Director General of Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture, Mr Wale Ojo-Lanre, on Tuesday, said that the state was committed to projecting and marketing pounded yam for international recognition and patronage. He disclosed this in an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. He said pounded yam is a major local cuisine […]
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Governors on Tuesday met with Commissioners of Finance and heads of authorities in Abuja to discuss how to jerk up tax collection in states. The meeting came a day after the governors signed a memorandum of understanding with the Joint Tax Board. The Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Ekiti Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who […]
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By Malcolm Little Black A little smile and hearty laughter Make the earth spin faster, On its orbit powered by love, A pretty orchid viewed from above… A little kindness laced with grin, And empathy claims the win, A touch of goodness heals A broken heart better than pills… The varied notes of peace, Bring […]
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CBN lists gains of closure The Federal Government’s decision to shut the nation’s land borders against neigbouring countries will remain, despite any short-term losses, until they ratify Nigeria’s proposed anti-smuggling policy, according to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele, who held a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential […]
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Chairman of Okitipupa Local Government in Ondo State, Om’oba Abayomi Adesanya, has described last Saturday’s accident that claimed lives of at least nine persons from the local government as a black day for the Ikale people home and abroad. The victims who were mostly teachers, died in the fatal road crash which occurred at Ijebu-Ife, […]
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Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has said it had reviewed current progress in the implementation of the new minimum wage law and resolved that consequential increments will depend on the capacity of individual state government. Chairman of the forum and Governor of Ekiti State, who stated this in Abuja after the body’s sixth meeting on Monday, […]
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An ambitious housing scheme has been launched by the Nigeria Police Force to ameliorate the housing challenges facing its rank and file across the country. The police, presently lack descent accommodation for its officers and men, as is visibly evident in the condition of most Police barracks.The more worrisome is that most policemen in Nigeria […]
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At least 90 million Nigerians are living in poverty across the country, the Federal Government has disclosed. This figure represents almost fifty percent of an estimated population of 198 million. However, Government through the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Ms Sadiya Farouq, has expressed its resolve to lift the 90 million […]
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Ekiti State Festival of Culture and Arts will be celebrated between December 12 and 14, 2019 under the theme: “Art and Culture, Tool for Restoration of Value and Socioeconomic Empowerment.” The three-day event, which is tagged EKITIFEST 2019, will hold at Ekitiparapo Pavillion, Ikogosi Warm Spring Resort and Adetiloye Hall.
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, said his administration is placing high premium on agriculture by giving necessary supports to farmers to ensure food security and healthy diets for zero hunger world. This is coming as the governor disclosed that his government has procured 20 tractors to be distributed to interested agricultural associations or farmers […]
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