which engaged with officials of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). The report recommended that the company make prepaid meters available to customers at subsidized rates to address the issue of excessive estimated billings.
Furthermore, two bills – the Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency Amendment Bill 2024 and the Okeogun Polytechnic, Saki Amendment Bill, 2024 – passed their second reading during today’s session.
Energy experts, stakeholders, traditional rulers among several other important personalities gathered yesterday at the Centre for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law, University of Ibadan to honour one of the founding fathers of the Centre, a renowned energy expert, Prof. Philips Akin Iwayemi on ocassion of his 78th birthday.
The distinguished personality lecture which was held in honour of the renowned Professor of Economics began at exactly 11am. The epoch-making event had several stakeholders and energy experts calling for a caution on the incessant call by western world to phase out fossil fuels amidst renewed agitation for a transition to renewable energy.
The experts averred that the call for an energy transition in Nigeria has been premised on the argument that non-renewable energy resources like fossil fuels, coal, oil, and gas produce a lot of harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
Renewable energy, like solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, ocean, and bioenergy, is believed to create far lower emissions than burning fossil fuels and is key to addressing the climate crisis.
Notwithstanding the advantages of renewable energy, the stakeholders gathered at the University of Ibadan on Monday for the first distinguished personality lecture series in honour of Professor Akinbolaji Philips Iwayemi and posited that renewable energy sources are unsustainable and expensive.
Leading the call for caution, Chief Executive Officer, International Energy Services Limited, Dr. Diran Fawibe, held that oil remained the mainstay of the economy and the nation still had huge deposits of oil, contrary to arguments that oil would soon dry up.
Fawibe chided what he called the hypocrisy of the West, which wants Nigeria and other oil-producing countries to phase out fossil fuels while building fossil fuel deposits.
Presenting his own argument, Professor Olufemi Bamiro, a former vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan and professor of mechanical engineering, called for an energy mix as opposed to a transition to alternative power.
Bamiro advocated the development of all energy resources in the country and the use of research to encourage the use of a mix of renewable and non-renewable energy resources.
Another scholar, Professor Isaac Bamigboye, stressed that for the nation to have energy sustainability, there must be a hybrid of the use of fossil fuels and renewable energy.
The chairman of the occasion, Professor Samuel Olofin, emphasised that the nation should better its fortunes by fully exploring the resources that it has.
The calls for caution followed the guest presentation by President, Nigerian Economics Society (NES) Professor Adeola Adenikinju, where he cautioned Nigeria against being stuck with oil because it believes it has abundant oil resources.
He argued that the nation must match technological progress and ensure that it reduces emission levels associated with the use of fossil fuels.
Adenikinju called for continued focus on technology and research in adopting renewable energy resources, warning that Nigeria risks waking up one day to announce that the world has moved away from the use of fossil fuels.
He said: “Most people believe that we need to use what we have and that because Nigeria has a lot of energy resources, carbon energy like oil, gas, and coal, as we talk about energy transition, it must not be at the expense of what we have, and that developed countries are being hypocritical in asking us not to use what we have. I don’t have any objection to that. The energy transition will not occur in a day. Therefore, we cannot pause our lives. I believe that we should use what we have.
“But, at the same time, we must continue to invest in research and development so that we position ourselves so that if tomorrow the world comes up with a new technology, we are prepared.
“Whether we like it or not, we account for less than one per cent of the global economy, so they can do whatever they like, and we will just be at the receiving end.
“So, it is important that, as a country, we are intentional and deliberate in what we want to do, and we put in place policies that will encourage the use of the entire array of our resources, renewable and non-renewable, for the development of this country. The government must ensure that they work in that direction.
“The world is moving, and we cannot pretend that we can ignore it. We must be strategic, prepared, and have a plan, and that plan should be to use both renewable and non-renewable energy and invest in research and development so that our universities can be there to compete when the world eventually transits.”
The event, with the theme “Challenges and Opportunities for an Equitable and Just Energy Economics Transition in Nigeria,” was organised under the headship of the Centre for Petroleum, Energy Economics, and Law, University of Ibadan, Professor Olugbenga Falode to honour Prof. George Iwayemi, one of founding fathers of the and leading Principal Investigator of the Centre.
