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- 4 Sept 2014
GOtv Extends Service to Ado-Ekiti
Ado-ekiti has joined the league of cities enjoying GOtv’s quality entertainment following the launch of the digital terrestrial service in the Ekiti state capital last Monday. GOtv offers the GOtv…
- 7 May 2012
Glo Fun Train Storms Ilorin, Ado-Ekiti
Globacom last weekend treated residents of Ilorin and Ado-Ekiti, capital cities of Kwara and Ekiti States to rounds of entertainment as it held the Glo Laffta Fest show in the cities. Ilorin was the…
- 17 Oct 2012
Samsung Begins Construction of Engineering Academy in Ado-Ekiti
Samsung Electronics West Africa, market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, has commenced the construction of its second Engineering Academy in Nigeria in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti…
- 22 Mar 2010
Stanbic IBTC Commences Full Operations in Ado-Ekiti
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, a member of the Standard Bank Group, in line with its ongoing nationwide branch expansion programme, has opened a full service branch in Ado, the Ekiti State capital. The…
- 22 Jan 2014
StarTimes Goes Live in Ado-Ekiti
StarTimes, operated by NTA-Star TV Network has launched in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state, living to its vision of providing every family with total Digital entertainment. Unarguably the fastest…
- 24 Apr 2026
ProvidusBank Launches Ado-Ekiti Branch, Eyes Nationwide Rollout
ProvidusBank Plc has commissioned a new branch in Ado-Ekiti, advancing its expansion strategy across Nigeria's high-growth markets while leveraging its compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria's…
- 26 Mar 2021
NITDA to Partner Ado-Ekiti Polytechnic on Human Capital Development
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), on Friday expressed its willingness to partner with the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti on human capital development. Mallam Kashifu…
- 2 Mar 2020
Man to Die by Hanging for Phone Theft in Ekiti
An Ado Ekiti High Court has sentenced Isa Abdulkareem, a middle-aged man, to death by hanging for armed robbery. Justice Mosunmola Abodunde, while delivering the judgment,held that the prosecution…
- 18 May 2017
ABUAD Students to Represent Nigeria at ‘17 Microsoft Imagine Cup Regional Finals
Team Beacon from the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti will be representing Nigeria at the Middle East and Africa regional finals of Imagine Cup holding in Beirut, Lebanon, on the 18th and 19th of…
- 20 Oct 2020
Minister Commissions NCC, USPF, NITDA Projects
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has commissioned more projects executed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service…
- 30 Oct 2014
Glo Recruits over 2000 Agents for Mobile Money
Globacom, telecoms service provider, has rounded off Town Hall trainings for prospective Glo Xchange agents with sessions in Sokoto, Katsina, Ekiti and Ebonyi States, bringing the total number…
- 14 Dec 2019
NITDA Commences ICT Training for South West Women
In pursuit of renewed thrust for leveraging the Digital Economy for National Economic Development, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced the South West Zonal…
- 27 Apr 2025
Afe Babalola University Partners with New Horizons to Integrate 4IR Skills into Academic Curriculum
The institution has been lauded for its rapid ascent in academic rankings and its dedication to producing socially relevant graduates since its establishments in 2009 by legal luminary Aare Afe…
- 18 Jun 2016
Forex Crisis: Nigerian Students Abroad Apply to Home Universities
Many Nigerian students studying abroad have been seeking transfer to Nigerian universities to complete their education at home because of the scarcity of foreign exchange. Punch reported that the…
- 27 Aug 2025
Beware: FCCPC Warns Against Toxic Chemicals in Ripened Fruits
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has warned Nigerians against consuming fruits ripened with calcium carbide. The Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FCCPC, Mr…
- 30 Mar 2009
Intercontinental Bank Adds 25 new branches
As part of plans to increase its operational branches in the first half of the year, Intercontinental Bank recently added 25 new branches to its network to deepen its reach to customers. The…
- 15 Aug 2013
MTN Foundation Dialysis Centres Supported 738 Patients in 2 Years
MTN Foundation through its Medical Support Project contributed to ameliorating the plight of Nigerians diagnosed with kidney diseases as 738 patients benefitted from the haemodialysis facilities…
- 28 Mar 2012
Ekiti State Government Website’s Most Visited State Government Website
The Ekiti State Government Website - www.ekitistate.gov.ng - has emerged the number one most visited state government website in the country, and ranked 298th most visited site in the country; barely…
- 27 Nov 2017
Popular Radio Presenter Shot Dead
Abulganiyu Lawal, presenter of a radio Yoruba programme 'Opejuole', has reportedly been shot dead during hunting by unknown person at Araromi-Oke in Ekiti East Local government of Ekiti State. …
- 7 Mar 2013
IBM Helps Ekiti State Improve Governance, Education Capabilities
A team of IBM specialists completing a month-long pro bono consulting assignment yesterday presented recommendations to Ekiti State Government (EKSG) for strategies that will improve its…
- 20 Dec 2013
Ekiti Distributes 48,000 Laptops to Teachers, Students
Ekiti State government has distributed 48,000 computers to teachers and students for the purpose of enhancing teaching and learning in the State, according to Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the governor.…
- 15 Jan 2015
MTN Raises Concern over Insecurity
The MTN Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of MTN Nigeria has expressed concerns over the nation’s insecurity. The foundation emphasized that security of life and property was…
- 29 May 2014
FG Mobilizing Militants for Elections-ONC
Oodua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC), the pan Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, has alleged that the Presidency was mobilising militants for the governorship elections in both Ekiti and Osun states.…
- 26 Jul 2020
Ekiti State to Include ICT in Primary School Curriculum
The Ekiti State government has approved a new education policy that would guarantee the teaching of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) as a course from the primary cadre of education. The…
- 14 Sept 2009
Ekiti State Rekindles Hopes of Improved Power Supply
The Ekiti State government has assured the people of the state that the erratic power supply being experienced in the state would become a thing of the past as soon as the installation of the 132 KVA…
- 17 Mar 2015
GOtv Launches in Four New Cities
GOtv continues to expand its reach to hundreds of thousands of households as it makes an entry into four new cities. The latest cities to benefit from the quality programming of the low cost digital…
- 27 Apr 2015
Team LifeWatch Wins 2015 Microsoft Imagine Cup National Finals
Team LifeWatch has emerged the winning team of the 2015 Microsoft Nigeria Imagine Cup, a student competition which centers on the use of imagination, creativity and technology to solve some of the…
- 23 Jun 2015
GOtv Extend Signals to Epe, Ijebu-Ode
GOtv coverage in Lagos and Ogun states received a boost as its signals went live in Epe and Ijebu-Ode. This move signifies that more Nigerian households can now access quality entertainment at an…
- 18 Nov 2015
Digital Broadcasting: GOtv Goes Live in Gboko, Badagry
With a commitment to enable Nigerians join in the digital television revolution, GOtv signals were on 31 October and 15 November switched on in Gboko and Badagry, respectively. “GOtv had previously…
- 25 Nov 2015
GOtv Makes Entry into Bayelsa
GOtv services have been rolled-out in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital. GOtv signals were switched on in Yenagoa on 15 November coinciding with the launch of GOtv’s festive offer, GO Pick Ya Own.…