The Code of Conduct Bureau has disclosed that it has investigated and verified the assets declared by more than 20 ministers and 30 permanent secretaries as part of efforts to strengthen accountability among public officers. The Chairman of the CCB, Abdullahi Bello, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja at an anti-corruption and asset-tracing stakeholders’…
The Lagos State Government has confirmed the arrest of a man seen in a viral video allegedly abusing a toddler in the Ikorodu area of the state. The suspect was arrested following public concern over the video, which showed the man subjecting the child to physical abuse. The state government confirmed that the suspect is…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, wanted over alleged financial crimes. The anti-graft agency announced Maina’s wanted status in a statement posted on its verified X handle on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, and signed by its Head of Media…
The Ekiti State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting livestock farmers and agribusiness entrepreneurs through strategic investments in infrastructure, capacity building, market development, access to finance and institutional strengthening. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Ebenezer Boluwade, made the commitment on Wednesday at the flag-off ceremony for the mass artificial insemination of ruminants…
The Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin-Ekiti (FUTES-IYIN), has launched its Staff Cooperative Multipurpose Society to promote savings, financial empowerment and improved welfare among members of staff. The initiative was unveiled during the maiden Congress of the Cooperative Society, where the university management and cooperative leadership urged staff to actively participate in the…
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has said projects to be executed during his second term will be deliberately targeted at boosting commerce, increasing productivity and stimulating sustainable business growth across the state. Oyebanji stated this on Wednesday during a town hall meeting with stakeholders from Ekiti North Senatorial District in Ifaki-Ekiti, held as part of…
The Court of Appeal has rejected a request by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) seeking the relocation of the Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal from Ado-Ekiti to Abuja. The development emerged on Wednesday during the resumed hearing of petitions filed by the SDP and the Action Alliance (AA), challenging the outcome of the June…
A Professor of Tests and Measurements at the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, BOUESTI, Oke Ajogbeje, has called for the promotion of feedback literacy among teachers and students at all levels of education in Nigeria. Professor Ajogbeje made the call while delivering the 11th Inaugural Lecture of BOUESTI in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti…
Residents and motorists along the Ipere–Ido-Ekiti Road have called for an urgent assessment of the road project after flooding submerged sections of the route following rainfall, disrupting movement and leaving commuters stranded for hours. Concerned residents are demanding that the contractor handling the project and relevant government authorities investigate the cause of the flooding, particularly…
Senator Yemi Adaramodu has flagged off the construction of a new Palace Hall in Kota-Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area, as part of efforts to support community development in the constituency. The foundation-laying ceremony was performed by the Elekota of Kota, Oba Emmanuel Ojo Fagbemi, alongside members of the Elekota-in-Council, the Olori and women chiefs….
