Reps investigate N6.8bn abandoned dam in Ife

The House of Representatives has begun an investigation into a N6.8bn contract the Federal Government awarded in 2005 for the construction of a dam to provide potable water for residents of Ile-Ife in Osun State.

Osun Cocoa Price Down as Midcrop Trading Sets In

The price of cocoa in Nigeria's southwest Osun state has fallen as trading in the midcrop sets in.

Graded midcrop cocoa is trading at 450,000 naira ($2,647) a metric ton, down from NGN470,000 last week, said Bisi Omoyeni, a trader in Ile-ife, a major cocoa-growing and marketing center in Osun state.

HOW IFE INDIGENES PLAN TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY INTO BUSINESS HUB

To bring development nearer to the people, the Ife Development Board headed by Professor Muibi Opeloye says it is working in partnership  with the government to ensure that the community is given a facelift.  “So far, the board has been able to make the Ife Day Celebration an household name since its inception in the 1990s,“ Prof Opeloye said.

Oranmiyan security tower, shopping complex debut in Ife

THE Ife Central Local Government has once again asserted itself as  being in the forefront of mobilising stakeholders in the Ife kingdom  for the advancement of the acclaimed source of humanity and in particular the ancestral home of the entire Yoruba race.
 
The Chairman of Ife Central Local Government,  Dr Taiwo Olaiya, has announced the completion  of the ready to be commissioned 9-storey tower, reminiscent of Washington DC in the United States of America  monument,

Entrepreneurship is turning your passion to business —Koledoye

Adekunle Koledoye, a graduate of Microbiology from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and Creative Director of Kratozia, a technology outfit based in Ile Ife, Osun State, which specialises in business development through branding, speaks about the passion that led him into entrepreneurship.
What does Kratozia mean?

Running errand for mates

Kabiru Olanrenwaju Akande started Clippers and Pegs, a laundry and barbing business with N1,000 when he was admitted into the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, to study Public Administration. Now, the graduate wants to create jobs for others.

A man’s destination in life should be strategically chosen – Olusope

Olukayode Olusope is Nigeria’s foremost  Brands and Communications Strategist with experience spanning over 15 years in frontline Advertising Agencies in Nigeria. In this interview with Olayinka Ajayi , he speaks on how his artistic acumen spur him into brand management and how he intends to impact brand managers and unemployed graduates with the knowledge of strategic brand management which will help  in re-branding Nigeria. Excerpts:
Your background?
I was born in Ile-Ife, Osun State,and was privileged to finish from Obafemi Awolowo University OAU, where I studied Dramatic Arts under the tutelage of renowned authorities like Ola Rotimi and

Polytechnic Tackles Access Bank over N20m Deposit

The management of The Polytechnic Ile-Ife, (formerly Universal College of Technology) Osun State has expressed its reservations over the alleged failure of Access Bank to release a sum of N20 million placed on a fixed deposit account with the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc now Access Bank Plc.

FADU, Kokodola Project Task Farmers On FG’s Cocoa Transformation Agenda

TOWARDS the realisation of the Federal Government’s Cocoa Transformation Agenda aimed at producing good certified cocoa to meet the global growing demand, the Farmers’ Development Union (FADU) has appealed to Cocoa Farmers to cooperate with them, in order to achieve the 1000kg per hectare by year 2015.

Program Coordinator of FADU, Victor Olowe who spoke at the handing over of Chocolate and Premium to Cocoa Farmers at the Warehouse, Toro road, Ile-Ife, Osun State said the overall objective of the project is to create a growing sustainable and

Repair Esuyare-Olojede road, residents beg govt

Residents of Esuyare-Olojede area, Ile-Ife in Ife East Local Government Area of Osun State have called on the state government to repair their dilapidated road.
Speaking with Community News, Mr. Isaac Olojede, a leader in the community said several letters had been written to the former and present chairmen of the local government, Mr Rasaki Atitebi and Mr Wale Adebayo, respectively, but without positive result.

DelPHE project empowers rural women in Ile Ife

On Thursday the 23rd of August in Ile Ife, about 30 stakeholders of the DelPHE 643 project themed African Women and Rural Environment (AWARE) met at the conference centre of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) to share experiences and report on the delivery of the project over the past three years.
The project outputs and lessons learned meeting was a two day event which began with the display of locally produced goods by the women beneficiaries at the University Faculty of Agriculture Pavillion where many of them made sales of various products such as Moringa Spice, Garri (a cassava beverage) and eggs. On the second day of the event, the project co-ordinators and field offices reported on the gains and challenges of the project over the course of three years.