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2013-01-18
Blame secondary schools for poor varsities’ products – Unilorin VC
Professor Abdul-Ganiyu Ambali is the 9th Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin. He stepped in at a time a university had recorded many feats among universities in the country and abroad, under his ...
Professor Abdul-Ganiyu Ambali is the 9th Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin. He stepped in at a time a university had recorded many feats among universities in the country and abroad, under his ...
ABS shop for trio's replacement
Nigeria Premier League (NPL) club, ABS FC, are currently in the transfer market to sign three players to replace three key men who left the team in the off-season. The trio of Bright Esieme, Andrew Abalogu and ...
Nigeria Premier League (NPL) club, ABS FC, are currently in the transfer market to sign three players to replace three key men who left the team in the off-season. The trio of Bright Esieme, Andrew Abalogu and ...
No despair for Tunde Sanni
Former Kwara United head coach, Tunde Sanni will now have to stay out of the limelight until the second stanza of the coming NPL season where he hopes to find a job with a top flight team. Sanni, who was at the helm o...
Former Kwara United head coach, Tunde Sanni will now have to stay out of the limelight until the second stanza of the coming NPL season where he hopes to find a job with a top flight team. Sanni, who was at the helm o...
DPR seals up 4 filling stations in Kwara
Ilorin - The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Thursday sealed up four filling stations in IIorin over alleged diversion of petroleum products and selling above the official pump price of N97 per litre of petrol....
Ilorin - The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Thursday sealed up four filling stations in IIorin over alleged diversion of petroleum products and selling above the official pump price of N97 per litre of petrol....
Kwara government pledges to construct rural roads in 2013
In a bid to drive Kwara State economy through agriculture, the State Government has reiterated its commitment to construct rural roads in order to enable free movement of input and output of farm products. The ...
In a bid to drive Kwara State economy through agriculture, the State Government has reiterated its commitment to construct rural roads in order to enable free movement of input and output of farm products. The ...
KWHA makes case for construction of Ifedapo road
The Kwara State House of Assembly has directed Ilorin West Local Government to forward a memo to the state government, stating her readiness to construct the road network within Ifedapo community of Ita-Alamu area, Ilorin...
The Kwara State House of Assembly has directed Ilorin West Local Government to forward a memo to the state government, stating her readiness to construct the road network within Ifedapo community of Ita-Alamu area, Ilorin...
Ambali charges new students
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has charged the new students of the university to work hard in order for them to excel. He gave the charge during the matriculation cer...
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has charged the new students of the university to work hard in order for them to excel. He gave the charge during the matriculation cer...
Four more schools shut in Asa
The Kwara State Government has decried the large number of illegal and substandard private schools operating in the state, as it again on Wednesday closed down four more schools in Asa Local Government Area of the state....
The Kwara State Government has decried the large number of illegal and substandard private schools operating in the state, as it again on Wednesday closed down four more schools in Asa Local Government Area of the state....
Ahmed at Sagaya’s mother Fidau
The kwara state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, former governor of Ondo state Olusegun Agagu, former Chief of Staff Presidency, General Abdullahi Muhammed Adangba were among the personalities that attended the fidau of...
The kwara state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, former governor of Ondo state Olusegun Agagu, former Chief of Staff Presidency, General Abdullahi Muhammed Adangba were among the personalities that attended the fidau of...
KWHA orders on Ilorin metro refuse
The Kwara State House of Assembly has ordered the state Ministry of Environment and Forestry to collaborate with relevant agencies to clear the refuse and bushes within Ilorin metropolis within three weeks It also ...
The Kwara State House of Assembly has ordered the state Ministry of Environment and Forestry to collaborate with relevant agencies to clear the refuse and bushes within Ilorin metropolis within three weeks It also ...
Vacancy: Provost at Kwara State College of Education
Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the below position: Job Title: Provost Duration: 5 years only Job Duties ...
Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the below position: Job Title: Provost Duration: 5 years only Job Duties ...
NYSC threatens to report schools with deficient graduates
National Youth Service Corps has threatened to report the schools with highly deficient graduates to the regulatory bodies for sanctions following poor quality graduates being registered by some schools for the sch...
National Youth Service Corps has threatened to report the schools with highly deficient graduates to the regulatory bodies for sanctions following poor quality graduates being registered by some schools for the sch...
KWSG to close 57 road medians in Ilorin
The Kwara State Government has approved closure of 57 medians in Ilorin metropolis to decongest traffic and enhance smooth passage by motorists and other road users. Government has also approved Obbo Road and Agbo-...
The Kwara State Government has approved closure of 57 medians in Ilorin metropolis to decongest traffic and enhance smooth passage by motorists and other road users. Government has also approved Obbo Road and Agbo-...
NAHCON Advert: Pilgrims who participated in Hajj or Umrah in the year 2012
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) placed a paid advertorial on page 35 of LEADERSHIP Friday, January 11, 2013, exactly a week ago, informing ‘pilgrims who participated in Hajj or Umrah in the year ...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) placed a paid advertorial on page 35 of LEADERSHIP Friday, January 11, 2013, exactly a week ago, informing ‘pilgrims who participated in Hajj or Umrah in the year ...
NYSC DG laments quality of Corps Members
DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Nnamdi Okore-Affia, Thursday lamented the quality of some of the present corps members, describing them as poor in English Language. He be...
DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Nnamdi Okore-Affia, Thursday lamented the quality of some of the present corps members, describing them as poor in English Language. He be...
2013-01-17
NUC Awards Unilorin and five other Universities
National Universities Commission (NUC) has awarded six Nigerian universities drawn from each geopolitical zone of the country for their high performance in the administration of their counseling centres. Direct...
National Universities Commission (NUC) has awarded six Nigerian universities drawn from each geopolitical zone of the country for their high performance in the administration of their counseling centres. Direct...
NNPC loses N190bn to pipeline vandalism
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation lost a total of N190bn to pipeline vandals between 2011 and 2012, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company Limited has said. Spokesma...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation lost a total of N190bn to pipeline vandals between 2011 and 2012, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company Limited has said. Spokesma...
Kwara Govt. Explains Why It Voted N1.4 Billion For Sports
The Kwara Government has said that expanding facilities and engaging more youths through sports informed its N1.4 billion vote for the sector in the budget. Hajia Rahmat Adeshina-Abaya, the Commissioner for Sports and ...
The Kwara Government has said that expanding facilities and engaging more youths through sports informed its N1.4 billion vote for the sector in the budget. Hajia Rahmat Adeshina-Abaya, the Commissioner for Sports and ...
NPA distributes relief materials to Niger, Kogi, Kwara flood camps
Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has in the past weeks provided relief materials for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in several states across the country. General Manager, Public Affairs of the NPA,...
Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has in the past weeks provided relief materials for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in several states across the country. General Manager, Public Affairs of the NPA,...
Kwara Assembly Seeks Review of Environmental Policy
Kwara State House of Assembly Wednesday urged the state government to review its environmental policy to ensure healthy living among the people. The lawmakers made the call in its resolution after adopting th...
Kwara State House of Assembly Wednesday urged the state government to review its environmental policy to ensure healthy living among the people. The lawmakers made the call in its resolution after adopting th...
NDLEA seizes 1,092.569kgs of drugs in Bauchi
THE Bauchi State Command of the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 1,092.569 kilograms of hard drugs comprising cannabis sativa and psychotropic substances in 2012, the Commander, Parah Julius Bawa...
THE Bauchi State Command of the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 1,092.569 kilograms of hard drugs comprising cannabis sativa and psychotropic substances in 2012, the Commander, Parah Julius Bawa...
