News Headlines
2012-02-16
Mass Failure: Kwara cuts N80m NECO grants
The Kwara Government says the mass failure recorded by the Senior Secondary School III students in the mock examination has compelled it to cut down its grant on the payment of National Examination Council (NECO) examinat...
The Kwara Government says the mass failure recorded by the Senior Secondary School III students in the mock examination has compelled it to cut down its grant on the payment of National Examination Council (NECO) examinat...
Kwara sacks 600 teachers over alleged illegal employment
THE Kwara Government has disengaged 600 primary and junior secondary school teachers over alleged appointment irregularities. The teachers, who were employed in the last one year, ...
THE Kwara Government has disengaged 600 primary and junior secondary school teachers over alleged appointment irregularities. The teachers, who were employed in the last one year, ...
Man Nabbed With Fresh Human Foetus
A 32-year-old man, Abiodun Ibrahim, was on Wednesday remanded in prison by an Ilorin Magistrates\' Court court for culpable homicide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused was arrested while...
A 32-year-old man, Abiodun Ibrahim, was on Wednesday remanded in prison by an Ilorin Magistrates\' Court court for culpable homicide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused was arrested while...
Saraki tasks politicians on service
Senator, representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has urged political leaders to ensure the delivery of dividends of democracy to the electorate. Saraki, who purchased 1,225 registrati...
Senator, representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has urged political leaders to ensure the delivery of dividends of democracy to the electorate. Saraki, who purchased 1,225 registrati...
Weeds take over Asa dam river in Kwara
Four communities in the three senatorial districts of Kwara State, namely Imoji in Oke Ero, Afon in Asa, Alalubosa in Ilorin East and Ambalia in Moro Local Government areas have been invaded by aquatic weeds. T...
Four communities in the three senatorial districts of Kwara State, namely Imoji in Oke Ero, Afon in Asa, Alalubosa in Ilorin East and Ambalia in Moro Local Government areas have been invaded by aquatic weeds. T...
Kwara v CJ: Supreme Court Rules Tomorrow
The Supreme Court will tomorrow deliver its judgment in the case filed by the Kwara State Chief Judge, Justice Raliat Elelu-Habeeb, challenging the propriety of her removal from office. It would be recalled tha...
The Supreme Court will tomorrow deliver its judgment in the case filed by the Kwara State Chief Judge, Justice Raliat Elelu-Habeeb, challenging the propriety of her removal from office. It would be recalled tha...
2012-02-15
Kwara Partners America’s Cornell University for Agriculture Master Plan
The Kwara State is partnering with Cornell University, New York to launch a Master plan for the state’s agricultural modernisation which will form the basis of the administration’s plan to drive economic development u...
The Kwara State is partnering with Cornell University, New York to launch a Master plan for the state’s agricultural modernisation which will form the basis of the administration’s plan to drive economic development u...
Kwara Partners America\'s Cornell University for Agriculture Master Plan
The Kwara State is partnering with Cornell University, New York to launch a 5-year Master plan for the state\'s agricultural modernisation which will form the basis of the administration\'s plan to drive economic deve...
The Kwara State is partnering with Cornell University, New York to launch a 5-year Master plan for the state\'s agricultural modernisation which will form the basis of the administration\'s plan to drive economic deve...
Tribute to Kwara ACN
Mr. GBENDA OLADEJIwrote from South-East, London. THIS is a tribute to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the sun sets on the party in Kwara State. As a Nigerian living in England, I have a keen interest in wh...
Mr. GBENDA OLADEJIwrote from South-East, London. THIS is a tribute to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the sun sets on the party in Kwara State. As a Nigerian living in England, I have a keen interest in wh...
School heads jittery over performance rule in Kwara
Principals and vice principals in public schools in Kwara state are now jittery following a decision by the state\'s Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development to tie their promotion to the success of their pu...
Principals and vice principals in public schools in Kwara state are now jittery following a decision by the state\'s Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development to tie their promotion to the success of their pu...
MultiChoice Takes Stock of Project
An instructor at Government High school, Adeta, Ilorin, Kwara State, Mrs. Omotayo Abiodun Buraimoh, teaching with the educational bouquet donated by MultiChoice Nigeria, during an assessment tour of the project...
An instructor at Government High school, Adeta, Ilorin, Kwara State, Mrs. Omotayo Abiodun Buraimoh, teaching with the educational bouquet donated by MultiChoice Nigeria, during an assessment tour of the project...
Retirement age: ASUU draws battle with UNILORIN
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is challenging the management of the University of Ilorin\'s (UNILORIN\'s) claim that it mooted the idea of retiring university professors at 70. ASUU\'s po...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is challenging the management of the University of Ilorin\'s (UNILORIN\'s) claim that it mooted the idea of retiring university professors at 70. ASUU\'s po...
IPMAN suspends strike
The Independent and Major Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Ilorin branch, has suspended its two-day strike, which almost paralysed commercial activities in the state. In a statement in I...
The Independent and Major Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Ilorin branch, has suspended its two-day strike, which almost paralysed commercial activities in the state. In a statement in I...
Towards ensuring affordable housing for all
Housing is one of the basic needs and major problems of man. To help in overcoming this challenge, federal and state governments usually have some interventions. Biola Azeez looks at the hous...
Housing is one of the basic needs and major problems of man. To help in overcoming this challenge, federal and state governments usually have some interventions. Biola Azeez looks at the hous...
