The Department for International Development (DFID) has hailed Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi for his strong political will towards institutional change. The Southwest Regional Coordinator of DFID, Dr Sina Fagbenro-Byron, gave the commendation when he addressed reporters in Lagos. Fagbenro-Byron, who noted that institutional change is paramount to reforming the society, added that Ekiti State …

Ekiti and Anambra states are the only two states that have completed the Peer Review Exercise, the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said. Its Director-General, Mr Bayo Okauru, spoke at the ongoing Second Nigeria Governors’ Forum (Southwest) Governance Share Fair at the Hotel Bellissimo, Lekki, Lagos. He said the Governance Share Fair will create the …

Humpty-Dumpty, me that is, had a great fall. It happened on a wet Sunday evening when we arrived home after a visit to Ikogosi Warm Spring Resort in Ikogosi, Ekiti. Just as I was walking into the house on this wet Sunday evening, I slipped and fell in the mud and landed my whole weight on …

Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Professor Modupe Adelabu has lauded the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti for giving the students of the institution entrepreneurship trainings that will make its graduates self reliant and employers of labour after graduation. She gave the commendation while receiving Members of the Governing Council and Management of the institution who paid a courtesy …

The official Twitter handle of Ekiti State Government, @ekitistategov, is one with the highest number of following among the states that have accounts on the social service in Nigeria. A search on the site on Tuesday revealed that the handle, which is the only verified official state government Twitter handle in Nigeria, has 8, 707 …