Tax remittance: Kwara secures N56.7m via court
The Board of Internal Revenue, Kwara State, has secured a N56.7m judgment award from an Ilorin High Court, presided over by Justice Babatunde Garba against the Nigeria Stored Product and Research Insti...
The Board of Internal Revenue, Kwara State, has secured a N56.7m judgment award from an Ilorin High Court, presided over by Justice Babatunde Garba against the Nigeria Stored Product and Research Insti...
2013-01-16
Kwara PDP accuses CPC of mischief
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has described the allegation by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) that the Abdulfatah Ahmed administration's desire to boost the fleet of the Internat...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has described the allegation by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) that the Abdulfatah Ahmed administration's desire to boost the fleet of the Internat...
Kwara poly loses sensitive documents to early morning fire
Early morning fire Wednesday gutted Kwara state polytechnic, Ilorin. Sensitive documents, several splits air condition and furniture among others were lost to the fire inferno. Rector,Alh.Moshood Elelu who con...
Early morning fire Wednesday gutted Kwara state polytechnic, Ilorin. Sensitive documents, several splits air condition and furniture among others were lost to the fire inferno. Rector,Alh.Moshood Elelu who con...
Kwara PDP Supports Gov. Ahmed On Purchase Of Aircraft
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara is in support of the plan by Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed to purchase 15 additional aircraft for the state owned International Aviation College. The party's state Publicity Sec...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara is in support of the plan by Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed to purchase 15 additional aircraft for the state owned International Aviation College. The party's state Publicity Sec...
Kwara Govt. Inaugurates Committee On Land Encroachment
The Kwara Government has inaugurated a Site Board Committee to prevent cases of land encroachment in public schools across the state. Inaugurating the committee on Wednesday in Ilorin, Alhaji Saka Onimago, Comm...
The Kwara Government has inaugurated a Site Board Committee to prevent cases of land encroachment in public schools across the state. Inaugurating the committee on Wednesday in Ilorin, Alhaji Saka Onimago, Comm...
NDLEA Classifies Kwara As Hot Spot For Drug Trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kwara has classified the state as a hot spot for illicit drugs trafficking. The state Commander of NDLEA, Mr Segun Oke, made this known while addressing Journ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kwara has classified the state as a hot spot for illicit drugs trafficking. The state Commander of NDLEA, Mr Segun Oke, made this known while addressing Journ...
Why Savannah, SGBN are Yet to Get CBN's Loan
Inability of the embattled Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria (SGBN) and Savannah Bank of Nigeria to meet the credit terms of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has delayed the reopening of the two lenders for business, T...
Inability of the embattled Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria (SGBN) and Savannah Bank of Nigeria to meet the credit terms of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has delayed the reopening of the two lenders for business, T...
Picture News: Fire Incident at Kwara Poly
The Directorate of Student Services (DSS) of Kwara State Polytechnic burnt by an over-night fire. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. ...
The Directorate of Student Services (DSS) of Kwara State Polytechnic burnt by an over-night fire. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. ...
Offa Chairman Alleges Character Assassination by Dissolved Cabinet Members, PDP
Chairman of the ACN-controlled Offa Local Government Prince Saheed Popoola on Tuesday accused members of his dissolved cabinet of spreading falsehood against his person. The sacked cabinet members had s...
Chairman of the ACN-controlled Offa Local Government Prince Saheed Popoola on Tuesday accused members of his dissolved cabinet of spreading falsehood against his person. The sacked cabinet members had s...
Amoyo Community Commends Ahmed over Land Disposition
People of Amoyo community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have commended Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed-led administration for the appreciable level of understanding and tolerance which it had demonstrated ...
People of Amoyo community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have commended Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed-led administration for the appreciable level of understanding and tolerance which it had demonstrated ...
Kwara Shops for N24bn to Reconstruct Federal Roads
About N24bn is required for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of deplorable federal roads in Kwara State. The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, said the state government had made passionate app...
About N24bn is required for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of deplorable federal roads in Kwara State. The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, said the state government had made passionate app...
