Ekiti State News Bulletin

The Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed readiness to tackle the exponential increase in the number of hypertension and diabetes patients in the State, saying this accounted for why the state keyed into the project 10 million campaign initiative by federal government to reduce the scourges. Oyebanji lamented that over 70% of mortality being suffered by people between.. Read more

…as neonatal, infant, and under 5 mortality drop by more than 50 per cent. Ekiti State has recorded significant improvements in its health indices according to the recently released report of the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. The report indicated that neonatal, infant, and under 5 Mortality in the State had reduced by over 50 per cent in the past.. Read more

1. EKITI STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL APPROVED PRESENTATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY MTEF 2024-2026 DOCUMENT TO THE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY FOR LEGISLATIVE PROCESSING, PASSAGE INTO LAW. The Ekiti State Executive Council approved presentation of the Ekiti Supplementary Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) 2025-2027 document to the State House of Assembly for legislative processing and subsequent passage into law. This review is necessitated by the volatility in the national and global economic.. Read more

Ekiti State Government has approved the relocation of Students of Baptist Secondary School, Ikere to the new Model College, Ikere-Ekiti with effect from Monday, 28th October, 2024. In a statement made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti, the State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Olabimpe Aderiye explained that the decision was premised on the commitment of the State Government to provide.. Read more

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji has approved the payment of a sum of N3,554,642,584.46 as counterpart funds for execution of 2024 UBEC/SUBEB intervention projects. This is coming on the heels of last Tuesday’s opening of bid signaling the commencement of the 2023 UBEC /SUBEB projects. The Executive Chairman of the state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Prof. Femi.. Read more

Ekiti State Government has announced the temporary closure of Ayo Fasanmi Model College, Ado- Ekiti for the safety of students and teachers of the school pending the renovation of the defects noticed in the buildings. Reiterating the commitment of the State Government to the safety and wellbeing of all and sundry in the State, particularly school-age children, the State Commissioner.. Read more