Ekiti upgrades Council of Arts and Culture to Ministry, to increase investment in sector
The Governor stated this resolve in Ado Ekiti while declaring open the 2019 Ekiti State Festival of Arts and Culture.
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2,000 runners expected at first Ikogosi Marathon
No fewer than 2,000 runners, including 30 elite athletes, have confirmed participation in the Ikogosi Marathon race billed for Ikogosi-Ekiti on Saturday, the organisers have revealed.
Forgive me, Fayose begs aggrieved PDP members
A former governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday urged members of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party who may be aggrieved by any of his actions in ...
1.4m Ekiti residents still practise open defecation – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Education Fund on Tuesday said no fewer than 1.4 million residents of Ekiti State still engage in open defecation.
Ekiti provides succour to disengaged varsity workers
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has directed the Ekiti State Bureau of Employment, Labour and Productivity to provide employment support services to anyone who has just been disengaged ...
APC plans to use thugs in Saturday’s Ekiti LG poll — PDP
The party however warned the leadership of the APC to have a rethink as any attempt to carry out such plan will be met with absolute resistance.
Ekiti approves completion of secretariat complex, dredging of waterways
The State Commissioner for Information, Tourism and Values Orientation, Aare Muyiwa Olumilua, made this known in Ado-Ekiti on Monday while briefing journalists on the outcome of the last State Executive ...
Flooding: Ekiti to spend N334m to dredge 20,000m waterways
The Ekiti State government is to spend the sum N334 million to dredge waterways to prevent reoccurrence of flooding that ravaged some areas in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, and ...
Ekiti clarifies stand on LG poll, says no plan to usurp commission’s powers
A statement on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, Chief Muyiwa Olumilua, said government had not given directive to the commission suggesting that people could vote during ...
Fayemi appoints Board members for Fountain Holdings
The new board is headed by Jide Ogundare.
Ekiti to reintroduce State Merit Award
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has stated that his administration will re-introduce the State Merit Award in honour of Ekiti indigenes who have distinguished themselves in various fields ...
Photos as Fayemi attends Fayose’s son’s wedding
The marriage solemnisation of the son of former Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Tomiwa, and his heartthrob, Oluwakemi, has brought face-to-face his father with his successor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.
Sen. Olujimi lauds judiciary for upholding justice
Olujimi gave the commendation on Friday during a visit by a delegation from Ekiti State to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Police confirm two students drowned in Ekiti
The Police Command in Ekiti on Sunday confirmed that two students of Ado Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti, drowned in Ureje River on Friday.
Economic diversification: Fayemi, Minister seek stakeholders buy-in for mining sector
Economic diversification: Fayemi, Minister seek stakeholders buy-in for mining sector
Waste management: Ekiti procures multi-million compactor trucks
Speaking in Ado Ekiti while handing the trucks over to the State Waste Management Authority, Fayemi said the procurement became necessary following indiscriminate disposal of waste by residents of the ...
Breaking: Appeal Court sacks Senate’s spokesman
Adeyeye, until his sack, was representing Ekiti South Senatorial District.
Mining Ministers, Commissioners, Stakeholders hold Council in Ekiti
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, and the Minister of State for Mines and Steel, Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah, will be leading state Commissioners and Permanent Secretaries in ...
Ekiti bags FG award as Best Performing State on domestication of Women Rights Instruments
In a letter signed by the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen, the Federal Government commended the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, for his ...
NGF advises Commissioners of Finance, revenue agencies to increase domestic revenue
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has advised Commissioners of Finance and heads of states revenue collection agencies to rise up to the challenges of increasing their states’ domestic revenues.
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