SERAP’s campaign against Akpabio mischievous, laughable, says N-Delta Youth leader A notable youth leader in Niger Delta region, Mr. Tamuno George, has described the sudden anti-corruption campaign against Minister-designate Senator Godswill Akpabio by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) as mischievous, misleading and laughable. SERAP had in a petition dated 2 August 2019 and signed by it’s deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, called on Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, Chairman Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Ibrahim Mustafa Magu, Acting Chairman Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to invite Senator Godswill Akpabio for interrogation and further questioning over…
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Director General, Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Ekiti State, Dr. Hakeem Bakare has said that the ICT hub of the state will continue to develop latest innovations to improve governance in the state, using global best practices. Bakare said this during a formal meeting held to inaugurate the Treasury Single Account initiative adopted by Ekiti State Government, through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development to be executed by Remita, a leading electronic payment platform in Africa starting from September 1, 2019. In his words, Bakare said Governor Kayode Fayemi led administration will continue to strive to improve on services…
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Ghana Immigration Service has arrested a Nigerian lady identified as Chioma Sabina Abaraonye, for trafficking teenage girls into the country and coercing them into prostitution. Chioma Sabina joined the human trafficking business 5 years ago and she allegedly lured young girls with promises of giving them jobs as sales girls in a multi-million non-existent mall and a boutique she owns in the Northern Regional Capital of Tamale. The sex trafficking victims were reportedly forced to undergo a blood ritual, ordered to pay GH¢ 8000 each to her and also given a daily target of at least GH¢100 upon arriving Ghana…
Ekiti State Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development, Prof. Adio Folayan has said that the Governor Kayode Fayemi-led administration would continue to respect the autonomy of the Local Government in the State. Speaking while receiving members of the State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government Affairs who were on a familiarization visit to his office, Prof. Folayan said that his experience as a Local Government Chairman prepared him for the current assignment of being a referee in the affairs of Local Government in the state. Prof. Folayan who assured that his Ministry would continue to partner the state…
University of Abuja, under the new leadership of the new VC, Professor Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, has introduced a student-employment scheme. Those eligible, and with a CGPA of 3.5 and above, will work across various departments, labs, faculties, units etc. and earn a monthly salary.
Ekiti State Head of Service (HOS), Mr. Ayodeji Ajayi has expressed deep satisfaction with the cooperation and conduct of Ekiti State teachers on the recently concluded staff verification exercise that was conducted by the Teaching Service Commission in the public secondary schools. He noted that contrary to rumours making the round on a purported planned retirement of teachers as a result of the exercise, it was designed to verify staff status to enable government recruit additional teachers before the September, 2019 resumption date for the new academic session. The Head of Service further stated that the exercise will help to…
Ekiti State Government has trained 67 Revenue Officers in the State on the new system of registration for the Tax Identification Number (TIN) to ease the stress involved in keeping tax records and ensure an effective tax administration. The Chairman of Ekiti State Internal Revenue Services, Mr. Muyiwa Ogunmilade, in his opening remarks, said that the State Board of Internal Revenue (BIR) has renewed its relationship with the National Joint Tax Board (JTB) on TIN registration after the new system of registration was developed to eliminate the unwanted difficulties in the old system. Reiterating the commitment of the Fayemi-led administration…
…EKSG Ministry of Finance holds TSA Stakeholders Policy Implementation meeting. Ekiti State Government, through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, has adopted Remita, a leading electronic payment platform in Africa, as the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) collections for collection of funds due to its Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), for both formal and informal sectors. This announcement was made recently as part of Ekiti State Government’s deepening of the implementation of the state’s Treasury Single Account initiative, a move that will further enhance transparency and accountability in governance of the state. Powered by SystemSpecs, the financial technology and human…
Ekiti State Government has commended health practitioners in the state over their diligence and commitment to healthcare services delivery which has fetched the state the enviable achievement of being the state with the lowest prevalence of HIV in the South West and the second lowest in Nigeria. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade made this known while declaring open the training of 80 health workers on HIV Testing Services and the use of Test kit in Ado-Ekiti. She restated the commitment of her Ministry towards getting to zero level of HIV new infection and AIDS related…
