Biodun Oyebanji.
7 Nov
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has again called on the Federal Government to immortalise a former Military Governor of Old Western Nigeria, the Late Lt Col. Adekunle Fajuyi, for paying the supreme sacrifice for the unity of the country.
3 Nov
Ekiti State Government, yesterday, threatened to apply sanctions on petrol marketers hoarding fuel, including payment of heavy fines or sealing of business premises.
23 Oct
Former Ekiti State Governors, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, Mr. Ayodele Fayose and Dr. Kayode Fayemi, yesterday, unanimously endorsed incumbent Governor Biodun Oyebanji for a second term in office.
6 Oct 2023
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has said that heads would roll in the State Sports Council over the poor kitting and bad treatment meted to the athletes, who participated in the Seventh National Youths Games in Asaba, Delta State.
5 Oct 2023
Ekiti State Government has commenced a monthly disbursement of N5,000 each to 7,000 vulnerable residents for a period of five months, as part of efforts to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government .
27 Sep 2023
As part of efforts aimed at tackling housing deficit, Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji recently partnered with WEMABOD Limited, a subsidiary of Odua Investment Company.
20 Sep 2023
Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has urged the police to unravel the mysteries surrounding the death of a singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad. This is contained in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday and signed by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode. According to the governor, the minimum the country owes…
6 Sep 2023
The Ekiti Government has denied reports that five persons drowned in flooding in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, who was represented by his Deputy, Mrs Monisade Afuye, denied the reports, on Wednesday, during an assessment of the affected areas in Ado-Ekiti. The governor regretted the level of havoc wreaked by the…
1 Sep 2023
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has said that he will assess the performance of his commissioners after six months in office. Oyebanji made the announcement on Thursday at the commencement of a work plan review meeting with commissioners and permanent secretaries of ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs). The governor said that each commissioner will be…
24 Aug 2023
Ekiti State Government has commenced free healthcare services for residents at the 177 public health centres in the state. It said the free health services at the facilities included maternal healthcare, such as antenatal care, delivery, post-natal services, family planning and child....
14 Aug 2023
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, at the weekend, mandated the newly-inaugurated commissioners and permanent secretaries to sign a performance bond.
10 Aug 2023
Ekiti State Government has approved N250 million as palliatives for 10,000 households for five months to cushion the biting effect of the removal of subsidy on fuel by President Bola Tinubu.
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