Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Mr. Oyebanji Filani has canvassed commitment to empowering communities with accurate information and strengthening regulations to dissuade residents, particularly youth, from smoking. This is as the Chairman, Ado Local Government, Hon. Bosun Osaloni, officially declared the state capital city, Ado Ekiti, a ‘smoke-free city’ on Friday. Osaloni said with this declaration, ‘we (council) pledge to …

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has shut down three major assorted raw food warehouses in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, over rebagging of rice. NAFDAC Coordinator in Ekiti State, Mrs. Stella Dosumu, said the warehouses were closed over various degrees of infractions, allegedly targeted at short-changing unsuspecting members of the public. This is coming just …

The Ekiti State Government has approved the award of a contract worth N7,642,981,521.50  billion for the construction of the state’s Indoor Sports Hall. The Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, stated, ‘The contract, awarded to Messrs Aron Nigeria Limited, is expected to be completed within 52 weeks.’ Olatunbosun disclosed this in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, highlighting key …

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has condemned the reported cases of looting by some unscrupulous elements during the fire outbreak in Igede-Ekiti community that engulfed property worth millions of Naira. Oyebanji said this on Tuesday during his visit to the spot of the inferno that engulfed two buildings, which included six shops and other residential apartments in Igede-Ekiti community. …

Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that there is a new political order in Ekiti State, with everybody feeling a sense of belonging regardless of ethnic, social or political leaning under Governor Biodun Oyebanji. Bamidele, who spoke at Ikogosi Ekiti on Thursday during a visit to Oyebanji, lauded the governor for redefining the political narratives of the state by fostering …

The Ekiti State Government has commenced the allocation of six-month rent-free stalls to itinerant and street traders in a strategic move aimed at boosting commerce and curbing street trading. The initiative, which offers shops at Oja Oba main market, Agric-Olope, and Awedele markets, is part of a broader effort to commemorate the second anniversary of Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s administration. This …

The Ekiti State Government has disbursed N100m as financial assistance to 105 beneficiaries for treatment of various medical conditions. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Oyebanji Filani, who spoke in Ado Ekiti on Friday while distributing cheques to the beneficiaries, said that the support from the government was to ensure they could afford their medical bills. Filani said, “The medical conditions …

The Ekiti State Government has called on local council authorities to exercise fiscal discipline and allocate resources judiciously to improve conditions at the grassroots level. The Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Folorunso Olabode, urged local governments to prioritise the needs of their communities and agriculture in their 2025 budgets to address residents’ needs and ensure food security. Olabode issued this …

Ekiti State Government has alerted farmers in the state to the outbreak of Fall Armyworm infestation in cereal production. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Ebenezer Boluwade, said that maize, one of the most important cereal crops grown in Nigeria and a major diet of millions of Nigerians, was the most infested crop by FAW in Africa. …

The Ekiti State government and a non governmental organisation, Opeyemi Falegan Foundation have disagreed over the allocation accruing to the state and the palliatives from the Federal Government to mitigate the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. While the ODF Founder alleged that the FG palliatives to the state were diverted and politicised just as the monthly allocations could not …