The Oyo State NDLEA Commander CN Olayinka Joe-Fadile, alongside his management team, has decorated newly promoted officers of the command with their new ranks.
While congratulating the newly decorated officers at the State command office in Onireke CN Olayinka Joe-Fadile said the promoted senior officers other ranks include 2 Deputy Commander of Narcotic (DCN), 11 Assistant Commander of Narcotic (ACN), 12 Chief Superintendents of Narcotic (CSN), 5 Superintendents of Narcotic (SN), 7 Deputy Superintendents of Narcotic (DSN), 50 Assistant Superintendents of Narcotic (ASN 1), 5 Assistant Superintendents of Narcotic (ASN 11), 2 Chief Narcotic Agent (CNA) and 2 Senior Narcotic Agent with their new ranks amidst cheers from families, friends, and well-wishers.
While congratulating the newly decorated officers on their well-deserved promotions, the State Commander emphasized that promotion calls for greater responsibility and charged the affected officers to brace up for tasks that come with their new rankrank and assure the remaining officers that there own will soon come.
The Deputy Commander of Narcotic on OPS/TRG and ASS/FIN.INV encouraging the newly promoted officers to strive for greater achievements in the service of the nation because to whom much is given much is expected.
In appreciation on behalf of Oyo state command management, Assistant Commander of Narcotic Audu Raji Rotimi appreciated the Chairman Chief Executive Officer for the confidence repose in them by elevating them to their next essential rank.
He thanked friend’s and well washers parent for being a part of this celebration.
Some officers of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun were injured on Friday following an attack by a group of people suspected to be herdsmen in Akure, the state capital.
It was gathered that the corps arrested some cows which allegedly destroyed farmlands in Osi and Igboba Communities in the North Local Government Area of the state on Friday.
A source narrated that the Amotekun officers were taking the arrested cows numbering about 120 to the state headquarters of the Amotekun Command in Akure when the herders accosted them on the Akure-Ado expressway and attacked them.
The source said, “As they were taking the arrested cows to Amotekun headquarters in Akure, on reaching the Sango area (of Akure) the herders came out with dangerous weapons and attacked the officers to prevent them from taking the vows away.”
Similarly, a viral video obtained by our correspondent showed some of the officers of the corps shooting sporadically into the air to disperse their attackers while the injured ones were quickly taken into the Amotekun Hilux van.
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Ondo Amotekun, Jimoh Adeniken, confirmed the incident and said an investigation had commenced.
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on all well-meaning Nigerians to support the Commission in its effort to redeem the youth from the path of derailment.
He made the call in Abuja on Friday, July 5, 2024 when the executives of Committee of Youth Mobilization and Sensitization, CYMS, led by their head, Chief Obinna Nwaka paid him a courtesy visit at the Commission’s corporate headquarters. According to Olukoyede, “We are going to maintain this tempo. Well-meaning and reform-minded Nigerians must support us. We must not allow our youths to derail. We have allowed it over a period of time and we have seen the destruction. Some of our youths are smart and skillful. It is just a matter of sensitizing them towards how to channel their talents to productive engagements. There is no future in cybercrime.
“Let everybody realize this, the fight is not for ourselves. It is for the youth, it is for the entire country. Just imagine what will happen if EFCC does not work for one month, so it is important for us to give this mandate serious collaboration and support.”
He stressed that Nigerians who desire a better future for the youth and the country, especially those who have suffered harm and humiliation from cybercrime must stand up and be counted for collaboration and partnership with the EFCC. “It is important for us to realise that if we continue to move in this trajectory the future would be bleak for the youth and the country. We must do something fast. Travel abroad and see the humiliating treatment they give Nigerians. Once they see your Green Passport, they take you aside from the queue and subject you to a thorough search because of the bad image that a few of our youths have created for the country. Nigerians need EFCC. If you are not working, who will even think of you? We are working, that is why you are seeing all these attacks everywhere.
