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November 26, 2020 No Responses

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L-R: Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Banji Finani; Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Alhaja Mariam Ogunlade; Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; his wife ,Erelu Bisi Fayemi; Attorney- General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Wale Fapounda;...

September 10, 2020 No Responses

Ondo: Jegede Unfolds Mass Employment Agenda

The Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate for the October 10 Governorship election, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, on Thursday unfolded his agenda with a promise to partner investors on compulsory mass employment for residents in the state if elected.Jegede...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Introduces Tax Relief, Incentives For Businesses

The Ekiti State Government has introduced tax relief and incentives for taxpayers and businesses as part of its ongoing efforts to cushion the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Olumuyiwa Ogunmilade, the Chairman of Ekiti Internal Revenu...

August 5, 2020 No Responses

Fayemi: Lessons From My Covid-19 Infection

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has advised the people of the state to learn from his COVID-19 infection, accept the reality of the pandemic and cooperate with government in order to put an end to the deadly coronavirus. Dr....

July 18, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Bans Traditional Festivals

Ekiti Government on Saturday directed traditional rulers in towns and villages to either postpone or cancel for the rest of the year, all pending local festivals in their domains to curb the spread of Coronavirus. The State Coordinator of COVID-19...

July 18, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Makes U-Turn, Postpones Reopening Of Churches, Mosques

The Ekiti State government has postponed the reopening date of worship centres earlier scheduled for July 17 to Aug. 14. Services in worship centres including Mosques and Churches had been suspended since March following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.....

July 16, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Gives Aug. 3 As New Date For Resumption Of Graduating Classes

The Ekiti State Government on Wednesday announced the change in resumption of students in graduating classes at both public and private schools from July 20 to Aug. 3. The Commissioner for Education, Mr Foluso Daramola, gave this new date during...

July 8, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti, CBN To Empower 1,000 Cassava Farmers

The Ekiti Government in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to empower no fewer than 1,000 cassava farmers as part of measures to ensure increased cultivation of the commodity in the state. Speaking on Tuesday at the...

June 5, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti, Ondo To Give Olumilua Befitting Burial

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said that the governments of Ekiti and Ondo States would work out a modality to give a befitting burial to former Governor of the old Ondo State, Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua, who passed on...

March 25, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Seals N3.5b Agric MoU With Dutch Firm

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has restated his administration’s resolve to use the agric sector as a platform for the diversification of the state’s economy, in view of the hard times that may arise as a result of the...

March 19, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Corona Virus Patient, Driver To A Visiting American

Latest Nigerian to test positive of Corona Virus was said to have been infected while driving a 27-year- old American, who was visiting Nigeria from Richmond, Virginia, USA in the company of his caregiver, a Nigerian female Age 31, of...

February 3, 2020 No Responses

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Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi chatting with his immediate predecessor, Mr Ayodele Fayose at the Akure Airport ON Sunday.

January 30, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Spends N14m On 2,000 JAMB Forms For Students

The Ekiti Government has purchased 2, 000 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms for candidates in the state seeking admissions into tertiary institutions in the country.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the wife of Ekiti governor, M...

January 10, 2020 No Responses

Amotekun Not Regional Police, To Collaborate With All Security Agencies

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has dispelled rumours making the rounds that the newly launched Western Nigeria Security Network code-named Operation Amotekun is a regional police. Fayemi who spoke in Ibadan at the launch of the security apparatus stat...