Ekiti State News Bulletin

The Ekiti State Government has directed all private and commercial motorcycle (okada) riders as well as tricycle operators in the state to register and undergo biometric data capture on or before July 18. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Kehinde Ajobiewe, gave the directive during a stakeholders’ meeting held on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti. Ajobiewe said the exercise was part of the.. Read more

….as State Govt. plans to raise 10 million improved cocoa seedlings over the next 10 years The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Trade and Climate Resilience Enhancement (TRACE) Project has commenced the distribution of hybrid cocoa seedlings to beneficiary farmers across communities in Ekiti as part of efforts to rejuvenate cocoa production in the state. The Ekiti Commissioner for.. Read more

The Ekiti State Government has commenced a four-day training programme on the automation of its Expenditure Management System as part of efforts to strengthen public financial management, improve efficiency and enhance transparency in government expenditure. Speaking at the opening of the training in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, the Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Lucy Bolaji Bamisile, described the programme.. Read more

The Ekiti Government has commenced a three-day capacity-building workshop for key local government officials aimed at strengthening fiscal responsibility, transparency, accountability and enhancing internally generated revenue (IGR) across the state’s 16 local government councils. The State Governor,Mr Biodun Oyebanji, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Habibat Adubiaro, said at the opening of the workshop in Ado-Ekiti on.. Read more

The Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service (EKIRS) has commenced the construction of a tax station in Okemesi-Ekiti as part of efforts to expand access to tax services and improve taxpayer convenience at the grassroots. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony held beside the palace of the Owa-Ooye of Okemesi-Ekiti, the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akin Oyebode, urged residents to remain faithful.. Read more

Distribution of fertilizers donated by the Federal Government through the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has commenced in Ekiti State, with stakeholders stressing transparency and accountability in the process. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting involving officials of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), the Ekiti State Ministry of Agriculture and Food.. Read more