He condemned public office holders who would not want to account for their stewardship, stating that such acts of impunity have nurtured corruption in the country. “What we are simply saying is that if you have occupied a position of trust, come and account. You can only run, you can’t hide. If we don’t bring people to account they will drive the country into a pariah state, where anything goes. There is nothing personal about the work we do in the EFCC. You can see the developments that are taking place in countries that do not have the kind of resources that Nigeria has. Nigeria will be great again but we must all come together to fight corruption”, he said.
He appreciated the group for its anti-corruption stance and interventions in the direction of re-orientation of the youth away from cybercrime. “I want to thank you for all the work you do, particularly in the area of sensitizing the youth on the need for them to create a good future for themselves. What is important is for us to be optimistic. We are not going to relent, we are not afraid of anything.”
Earlier in his speech, Nwaka stated that the work of the Commission endeared it to the group because they are geared towards securing the future of Nigerian youths. “We have something deeply running through our veins which is to support and work with the Commission to ensure that corruption is brought to its knees. We also want to thank you for fighting to secure the future of Nigerian youths. That was why we became annoyed a few days ago when we heard that there were some Nigerian youths who do not care about the future of their own generation and want to protest. You are not just trying to secure the future of Nigerian youths but those of unborn generations.
“We want to commend you for the good job that you have done so far. It is not easy because the challenge is enormous. We want to tell you that you have brought new and good initiatives and reforms in the anti-corruption fight. One of them being your policy not to shut down businesses and establishments on account of investigating them.”
He further applauded Olukoyede for the Commission’s crackdown on naira mutilation. “What you are doing to restore respect for the naira can only happen when we have somebody that is firm and dogged in a cause”, he said.
A 19-year-old pregnant girl in Lagos, on the verge of suicide after being abandoned by the boy who impregnated her and facing threats from her employer, was rescued by police officers from the Ikorodu Area Command.
The girl, who had been duped of N100,000 and threatened with arrest, was found in Ogun State about to drink poison. The police, led by Area Commander Musendique Orobiyi, provided her with necessary support and handed her over to the gender unit at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters.
In another event, the Lagos Police Command has released statement to confirm killing nine suspected kidnappers who engaged them in a gun duel.
This was contained in a statement released by the State Public Relations Officer of Lagos Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin as read in part:
“Gentlemen of the press, it is our delight to inform Lagosians that the Lagos State Police Command under the stewardship of CP Adegoke Fayoade, mni recorded a major breakthrough yesterday, Thursday, July 4, 2024. Our intelligence gathering assets yielded very credible and actionable intelligence about a dangerous and very notorious gang of kidnappers planning to kidnap some high net-worth individuals in Lagos.
“Upon receipt of this intelligence about two weeks ago, CP Fayoade directed the Command’s tactical teams to commence work on it. They followed up closely, monitored dutifully and were able to determine that the gang was going to strike yesterday in Ladipo area of Lagos State. With the benefit of this information, we were able to proactively prepare for them and more or less laid an ambush for them.
“The kidnappers who were caught unawares would not give up easily as they engaged the police officers in a shoot-out. They of course bowed to the superior fire power of the police. Nine of them were neutralized while two escaped with gunshot injuries. Four AK-47 rifles, four locally-made semiautomatic pistols, nine AK47 magazines, three walkie-talkies, one POS machine and a loud speaker were recovered from them. Also recovered are their two operational vehicles: one black Toyota 4Runner and a blue Lexus RX350. Meanwhile, investigations are ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects.
“It is worthy of note that the Command had been on the trail of this gang for the past eight months for their numerous kidnapping of wealthy individuals in Isolo, Okota, Ejigbo and Ladipo areas of Lagos State. We are proud to declare that their reign of terror has effectively come to an end.
“This breakthrough is in addition to several other breakthroughs we have made in recent times in identifying and apprehending gangs of kidnappers and armed robbers while planning their crimes. Many of these were not made public so as to protect the identity of members of the public that made the information available.
“We urge everyone including medical practitioners to be on the lookout for anyone with gunshot injuries and promptly inform the nearest police station or call any of our emergency numbers if they come across any. We also use this medium to call on other well meaning Lagosians not to hesitate in giving us information when they suspect anything amiss around them to enable us act appropriately and swiftly. On our part, we promise to continue to prioritize their safety and security”.