Empower Judiciary for Speedy Justice Delivery - Kwara CJ
Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Ayinla Bamigbola, has called for empowerment of the country's judiciary. Bamigbola, who spoke to our correspondent on Tuesday in Ilorin, said empowering the judiciary would h...
Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Ayinla Bamigbola, has called for empowerment of the country's judiciary. Bamigbola, who spoke to our correspondent on Tuesday in Ilorin, said empowering the judiciary would h...
Gun Factory: 'Kwara Community Won't Tolerate Lawlessness'
Following the reported discovery of a mini-gun factory in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, the community has said it would not allow any act of indiscipline and lawlessness. The Navy, last weeke...
Following the reported discovery of a mini-gun factory in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, the community has said it would not allow any act of indiscipline and lawlessness. The Navy, last weeke...
Housewife, 16-Yr-Old Docked over Kidnap of Toddler
A housewife, Abigael Popoola, and a student, Opeyemi Ibrahim, were on Tuesday charged before an Omu-Aran Upper Area Court in Kwara for allegedly kidnapping a two and a half year-old girl. Popoola and 16-yea...
A housewife, Abigael Popoola, and a student, Opeyemi Ibrahim, were on Tuesday charged before an Omu-Aran Upper Area Court in Kwara for allegedly kidnapping a two and a half year-old girl. Popoola and 16-yea...
Fuel Scarcity May Linger Till March - NUPENG •Condemns Activities of Oil Vandals
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has advised Nigerians to brace up for the worst fuel scarcity ever in the country, noting that the situation might linger till March. This is just...
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has advised Nigerians to brace up for the worst fuel scarcity ever in the country, noting that the situation might linger till March. This is just...
Kwara, CPC Bicker over Govt Plan to Buy 15 Aircraft
THE Kwara State chapter of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has criticised the state government for its planned procurement of additional aircraft for the College of Aviation, Ilorin. The state, under ...
THE Kwara State chapter of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has criticised the state government for its planned procurement of additional aircraft for the College of Aviation, Ilorin. The state, under ...
2013-01-15
UNILORIN Splits Faculties, Departments
The authority of the University of Ilorin has approved three new faculties and four Departments in accordance with Nigeria University Commission (NUC) requilemets Our correspondent learnt that the Senate at i...
The authority of the University of Ilorin has approved three new faculties and four Departments in accordance with Nigeria University Commission (NUC) requilemets Our correspondent learnt that the Senate at i...
PHCN Casual Workers Urge Govt to Regularise Their Appointment
The casual workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), across the country, have cried out to the Federal Government and other relevant authorities on their plight. In the same vein, some former workers ...
The casual workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), across the country, have cried out to the Federal Government and other relevant authorities on their plight. In the same vein, some former workers ...
We'll Revisit Proposal for NSA to Coordinate Anti-Terror Activities - Rep Ahmad
Barrister Ali Ahmad (Ph.D) (PDP, Kwara) is the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Justice. He spoke on the Anti-Terrorism Amendment Bill 2012 and what necessitated the alteration...
Barrister Ali Ahmad (Ph.D) (PDP, Kwara) is the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Justice. He spoke on the Anti-Terrorism Amendment Bill 2012 and what necessitated the alteration...
UNILORIN Admits 7,098 Out of 64,121 Candidates
The University of Ilorin on Monday matriculated only 7,098 under-graduates out of 64,121 candidates who obtained 200 scores and above in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and applied to the institution for...
The University of Ilorin on Monday matriculated only 7,098 under-graduates out of 64,121 candidates who obtained 200 scores and above in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and applied to the institution for...
University of Ilorin VC Threatens to Expel Cultists
Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, on Monday said he would expel any student affiliated with any cult group or unregistered organisation on the campus. Ambali said this durin...
Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, on Monday said he would expel any student affiliated with any cult group or unregistered organisation on the campus. Ambali said this durin...
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