Ekiti State Government has directed contractors handling road construction or rehabilitation across the state to keep to stone-based policy and stop the use of laterite.

The hope of power changing hands in Ekiti State’s branch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is already unsettling ‘principalities’ accused of holding it down from playing its opposition roles and presenting credible candidates that will challenge the All Progressives Congress

The Ekiti State Government has directed contractors handling road construction or rehabilitation projects across the state to adhere to its stone-based policy and discontinue the use of laterite. Additionally, contractors have been instructed to ensure the speedy completion of all projects according to the scheduled dates specified in their letters of award. The Commissioner for…

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has raised a 13-member negotiation committee as the state government commences meetings with organised labour preparatory to the commencement of the minimum wage payment in the state. Yinka Oyebode, Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor, in a statement, said the decision followed the signing of the minimum wage…

The Ekiti State Government has approved N700,973,716.86 for the comprehensive renovation and remodelling of the State House of Assembly Complex and the Assembly Service Commission building. Additionally, the State Executive Council (SEC) has allocated N177.9 million as part payment to clear 325 hectares of land for youths from Ikere, Emure, Moba, Ido-Osi, and Ekiti West…

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has approved the technical crew for Ekiti United FC and Ekiti Queens FC, respectively. The Technical Adviser to the Governor on Sports Development, Dr Olusola Osetoba, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Ado-Ekiti. She stated that the new head coach for Ekiti United FC is Akin Olowookere,…

• Aiyedatiwa approves payment of bursary, scholarship to students • Why Nigerians should shun planned protest, by Afenifere • Oyebanji talks tough, says govt won't tolerate breakdown of law, order Student leaders in Ondo State have assured Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa that students across the tertiary institutions in the state would not participate in the planned…

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has vowed to ensure the protection of lives and property of citizens of the state in the wake of the planned nationwide protests in the country. Oyebanji said Nigeria and its people cannot afford "another massive destruction of our economic base," as witnessed during the #EndSARS protest that…

• Apologises to supporters, political associates for declining request • Don't allow politics to divide us, Oyebanji tells indigenes The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has ruled out the possibility of contesting for the Ekiti State governorship election in 2026. He, therefore, apologised to his supporters and political associates for declining their request to contest. Bamidele,…

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has appealed to residents of the state to embrace tree planting around residential buildings to reduce the rate of destruction by rainstorm.

The Southwest governors have said that the minimum wage resolution between organised Labour and the Federal Government should reflect fiscal federalism. Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, made this known in a statement on Tuesday following a meeting involving the governors from the Southwest region of Nigeria. The meeting which took place in Lagos on Monday…

Ekiti State Government has urged the electricity distribution company (Disco) operating in the state, Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), to ensure that all the electricity consumers are metered to put an end to estimated billing across the state.