2012-02-14
IPMAN suspends strike
The Independent and Major Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Ilorin branch, has suspended its two day strike which almost paralyzed commercial activities in the state. In a statement in Ilorin, ...
The Independent and Major Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Ilorin branch, has suspended its two day strike which almost paralyzed commercial activities in the state. In a statement in Ilorin, ...
Bukola Saraki To Give Out JAMB/UTME Form For Applicants
Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has purchased 1225 forms for JAMB/UTME applicants throughout the State. The gesture which is part of the Education Support Scheme of the Senator who represents Kwara Central Senatorial di...
Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has purchased 1225 forms for JAMB/UTME applicants throughout the State. The gesture which is part of the Education Support Scheme of the Senator who represents Kwara Central Senatorial di...
VC Tasks FG On Local Technology
The Vice-Chancellor, Kwara State University, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na\'alah, has urged the Federal Government to develop the nation\'s technology in line with its culture. He told newsmen in Ilorin yes...
The Vice-Chancellor, Kwara State University, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na\'alah, has urged the Federal Government to develop the nation\'s technology in line with its culture. He told newsmen in Ilorin yes...
Road project or death trap in Ilorin?
by Iyanda Ismael and Alatise Taofeeq Government policies all over the world are supposed to bring succour and relief to its citizenry. But when these same policies become a source of discomfort to the populace, th...
by Iyanda Ismael and Alatise Taofeeq Government policies all over the world are supposed to bring succour and relief to its citizenry. But when these same policies become a source of discomfort to the populace, th...
Lecturer makes case for adolescent education
A lecturer in the Department of Counsellor Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Prof. Alfred Adegoke, has urged the federal and state ministries of education as well as local government c...
A lecturer in the Department of Counsellor Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Prof. Alfred Adegoke, has urged the federal and state ministries of education as well as local government c...
Lack of means is the bane of other parties in Kwara - Abdulkadir Oba Aluko
Abdulkadir Oba Aluko, a member of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Kwara State, said parties not in power should play their role of objectively criticising government. He told ABIODUN FAGBEMI in Ilo...
Abdulkadir Oba Aluko, a member of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Kwara State, said parties not in power should play their role of objectively criticising government. He told ABIODUN FAGBEMI in Ilo...
Long Queues Return To Ilorin, As IPMAN Begins Strike
Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State, made good their threat to embark on strike. All the filling stations owned by IPMAN members ...
Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State, made good their threat to embark on strike. All the filling stations owned by IPMAN members ...
145 Civil Servants Caught With False Ages In Kwara
Over 145 civil servants in Kwara State have been discovered to have understated their ages in order to remain in the service longer than the law stipulates. The state\'s Head of Service, Alhaji Dabarako Mohamme...
Over 145 civil servants in Kwara State have been discovered to have understated their ages in order to remain in the service longer than the law stipulates. The state\'s Head of Service, Alhaji Dabarako Mohamme...
2012-02-13
Kwara introduces performance contract
As part of efforts to reform the Civil Service and position it for effective service delivery, the Kwara State Government has adopted a new concept of evaluation, the Performance Contract aim specifically at monitoring an...
As part of efforts to reform the Civil Service and position it for effective service delivery, the Kwara State Government has adopted a new concept of evaluation, the Performance Contract aim specifically at monitoring an...
Disputed land leads to wanton distruction
The scene looked like a typical Boko Haram attack. Those who know the St. Peter\'s Anglican Cathedral Church, Iloffa, Kwara State, would hardly recognise it. Bedlam was the name inside the church. Shattered win...
The scene looked like a typical Boko Haram attack. Those who know the St. Peter\'s Anglican Cathedral Church, Iloffa, Kwara State, would hardly recognise it. Bedlam was the name inside the church. Shattered win...
Fire guts storey building at Popo-Igbonna
A one-storey building has been gutted by fire at Igbonna\'s compound, Popo-Igbonna, Ilorin. It was gathered that the fire incident that occurred last Wednesday, destroyed properties worth several millions...
A one-storey building has been gutted by fire at Igbonna\'s compound, Popo-Igbonna, Ilorin. It was gathered that the fire incident that occurred last Wednesday, destroyed properties worth several millions...
Patigi community lauds Kwara gov over construction of road
People of Patigi constituency have lauded the present Kwara State government for embarking on the construction of Federal Government-owned Patigi-Paada road in Patigi Local Government Area of the state. Speakin...
People of Patigi constituency have lauded the present Kwara State government for embarking on the construction of Federal Government-owned Patigi-Paada road in Patigi Local Government Area of the state. Speakin...
Boko Haram menace has political undertone, says Oyedepo
The President of Living Faith Church International, aka Winners\' Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, at the weekend said the insecurity caused by the Boko Harma sect is politically motivated. Addressing report...
The President of Living Faith Church International, aka Winners\' Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, at the weekend said the insecurity caused by the Boko Harma sect is politically motivated. Addressing report...
Aviation College commences operations
The International Aviation College, Ilorin (IAC), has commenced operations, just as it also began flight training for Standard Pilot I (SPI). The Aviation College, which commenced flight training with 12 pione...
The International Aviation College, Ilorin (IAC), has commenced operations, just as it also began flight training for Standard Pilot I (SPI). The Aviation College, which commenced flight training with 12 pione...
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