Ekiti State News Bulletin

….as SUBEB trains teachers on reading and comprehension skills The Executive Chairman of Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board, Prof Femi Akinwumi has charged teachers in public primary schools in the State to work assiduously towards ensuring that pupils cultivate the proper reading culture and comprehension skills. Prof. Akinwumi gave the charge in Ado-Ekiti during the opening ceremony of a.. Read more

Members of Ekiti State Executive Council have hailed the empowerment initiatives of the Wife of the Governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji describing them as impactful and crucial to the social economic development of the state. The EXCO members stated this during a visit to the Adire Ekiti Hub, one of the pet projects of the First Lady, in Ado- Ekiti on.. Read more

The Ekiti State Government has commenced desiltation of drainages in Ado, Ikere and Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Areas of the State with a pledge that it will spare no efforts towards ensuring that every part of the state is free from flooding. Speaking at the flagoff of the exercise in Ado-Ekiti, the State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Erelu Tosin.. Read more

As many states of the federation are currently locked in fierce inter- state boundary disputes, the Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, has urged the National Boundary Commission (NBC) to adopt and promote the “give and take” strategy to resolve some of these raging challenges. Mrs Afuye described boundary dispute as complex in nature and that NBC, being.. Read more

The wife of Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has described her predecessor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi as a consistent advocate for the right of African Women, a strident voice for the voiceless and a passionate crusader for the right of girl-child to quality education. Giving her remark at a book reading and conversation around the writings of Erelu Bisi Fayemi.. Read more

…says safe borders helps peace building, economic growth The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, has made passionate appeal to all the states of the federation to form a strong coalition against those using borders to perpetrate all manners of criminalities and economic sabotage. Mrs Afuye said the spiraling cases of banditry, kidnapping, farmers-herders and smuggling of goods.. Read more