Kwara media houses facing operational challenges - Governor's Aide

Date: 2019-05-21

The Kwara government says its three media houses - Radio Kwara, Kwara Television and the Herald Newspaper -have not collapsed.

A statement issued on Monday in Ilorin by Muideen Akorede, the Sole Administrator of the three media houses, said they were only facing operational problems due to financial challenges confronting the government.

Mr Akorede, who also is the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, however, said the government had released N11.3 million to the three media houses alongside the payment of April salaries to their workers.

"Government has paid their April salaries and as well released N11.3m as running cost for the month while efforts are being made to pay the March salary which is still outstanding across the three media houses," he said.

While describing the current challenges facing the government outfits as unfortunate, the governor's aide stated that the Ahmed administration commenced the repositioning of the media houses in 2016 based on its commitment to making them competitive and more fit to perform their statutory functions.

Mr Akorede said a total of N482 million was approved and released in modules between 2016 and 2018 for the repositioning of the media houses.

"The Herald now has a 17-office new corporate office which is ready for occupation having furnished it with computers and other operational tools.

"On Kwara State Television, the station is one of the few in the country that has completed the Digital Switch Over (DSO) and now boasts of a digital production chain, editing suites and two live and production studios.

"With regard to Midland FM, the station has been provided with digital studio consoles and a brand new transmitter and other tools while its premises have been renovated," said the governor's aide.

He added that Radio Kwara AM was also provided with a new digital studio console which was awaiting installation while transmitter parts were also provided for the station's transmitter.

Mr Akorede admitted that in spite of the provision of running cost to the station, both Midland FM and Radio Kwara were currently off air due to faulty parts while efforts were being made by the government to procure replacement parts in order to restore their operations.

(NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Taofik Mustapha     Www.Kwarareports.com     Olosi Of Osi     Vasolar Consultoria     Okoolowo     Oke-Odo     LABTOP     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Sunset Workers     Ijagbo     Funmi Salau     CKNG     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Oke-Ode     Taiwo Joseph     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Saad Omo\'ya     Stephen Fasakin     Ahmed Dankaya     Facemasks     Bukola Saraki     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Seun Bolaji     Khairat Gwadabe     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Ronke Adeyemi     SWAN     A.O. Belgore     Patience Jonathan     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Park     Peculiar Allowance     Yakubu Dogara     S.O. Opowoye     Adesoye College     Yoonus Lawal     Musa Abdullahi     Lithium     Rasaq Jimoh     Bola Magaji     Muhammadu Buhari     SSA Youth Engagement     Ishola Abdullahi     Laboratory-to-Product     Saadu Yusuf     Lawan     Kayode Alabi     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Folorunsho Alao     Riskat Opakunle     FERMA     Split Diamond Interchange     Oko     Ahman Pategi University     IYA ALFA NLA     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Leke Ogungbe     Curfew     Modibbo Kawu     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Turaki Of Ilorin     Nigeria Computer Society     Lukman Adeloyin     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Offa Grammer School     JAAC     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Ayinke Saka     Bond     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Olota Of Odo-Owa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abubakar Abdulraheem     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Salihu S. Yaru     Ben Duntoye     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Wale Oladepo     Azeez Salawu     Samuel Adaramola     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Ilorin International Airport     Chief Of Staff     Oyelere Oyinloye     Oko Erin     Forgo Battery     Ibrahim Bio     Kaiama     Oke-Kura     Saad Omo Iya     Osuwa     Adeleke Ogungbe     Olokoba     Samuel Adedoyin     Solomon Edojah     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Surajudeen Akanbi     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Moremi High School     Babaloja-General     Babajide Ajayi     Tafida Of Kaiama     Isiaka Oniwa     COVID-19 Palliatives     Shettima     Share-Tsaragi     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Abubakar Suleiman     Elerin Of Adanla     Sam Okaula     Bukola Ajikobi     Mashood Dauda     Public Holiday     Kwara State Government     Borgu     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Oko-Olowo     Dairo Kunle Paul     Ebola     Isiaka Yusuf     Sunset Workers     Reuben Paraje     Arandun     Afonja     Ayinde Oki     Afolayan     Kwabes     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Yekeen Alabi     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Smart School     Bola Magaji     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Jide Ashonibare     Magaji Are     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Arinola Lawal     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Baba-Isale     Femi Agbaje     Abdulrasaq Alaro     John Dara     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Kwara State University Of Education     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Basit Olatunji