2024-07-05

Governor AbdulRasaq Declares Monday Work-Free for Hijra, Congratulates Muslims
According to a news report from the Kwara State Government Facebook Page, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has declared Monday, 8 July 2024, a public holiday in commemoration of the new Hijrah Year, Muharram 1446. ...

Stakeholders Praise President Tinubu for Ambitious Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway Project
According to a news report from the Kwara State Government Facebook Page, stakeholders across Kwara and Niger States have lauded President Bola Tinubu for the bold initiative to construct the 1000-kilometre Sokoto-Bada...

Police arrest 125 suspects in Imo as NSCDC nabs 3 in Kwara
According to a news report from Business Day, the Commissioner of Police for Imo State Command, Aboki Danjuma, has announced the arrest of over 125 suspects for various offences following weeks of raids on criminal hid...

NSE President Calls Energy Sector the Backbone of Nigeria's Economy
According to a news report from Royal News, the National President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Margaret Aina Oguntala, has emphasised that the energy sector is the backbone of any thriving economy...

Senator Saliu Mustapha Advocates Broader Consultation on State Police in Nigeria
According to a news report from Voice of Nigeria, Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central senatorial district, has called for more extensive consultations on the desirability of introducing state police in N...

Honourable Moshood Adeleke Foundation Hosts Unity Football Tournament
According to a news report from Daily Trust, the Honourable Moshood Adeleke Foundation (HMA) has organised a unity football competition for youths in Kwara State. The tournament saw Ijaabo FC emerge victorious ...

2024-07-04

Nigerians Spend 65% Of Salaries On Food – UN
According to a news report from Leadership, the United Nations (UN) has described as unacceptable the statistical data showing that Nigerians spend over 65 percent of their salaries on food, compared to five to six per...

Ilorin Emirate Lauds IEYDA's Publicity Secretary for Exemplary Community Development Efforts
According to a news report from Leadership, residents of the Ilorin Emirate in the five local government areas of Kwara State—namely Ilorin West, Ilorin East, Ilorin South, Moro, and Asa—have commended Alhaji Muhammad ...

KWASU Chosen for ICT Experience Centres Pilot Programme
According to a news report from Leadership, Kwara State University (KWASU) in Malete has been selected as one of the six pilot universities for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Office of the First La...

PDP Questions KWSIEC's Readiness for Kwara Local Government Election
According to a news report from Daily Trust, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has expressed scepticism about the readiness of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) to conduct local ...

NOA Kwara to Mobilise Residents for Upcoming Local Government Elections
According to a news report from Voice of Nigeria, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Kwara State has declared its readiness to mobilise residents to participate actively in the forthcoming local government electi...

Ministry of Environment Clears Illegal Dumpsite to Combat Cholera Threat
According to a news report from Daily Trust, the Kwara State Ministry of Environment has evacuated the illegal dumpsite along Akerebiata-Abattoir Bridge in Ilorin East LGA. During the exercise, the Commissioner...

KWAYORG Inspects Progress at Kwara State University's Osi Campus
According to a news report from Punch, on June 30, 2024, a team of selected executives from the Kwara South Youth Development Organisation (KWAYORG) conducted an inspection visit to the ongoing projects at Kwara State ...

Kwara Varsity Sanctions Student for Making Offensive Skits
According to a news report from Punch, the management of Kwara State University, Malete, has disabled the portal of a male student allegedly involved in a skit where he was seen making inappropriate contact with female...

2024-07-03

Governor AbdulRazaq Approves First Ever GDP Calculation for Kwara State Since 1967
According to a news report from the Kwara State Ministry of Communications X handle, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved an exercise to compute and compile the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Kwara State for t...

Governor AbdulRazaq Donates ?5 Million to Equip University of Ilorin's Centre for Ilorin Studies
According to a news report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has donated five million Naira to the Centre for Ilorin Studies (CILS) at the University of Ilorin. The...

Governor Abdulrazaq Lauds NYSC as Crucial to National Unity
According to a news report from Nigerian Tribune, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has described the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as a vital belt for the unity of Nigeria. Speaking during t...

NSCDC Kwara Command Apprehends Suspects Involved in Theft and Burglary
According to a news report from The Nation, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara Command announced on Tuesday the apprehension of three suspects allegedly involved in various criminal activities, ...

Kwara State Begins Reconstruction of Patigi Regatta Motel to Boost Tourism
According to a news report from This Day, the Kwara State Government has commenced the reconstruction of the long-abandoned Patigi Regatta Motel in Patigi town, marking a new frontier in the state's aggressive tourism ...

2nd Batch of Kwara Pilgrims Return Safely from Holy Land
According to a news report from Voice of Nigeria, the second batch of pilgrims from Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, who performed this year's pilgrimage to the Holy Land have safely returned to Ilorin, the state's ...

2024-07-02

ASUP Federal Polytechnic Offa Decries Deplorable State of Institution
According to a news report from the Daily Post, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) at Federal Polytechnic Offa has strongly condemned the current deplorable state of the institution. In a statement...

Prof. Abdulrasheed Na'Allah Hands Over University of Abuja Leadership to Prof. Aisha Maikudi
According to a news report from Punch, Professor Abdulrasheed Na'Allah handed over the leadership of the University of Abuja to the acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Aisha Maikudi, on Monday. Na'Allah, who was ...

Nonprofit Trains Kwara Students on Digital Citizenship and Online Safety
According to a news report from Nigerian Tribune, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to creating a safer online environment for children has trained students across 25 public and private schools in Kwara State on digit...

Emir of Ilorin Praised for Sponsoring Education his Trumpeter from Primary School to PhD
Murtala Abdulraheem, one of the trumpeters of the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari has lauded the royal father who sponsored his education from Primary School to PhD at the university. Abdulraheem, t...

Power Outages and Water Shortages Plague Unilorin Ahead of Exams
According to a news report from Daily Trust, the University of Il?rin (Unilorin) in Kwara State is experiencing significant power failures and water scarcity just days before students are set to begin their semester ex...

Kwara Youths Receive Free Training in Horticulture and Landscaping from NDE
According to a news report from Nigerian Tribune, twenty unemployed youths in Kwara State have received free training in horticulture, hard and soft landscaping, and other skills from the state branch of the National D...

Kwara Governor Launches Fourth Phase of NG-CARES Initiative, Targets 600,000 Beneficiaries
According to a news report from Business Day, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has launched the distribution of the fourth phase of the agricultural and infrastructural assets initiative under the Nigeria...