Some of the government-sponsored candidates for the JAMB/UTME at Ado Community High School, attending the e-Training programme to prepare them for the computer based examination. A sum of ten million naira has been committed to the procurement of JAMB / UTME Forms scratch Cards and e-trainings for government-sponsored Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination Candidates in Ekiti state. The Deputy Governor, Dr Kolapo Olusola disclosed this while declaring open a one- day e-training programme for the 1,400 state government–sponsored Candidates for this year’s matriculation Examinations to tertiary institutions at Ado Community High School, Ado Ekiti. Dr Olusola said that the Governor…
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Ekiti State D. Gov., Dr. Kolapo Olusola (right) addressing Major Gen. Sannusi Nasir Muazu, GOC 2 Division, Nigeria Army and others with him during the GOC’s visit to the state. The display of professionalism and military discipline by Nigeria soldiers have been described as one of the factors that ensured the peaceful conduct of elections and sustenance of the nation’s nascent democracy. The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Ayodele Fayose made this remark while receiving the General Officer commanding (GOC) 2 Mechanized Division of the Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Major General Sanusi Muazu who was on a tour of the commands…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has called on Nigerians, especially Northern leaders to save the All Progressives Congress (APC) , Major General Mohammad Buhari (rtd) from former Lagos State Governor, Senator Bola Tinubu and his cabal in the APC. The governor, who said he was worried that Tinubu and his cabal were pushing Buhari too much because of their selfish interests, pleaded that; “Nigerians should appeal to Tinubu and his cabal to allow Buhari attend properly to his health.” Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor said; “since last week Thursday,…
The Ekiti State Chapter of Network of People living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) has lauded the philanthropic gesture of the wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose. Giving the commendation in Ado-Ekiti when the Governor’s wife was presenting some food items to the association, the State Coordinator of the Association, Mr. Sikiru Lawal expressed appreciation to Mrs. Fayose saying that her gesture will go a long way in touching their lives. Calling on well-to-do individuals to take a cue from the Governor’s wife, Mr. Lawal noted that similar gesture from more people will add nutritional value to their lives. He appealed to the state government to…
The Secretary to the State Government, Dr. (Mrs). Modupe Alade has called for more attention to the well-being of women. Mrs. Alade who made the call while receiving representatives of the Ekiti State Chapter of the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) who paid a courtesy visit to her office in Ado Ekiti, said that the call was crucial in view of the role of women in nation building which she described as unquantifiable. Reiterating the commitment of the Fayose led administration to gender equality and women empowerment, the SSG stressed that Governor Fayose holds women in high esteem and would…
Ekiti State D. Gov., Dr. Olusola (2nd right) giving cash to one of the beneficiaries of the SURE-PMCH Programme, Mrs. Olanipekun at the flag-off of the programme in Ado-Ekiti. With them are; the PS, D.Gov’s Office, Mrs. Akindele, the PS, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olomojobi (2nd left) and her counterpart at the HMB, Dr. Aina. Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Ayodele Fayose has described the President Goodluck Jonathan initiated Subsidy Re-investment Programme (SURE-P) on Maternal Child Health (MCH) as a courageous step taken towards reducing morbidity and mortality among mothers and newborn in the country. The Governor stated this at the…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kolapo Olusola, (holding mic) addressing contractors handling ETF projects in his office. •Says projects must be ready by March 31. Ekiti State government has ordered all contractors handling Education Trust Fund (ETF) Projects between 2007 and 2012 to go back to site and ensure the completion of their projects before the end of March this year. The state Deputy Governor, Dr. Olusola Kolapo gave the order at a meeting with the affected contractors in his office in Ado-Ekiti. The Deputy Governor said government was worried that contracts that were awarded between 2009…
Ekiti State governor, Dr Ayodele Fayose has directed the Ekiti State University management to reverse some actions taken in respect of some fees and students registration deadline following a peaceful protest staged by the students early Thursday. While addressing the protesting students, the governor noted that the actions of the school may not be totally wrong but for the current economic situation of most parents, the deadline for registration will be extended while late registration fees will be reversed. The governor also promised to have an audience with operators of campus commercial buses to find a lasting solution to the…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Dr Kolapo Olusola (left) in a meeting on security with some heads of tertiary institution in Ekiti State. Accurate and timely information as an antidote to checking security breaches has again been stressed, as the Federal Government directed heads of tertiary institutions to fortify the security apparatus and personnel on Nigeria campuses. The coordinator of Security and Intelligence Studies of the Afe Babalola University, (ABUAD) Ado Ekiti, Dr. Bodunde Oluwafemi stressed this at a routine security meeting of heads of tertiary institutions in Ekiti State with the Deputy Governor, Dr. Kolapo Olusola, in his office in…
The Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kolapo Olusola has again charged final year students of Public Secondary Schools in the state to reciprocate the good gesture of the State Governor, Dr Ayodele Fayose who approved the ongoing intervention programme for the SS3 students by making use of the opportunity and study hard to record excellent performance in the forthcoming National Examinations. Dr. Olusola gave the charge at Mary Immaculate Girls Grammar Schools, Ado-Ekiti while monitoring the State-Government Intervention Programme in English and Mathematics for Senior Secondary Class 3 students of Public Schools in the state. He said that the…