Ekiti State governor, Mr.Biodun Oyebanji has approved a work-from-home arrangement for civil servants in the state. The arrangement is aimed at further cushioning the effect of the current economic situation on workers in the state. According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, under the new arrangement, officers on level 01-07 will …

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the payment of N1 billion as gratuity to retirees in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Yinka Oyebode, said that the approval was part of efforts to offset backlog of outstanding gratuities. In a statement in Ado Ekiti on Friday, Oyebode said “The payment is in fulfillment of the …

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, on Wednesday, said governors, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), are not against approval of a living wage for Nigerian workers. Oyebanji said the NGF was only clamouring for fiscal federalism that would culminate in the ability and capability of individual states to pay. Organised labour is battling the Federal …

The Ekiti State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday reviewed the performance of Governor Biodun Oyebanji and passed a vote of confidence in him with a resolution that he would be supported for a second term in office. The acting Chairman of Ekiti APC, Mr Sola Elesin, said after the meeting that, “All the state executives have …

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved renovation and equipping of 11 additional general hospitals across the state as part of efforts to improve healthcare delivery in the state. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani, said the new development would make all the 21 general hospitals in the state attractive and properly equipped to address the …

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has commended the recent transfer of the electricity regulatory oversight by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to the Ekiti State Electricity Regulatory Bureau. In a statement on Friday, the Special Adviser (Media) to the Ekiti State governor, Yinka Oyebode said the NGF made the commendation in a congratulatory letter signed by its Director General, …

The Elemure of Emure Ekiti, His Royal Majesty Oba Adebowale Adebayo has called on Ekiti State government to support his community’s drive to establish the Emure Ekiti Polytechnic. Leading a delegation of the Elemure-in-Council on a courtesy visit to the Governor Biodun Oyebanji, ahead of the upcoming Emure Ekiti Unity Day celebration, the monarch said: “Our visit is essentially to invite …

Citing the preponderance of natural resources, including solid minerals in Ekiti State, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has stated the state would contribute significantly to the Federal Government’s quest to make solid minerals, a major revenue earner for the nation. Playing host to the state governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji in his office, the Minister reiterated the …

A coalition of civil society organisations has condemned the killing of a female student of Federal University Oye Ekiti, Modupe Deborah Atanda, and the burying of her body in a shallow grave on the campus by some criminals. While calling for justice, the coalition said, “This horrifying event has far-reaching consequences, particularly on the mental health of our students and …

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has suspended the Commissioner for Chieftaincy and Home Affairs, Mr. Olaiya Atibioke for two weeks. The commissioner, who is one of those inaugurated less than a week ago, bagged the suspension for unauthorised departure from the venue of a three-day retreat organised for them. According to a statement by the Governor’s Special Adviser (Media), …