The high prices of basic food items and cooking ingredients dampened the festive mood for many Nigerians across the country as residents join the rest of the world for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Residents and sellers of essential food items who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES expressed worries about the high prices — compared … Read more
Nigerian lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi has been released from the correctional facility in Ekiti State after meeting the bail conditions granted him in a case where he faces criminal charges of defaming senior lawyer Afe Babalola in his book. Mr Farotimi’s widely circulated book, Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System, accuses Mr Babalola, a … Read more
On Saturday, 16 November, Ondo State voters will elect their next governor. Incumbent Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who became governor in December following the death of Rotimi Akeredolu, is one of the 17 candidates on the ballot. Ondo is one of eight Nigerian states that hold off-cycle governorship elections. The others … Read more
The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Thursday approved the release of the sum of N1 billion as gratuity to pensioners in the state. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, Yinka Oyebode, which was made available to journalists in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital This … Read more
The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday approved the payment of a sum of N3.5 billion (N3,554,642,584.46) as counterpart funds for execution of 2024 Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) intervention projects. This is coming on the heels of last Tuesday’s bid opening ceremony signaling the commencement of the 2023 UBEC /SUBEB projects. The Executive … Read more
Residents of many neighbourhoods in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, and other towns in the state have been thrown into darkness as electric poles were destroyed by a dangerous rainstorm witnessed in the state on Friday evening. The communities that are affected are Ajebamidele, Omisanjana, Atlas, all in Ado Ekiti, and other towns such as Ikere … Read more
The Ekiti Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday recommended the expulsion of a former governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose, to the National leadership of the party over his alleged anti-party activities. Mr Fayose has not hidden his support for Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the ruling All Progressives Congress for a second term in office, … Read more
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday disclosed that a total sum of N14 billion was spent on the renovation and construction works in 203 public secondary schools under the Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). The governor disclosed further that over 2,000 teachers were recruited in two years, just as he identified … Read more
The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Thursday, pledged to guarantee press freedom, saying that his administration would not gag or intimidate media practitioners in the state. The governor noted that the role of free media in the development of the nation’s democracy is unquantifiable, adding that journalists have been critical to his administration in … Read more
The federal government has commenced the distribution of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion kits nationwide to fast-track the change of petrol and diesel-powered vehicles to use CNG. The Programme Director of the Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGi), Micheal Oluwagbemi, disclosed this during an inspection tour and distribution of the kits to six CNG conversion centres in … Read more
