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By Ayodele Abere and Emmanuel Adeniran As Professor Ebenezer Adekunle Ajayi concludes his two-term tenure as the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti (FETHI), he leaves behind a legacy of comprehensive transformation, stability, and institutional growth. Taking the helm of an institution once grappling with financial distress, industrial friction, and a waning corporate image, Prof. Ajayi …

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Foreign capital inflow into Nigeria reached $5.63 billion in the first quarter of 2025, with only six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recording any share of the investment, according to data released by the Ekiti State Government. The figures highlight a persistent concentration of foreign investment in a handful of states, especially in the South West, leaving most …

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…as Senators donate N110m to Ado Ekiti devt plan The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, have promised to give Ekiti State favourable attention in the 2025 budgetary provisions to attract federal presence to the state in terms of developmental projects. The top ranking Senators promised to facilitate this to complement the giant strides being …

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Dayo Emmanuel A total of 246,126 persons would not be able to exercise their franchise tomorrow as the people of Ekiti State, South West Nigeria would go out to participate in the governorship election, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Abdulganiy Raji has said. Raji, who answered questions from journalists in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, on Friday, said a total …

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The Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Olusola Eleka, is set to donate textbooks to all public secondary schools in Ekiti State. The books will be presented to the schools through the officials of the ministry of education at the maiden edition of Ekiti Book Picnic, which will hold at the Fajuyi Memorial Park, Ado Ekiti on March 28, 2018. …

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The ministry of finance has released another tranche of Paris Club loan refund to two states. Although the ministry is yet to release full details regarding the funds, it was learnt that Ekiti state got N4.772 billion while Abia got N5.715 billion. The refund is as a result of over-deductions from statutory financial allocations to the 36 states between 1995 …

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  Today’s headlines   Four dies in Tompolo’s father’s burial Man nabbed for raping teenage daughter Boko Haram: UK to support with 80m pounds, US, $41m FUNAAB students to resume 3 October Edo declares two days public holidays for election Sokoto Govt lays foundation of N1.2bn school complex 8 truck drivers arrested in Ekiti during monthly sanitation exercise Militancy: Nigeria …

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A school proprietor in Ekiti State is to spend his next ten years behind bars,  an Ado-Ekiti High Court has ruled on Tuesday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the head of God is Great Nursery and Primary school, Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital was found guilty of the offence contrary to the Child Right Act and the …

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