2024-08-09

Kwara State Labour Union Praises Governor for Swift Action on Minimum Wage Committee
According to a news report from Voice of Nigeria, the Labour movement in Kwara State, located in North Central Nigeria, has commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for promptly establishing and inaugurating the tripa...

Don Raises Alarm Over AI Threats To Students' Academic Performance
According to a news report from Daily Trust, Professor Abdulwahab Olanrewaju Issa, a lecturer in Library and Information Science at the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) and a visiting professor at Kwara State University...

NSCDC Kwara State Command Reports 159 Gender-Based Violence Cases in One Year
According to a news report from Daily Post, the Gender Unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has announced that it has received 159 reports of gender-based violence in the s...

Federal Government Inaugurates N613 Million Erosion Control Project in Kwara State
According to a news report from Blueprint, the federal government has inaugurated and handed over a N613 million erosion control project in the Patigi local government area of Kwara state, marking the end of the commun...

Governor Abdulrazaq Encourages Female Civil Servants to Take Full Advantage of Six-Month Maternity Leave
According to a news report from Voice of Nigeria, Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has urged female civil servants to make the most of the six-month maternity leave approved by the state government to brea...

KWIRS Denies Using Discriminatory Policy in Tax Assessment and Collection
According to a news report from The ICIR, the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) has denied using discriminatory policies in the assessment and collection of personal income tax. The ICIR's investigat...

Kwara State House of Assembly Raises 2024 Budget By N217.1bn
According to a news report from Leadership, the Kwara State House of Assembly has approved a supplementary budget of N509,889,985,435.90 for the state government. This move increases the original 2024 budget of...

Kwara State Polytechnic Reaps Success with 25 Tonnes of Maize Harvest
According to a news report from Punch, the Kwara State Polytechnic has successfully harvested 25 tonnes of maize from its farm, with an estimated value of N30 million based on a market survey. This bountiful ha...

2024-08-08

NIRSAL Empowers over 2,000 Farmers in Four States
According to a news report from This Day, the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has successfully completed a mid-year training program designed to enhance the capabilities of...

Agricultural Firm Launches Partnership with Kwara State to Boost Soybean Production
According to a news report from The Sun, Amo Byng Nig Limited, a farm specializing in the production of poultry feed and concentrates, has embarked on a groundbreaking partnership with the Kwara state government to enh...

Kwara State Governor Presents N1m Cash Award to Student for WAEC Excellence
According to a news report from Leadership, Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has honored Shalom Adesina with a cash award of one million naira for his exceptional performance in the 2023 West African Examina...

2024-08-07

NOA Director-General Warns Against Return of Fuel Subsidy, Citing Poverty Concerns
According to a news report from Informant247, Lanre Issa-Onilu, the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), has spoken out against the reinstatement of fuel subsidy, arguing that it would exacerbate ...

Kwara Speaker Congratulate Re-elected NUJ Chairman and Council Members
According to a news report from Voice of Nigeria, the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, and the Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Saliu ...

Scholarship Opportunity for STEM Programmes at Summit University, Offa
Summit University, Offa, is offering full and partial scholarships for selected bachelor's degree programmes in STEM fields relevant to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. These scholarships, tenable only at Summit Univ...

2024-08-06

Expert Cautions Kwara Youth Against Internet Addiction
According to a news report from Punch, Dr. Abdulkarim Oloyede, the Acting Director of the Center for Research Development and In-house Training at the University of Ilorin, has issued a caution to young people about th...

NSCDC Reports No Security Breaches in Kwara State Amidst Nationwide Hunger Protest
According to City & Crime, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara State has stated that it has not recorded any security breaches in connection with the ongoing nationwide hunger protest, whi...

Man Arraigned Over Theft Of Engine Oil, 72 Motorcycle Tubes
According to a news report from Daily Trust, a 35-year-old man, AbdulYekeen Babatunde, who resides in the Baboko area of Ilorin, has been brought before the court on charges of shop/housebreaking and theft. The...

Common Entrance Exam: Stop Extorting Pupils, Kwara Govt Warns Teachers
According to a news report from Daily Trust, the Kwara State government has issued a warning to principals, head teachers, and pupils to steer clear of any form of examination malpractice during the upcoming Common Ent...

Kwara State Launches Free Summer Coding Classes for Public Secondary School Students
According to a news report from Punch, the Kwara State Government has initiated a free summer coding class programme for students of public secondary schools across the state. Kayode Ishola, Governor AbdulRahma...

New FRSC Sector Commander Takes Charge in Kwara State, Vows to Reduce Road Traffic Fatalities
According to a news report from Royal News, the Kwara State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has welcomed a new Sector Commander, CC MA Irekeola. Upon his arrival, Irekeola was greeted by ...

Kwara PDP To KWSIEC: Obey Court Order On LG Poll
According to a news report from New Telegraph, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has issued a stern caution to the state Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC). It implored the electoral body to conf...

Kwara United to Face Ikorodu City in Lagos Friendly as Part of Season Preparations
According to news report from The Nation, Kwara United will continue their preparations for the 2024-25 season with a friendly match against Ikorodu City at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos today. In a press...