Ekiti State

Ekiti State government on Monday night, denied speculations in some quarters to the effect that it had issued quit notice to herdsmen who default in registering within a stipulated timeframe under its new scheme of facilitating peace…

Ekiti State government has given farmers and herders another two-week window to register with the state government or be ready to leave the state.The two-week grace begins on Sunday, March 22. In February, the state…

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ekiti State Chapter, has given the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, till May 1 to pay all outstanding salaries of workers in the state.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this is…

No fewer than 700 teachers employed by the Ekiti State Government for its public primary schools across the state have been given special training.The training facilitated by a private organisation, NSF Developments Limited,…

Ekiti State government on Monday cautioned residents against engaging in business transactions with unverified loan givers to avoid being scammed.Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, Mr Akin Omole, said in a…

The Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Monday appealed to commercial motorists to always adhere strictly to driving regulations as the Yuletide season approaches.Mr Sola Olominu, Chairman of the Local government…

Former governor of Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, has called on the Federal Government to look beyond the surface to realise that there was more to the violence that trailed the October #EndSARS protest than met the eye.…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Thursday wrote to the Ekiti State government to apologise over for the delay in the release of the 2020 results of its candidates.In the letter, the Council also clarified that the two-day…

Ekiti State government raised an alarm on Saturday that huge quantities of poisonous items, mistaken for food yet to be distributed as Covid-19 palliatives, were looted in warehouses in Ado-Ekiti on Friday…Commissioner for…

Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi, has imposed a 24-hour curfew through out the state effective from 10pm today, Tuesday, October 20th, 2020, following the incessant attacks on #EndSARS protesters.The curfew was announced through a…

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says it is partnering with the Ekiti State Government on the development and packaging of banana in the state for export.Mr. Segun Awolowo, the Chief Executive Officer of NEPC,…

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has approved the appointment of two principals as Tutors-General into the State Teaching Service.The Tutors-General are : Mrs Omogbemi Margaret Adejoke for Ekiti Central and Mrs. Ojo…

The Ekiti House of Assembly has urged the state government to put necessary measures in place to allay parents’ fear over the planned reopening of schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.The Chairman of the House Committee on Education,…

Mr Wale Ojo-Lanre, Director-General, Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture on Saturday said that most tourists’ sites in the state including Ikogosi Warm Spring had been refurbished to attract tourists after the post-COVID-19 pandemic.…

The Ekiti State Ministry of Justice says it will adopt plea bargain as part of ongoing effort to decongest the Ado Ekiti Correctional Centre. SEE ALSO: ‘Place Boko Haram on watch’, UN envoy tells international community Mr Olawale…

Ekiti State Government has started fumigating all public places, including schools to contain the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.Mr Gbenga Agbeyo, the State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, made this known…

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state has set up a 47-member panel of eminent citizens of the state, including three former governors, to help mobilize resources to combat COVID-19.This was disclosed in a statement by the secretary to…

Ekiti state government has confirmed its second COVID-19 case hours after discharging the state's index patient from the isolation centre.Muyiwa Olumilua, state commissioner for Information confirmed the second case of the deadly virus…

Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi, has ordered a dusk- to-dawn curfew in the state for 14 days beginning from Monday, March 30.The Herald gathered that Fayemi who made the disclosure on Sunday, March 29, said all residents must stay…

Dr.Kayode Fayemi, Executive Governor of Ekiti state has signed operation Amotekun bill into law.The six Governors of Southwest states launched the security outfit to combat the menace of banditry, kidnapping, killings which have become…

Three classroom teachers from  two secondary schools in Ekiti State have been arrested by the State Police Command over  alleged rape of their students, while others are still  under investigation. SEE ALSO: One Die in Oyo as Junior…

Southwest governors have stipulated a law which frowns at any form of assault launched against operatives of yoruba initiated security outfit, Operation Amotekun.The law has mandated a N250,000 fine on anyone found guilty of assaulting…

There was a pandemonium on Saturday morning in Edo Ekiti, Ekiti state when explosion suspected to be bomb rocked buildings on the premises of the old governor’s office.The Herald gathered the old governor’s office located at Oke Ori-Omi…

The immediate  past governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has appealed to  the Federal Government to repair the road linking Akure in Ondo State with Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti capital. SEE ALSO: Okada Ban Must Not Be Reversed - Itse Sagay…

Three herdsmen have been dragged to a magistrates’ court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital for alleged unlawful destruction of a rice farm worth N4.5 million.The Herald gathered that the accused persons are Nafiu Mohammed…

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, has stated that there is a high chance that the All Progressive Congress (APC) will no longer exist after President Buhari’s tenure.The Ekiti State Governor who was instrumental to the emergence of…

The 36 state governors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), said they would negotiate independently on the consequential implications of N30,000 minimum wage.Kayode Fayemi, the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’…

Abubakar Malami, the minister of Justice and attorney general of the federation, on Wednesday, October 23,  disclosed that Nigeria had plunged into judgement debt of a whopping sum of N150 billion.Malami attributed the development to…

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) sealed eight fuel and gas stations in Ondo and Ekiti State over alleged malpractices as well as other offences.The operations Controller of DPR, Akure field office, Mr Adewale Oseni said the…

Through a statement mailed to The Herald, from the desk of the Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Professor Ishaq Akintola,  has insisted that former Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, must be held accountable for alleged stolen…