Tag: Ekiti State

Ekiti monthly IGR increases to N1b - Govt
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Ekiti monthly IGR increases to N1b – Govt

  By Wilson Adekumola   Ekiti State Government has disclosed that its monthly Internally Generated Revenue has increased from N650 million to over N1billion without overburdening the citizens. According to the Nation, this was made known by the Chairman, Ekiti State Internal Revenue Services, Mr Olaniran Olatona, in Ado-Ekiti while briefing reporters on the activities […]

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FG reserve N4bn for Ekiti roads projects — Senate leader

  Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has stated that the N4 billion designated for roads in Ekiti State in the amended supplementary budget for 2022 was an extension of Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s infrastructure development initiative. Bamidele stated that Ekiti State would gain immeasurably from the amended supplementary budget passed and approved for President Bola Tinubu to […]

Ekiti Airport
Business

Ekiti cargo airport to begin operations October

The former technical adviser on the Ekiti State Cargo International Airport, Air Vice Marshal Adeniyi Ojuawo (retd), said on Tuesday that commercial operations at the airport would start in October. Ojuawo who is a member-elect of the House of Representatives, hinted that the runway of the airport, initiated during the tenure of former governor, Dr […]

Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji
Business

Ekiti govt pays 289 pensioners N915m gratuity

Ekiti State government distributed cheques worth a total of N915 million to about 289 pensioners on Monday as gratuities in a move to fulfil one of the promises made by the Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji during his election campaign. According to the report on the state’s website, the beneficiaries of the gratuities including the state, local […]

FG okays free trade zone status for Ekiti Knowledge Zone
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FG okays free trade zone status for Ekiti Knowledge Zone

    The Federal Government has approved a free trade zone status for the Ekiti Knowledge Zone initiative of Ekiti State Government. According to The PUNCH, the approval by the presidency was given after a request for the status by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo. According to a statement titled, “President […]

Economy

Non-oil exports wil surpass $4.8bn 2023 – NEPC

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council has pledged to make sure that Nigeria surpasses the $4.82 billion it made from non-oil exports in 2022.n The Punch reported that NEPC’s Ekiti State Coordinator, Mrs. Iyabode Abe, stated that the organization “Will continue to support the development of non-oil export in order to defend the nation’s economy” under […]