Ekiti State
10 Dec
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has stated that detained Human Rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, is being prosecuted under a law that never existed in Ekiti State. Atiku expressed displeasure over the continuous detention of Farotimi in a statement to commemorate International Human Rights Day on Tuesday. "More troubling still is that he is detained and…
9 Dec
The governorship elections of Ekiti State have always been one of the most contested in Nigeria since the return of democratic rule in 1999.
3 Dec
The House of Representatives was thrown into a rowdy session following the open declaration of support by the spokesperson of the House, Akintunde Rotimi Jr., for the controversial tax reform bills initiated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Trouble started after Rotimi Jr., representing Ekiti North 1, Ikole/Oye, drew the attention of his colleagues to the…
19 Nov
Ekiti State Government and labour leaders yesterday signed the N70,000 new minimum wages to signal the commencement of implementation with Consequential benefits for Workers in the State Civil Service and Local Government. The 13-member committee on Negotiation of the Minimum Wage was set up by Governor Oyebanji in early September after the signing of the…
13 Nov
The Ekiti State Government has revoked 8,283.570 hectares of land at Oke-Ako Community in Ikole Local Government, belonging to the Oodua Investment Company Limited, with a large portion of the land being utilised for agricultural purposes. The government has also earmarked N146.3 million as the first tranche of compensation to forty claimants whose crops and…
12 Nov
Ekiti State Government has recruited health volunteers to reach out to pregnant women in all the 177 wards of the state to ensure they access the primary health care facilities so as to guarantee their safe delivery. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani, disclosed this yesterday at the launch of the…
12 Nov
The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed that four men died after drowning in the Osun River. A police spokesperson in the state, DSP Sunday Abutu, disclosed that the incident occurred on Sunday, November 10, 2024, along the Ajido-Ikoro road. Abutu said the deceased, a 23-year-old and a 25-year-old natives of Okemesi-Ekiti went to River…
29 Oct
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has presented before the State House of Assembly a sum of N375.7 billion as the proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year. Oyebanji, who presented the budget estimates at the Assembly complex on Tuesday, explained that the appropriation bill, when passed, would help his administration consolidate its efforts in infrastructure…
23 Oct
Public service efficiency as a theme for this anniversary, is a smart choice because it speaks to the urgency, in government business and operations, of improving the quality of service delivery while significantly reducing the cost of running government.
22 Oct
Let me start by felicitating His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Ekiti State—Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji—on the occasion of his second anniversary as the chief executive of this great state.
20 Oct
A veterinary doctor, Jide Akinleye, wants operators of abattoirs to maintain a high standard of hygiene to avoid the spread of food-borne diseases. Akinleye who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, said that if these facilities were kept clean, diseases would be minimized. He advised butchers in the state…
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