A new bill has been presented to establish the Federal College of Nursing and Midwifery in Ikosu-Moba, Ekiti State. The bill, tagged HB. 782 (2025), aims to set up a federal school that will train nurses, midwives, and other health professionals. If approved, the college will be built in Ikosu, Moba Local Government Area, a
The First Lady of Ekiti State, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, has called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s school leadership to address poor management, absenteeism, and declining learning outcomes. She made the remarks during a visit to her alma mater, the University of Ibadan, on Monday, October 6, where she delivered a lecture to 300-level students of
The academic communities of Ekiti State have been thrown into mourning following two suicide-related incidents involving students of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI) and Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti. A 300-level Science Laboratory Technology student of BOUESTI, identified as Olamilekan Alabi, reportedly took his life after ingesting a mixture of
The Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has removed an open online bucket that had exposed personal details of staff and applicants. The unprotected directory had contained sensitive documents, including passport photographs, identity cards, academic credentials and curricula vitae. It also revealed details of security operatives who had applied for roles, alongside raw website
The Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) has inducted Professor Habibat Adubiaro, Secretary to the Ekiti State Government, as a Fellow in recognition of her contributions to chemical sciences and public service. Professor Adubiaro, an academic turned government official, was honoured at a ceremony marking her years of research, teaching and mentorship in the field of
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has stated that teachers in the state are critical agents in the actualisation of the shared prosperity agenda of his administration. Oyebanji stated this in Ado-Ekiti when he received the new leadership of the State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), led by its Chairman, Comrade Lawrence
The Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) says it is broadening access to basic education for children with special needs as part of efforts to meet global targets for inclusive learning. Executive Secretary, Professor Femi Sunday Akinwumi, told participants at a workshop in Ado-Ekiti that achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 on inclusive and equitable
Dr. Olushola Adeborode Kolawole (OAK), a lecturer at the University of Bradford, has begun an initiative to modernise the curricula of Ekiti State University and Babcock University. The British Council–funded project, “Curriculum Development on Entrepreneurship, Circular Economy and Peace-building in Nigeria,” seeks to introduce global concepts such as circular economy and peace-building into Nigerian higher
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, to run seven additional undergraduate degree programmes. BOUESTI Public Relations Officer, Temitope Akinbisoye, in a statement made available at Ikere Ekiti on Monday, listed the programmes as B.Sc. Data Science, B.Sc. Public Relations, B.Sc. Advertising, B.Sc. Broadcasting, B.Sc.
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has paid a surprise visit to the site of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) in Ado-Ekiti. This was to enable him to inspect the ongoing construction of a new 80-bed multipurpose ward. The visit afforded the governor and his team the chance to have a first-hand assessment of
