The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, in partnership with the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, CECP, is set to embark on a fun-filled five-kilometre walk, run and jog competition on May 16, 2015 in Lagos. The initiative, according to Bola Adeeko, head of NSE’s corporate services, is to promote teamwork, corporate wellness and to create awareness for…
Supreme Court Dismisses APC’s Case Against Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Tuesday, crossed yet another hurdle as the Supreme Court of Nigeria affirmed his victory as the duly elected governor of Ekiti in the June 21, 2014 governorship election. The apex court, in an unanimous decision by a seven-man panel led by John Fabiyi, a Supreme Court Justice, upheld…
PDP lawmakers can’t stop us – Ekiti Speaker
Contrary to the expectations of political observers, the Ekiti State House of Assembly has remained calm 24 hours after the embattled 19 All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmakers resumed their legislative duties on Wednesday at the House of Assembly. The lawmakers, led by Adewale Omirin, the alleged impeached Speaker of the House, have been discharging their…
Fayose congratulates Buhari
Ayodele Fayose, executive governor, Ekiti State,has congratulated Mohammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress, APC, for winning the presidential race. He also hailed the resilience and commitment of the retired general and urged Nigerians to accept the outcome of the presidential election held on March 28, 2015 in good faith. \According to the governor,…
Ekiti: Mixed Reactions Trail Alleged Attack on Ojudu
Femi Ojudu, a Senator representing Ekiti Central, has alleged that a group of gunmen attacked his residence along Iworoko road, Ado Ekiti, around 2am on Saturday. “Gunmen attacked my house shooting sporadically, left and came back around 4am but were restricted by some policemen that came after the first attack,” he said. However, Dipo Anisulowo,…
Ekiti: Poor Internet Affects Accreditation
Poor internet network disrupts accreditation process in EC 30 A polling centre, ward 4, unit 11 by little by little bus stop,Ijigbo, Ekiti.
Ekiti State Accreditation Begins
Accreditation of voters started as early as 8:00 am across polling centres in Ado Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, this morning for the presidential and national assembly elections. So far there has not been any complaint concerning distribution of materials. However, there are claims that poor network hampers accreditation process in EC 30 A polling…
Election: Cost of Commodities Increase in Ekiti
As Nigerians prepare for the General elections on Saturday, residents of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, are witnessing hike in the price of food stuff, which can be attributed to panic buying. Bola Kuku, a resident, informed TELL that cost of rice, cassava flour and semovita among others have increased by about 30 per cent. She stated…
Ekiti Is Set for Polls – Ekiti REC
Sam Olumekun, the Resident Electoral Commissioner,REC, of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Ekiti State, has assured all residents and electoral stakeholders that the Commission is substantially ready for the presidential and National Assembly elections coming up tomorrow. He informed TELL that out of over 700,000 registered voters, about 511,230 of them have collected their permanent…
BOLFYNG Launches e-Procurement Solution
To bridge the vast gap between stakeholders involved in the process of tendering and contract bidding, Bids Online For You Limited, BOLFYNG, has launched an electronic procurement solution platform. Yinka Sorinwa, business development director of the company, explained that the platform provides web based portal that enables purchasing organisations to manage and streamline procurement processes…