Ekiti

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on Thursday, in Seoul, South Korea, reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to stabilising the country’s democratic system. Speaking during his meeting with the Speaker of the National…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu said hackers from outside the shore of Nigeria attacked the commission’s portal during the Ekiti and Osun governorship election. Mahmood disclosed this…

Health workers in the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital on Monday in Ado-Ekiti protested the non-implementation of minimum wage by the state government, among other demands. The protest by the workers under the aegis of Joint…

Governor Kayode Fayemi has approved the dissolution of boards and commissions in Ekiti. This is contained in a circular in Ado-Ekiti signed by Tajudeen Adejumo, the permanent secretary at the Office of the Secretary to the State…

No fewer than eight states are set to benefit from a $500 million World Bank grant for the improvement of girls’ child education, The PUNCH reports. The project is titled the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment.…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission for “failing to prosecute those suspected of vote-buying and electoral bribery during the recently concluded…

Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr Oyebanji Filani, said on Saturday that the state has recorded fresh 74 COVID-19 cases thus necessitating return to preventive measures to prevent spread of the deadly virus. Filani said residents…

The four passengers kidnapped along Irele – Oke Ako Road in the Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Wednesday evening, have been released by their abductors after allegedly paying a N1 million ransom. The gunmen, who stopped the…

Governor Kayode Fayemi has assured the people of Ekiti that the state’s airport under construction will be completed before the expiration of his tenure on October 15, 2022. The project is valued at N20 billion. Mr Fayemi gave the…