2024-05-23

FG Approves Import Duty Waiver on CNG Vehicles, Kits
According to a news report from the Nigerian Tribune, the federal government has announced a game-changing initiative to promote cleaner and more cost-effective transportation. In a move aimed at accelerating the adopt...

Kwara State University Secures Approval for 13 New Programmes from NUC
According to a news report from the Nigerian Tribune, Kwara State University (KWASU) has received a significant boost with the approval of 13 new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes by the National Universities C...

Ilorin Emirate Durbar Committee Celebrates Emir's Appointment as Chancellor of New University
According to a news report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), The Ilorin Emirate Durbar Committee has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on ...

Kwara Assembly to Institutionalise Ilorin Emirate Grand Durbar
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Engineer Yakubu Danladi Salihu, has assured that the House will pass relevant laws to institutionalise the annual Ilorin Emirate Grand Durbar. The Speaker state...

Kwara Commissioners Present Achievements as Governor Marks Second Term Milestone
According to a news report from Voice of Nigeria, In the past eighteen months, commissioners in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, have begun presenting their ministries' achievements. This initiative is part of the a...

NIPSS Participants Praise Kwara Governor for Advancing Digital Economy and Youth Empowerment
According to a news report from Voice of Nigeria, Participants of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 46 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos, Plateau State, have commended Gove...

Experts Research Climate Adaptation for Kwara's Rural Communities
Geographers and urban planners are conducting research to help rural dwellers in Kwara State adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and heatwaves. Researchers from the University of Lagos (UNILAG),...

2024-05-22

Ilorin Indigenes Should Own 70% of New Oja-Titun Shops, Urges IEDPU
According to a news report from the IEDPU Facebook Page, The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), the umbrella socio-cultural organisation for the people of Ilorin Emirate, has urged the Ilorin West Lo...

Governor AbdulRazaq Enhances Kwara Hospitals with New Medical Equipment
According to a news report from the Kwara State Government X handle, Kwara State Governor AbdulRazaq has procured ultrasound machines and electrophoresis machines for several state-owned hospitals. These purcha...

NDLEA Kwara State Command Arrests 31 for Alleged Drug Offences, Seizes 270kg of Drugs
According to a news report from the Daily Post, Operatives of the Kwara State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 31 suspects for alleged drug-related offences. The command...

Pro-Democracy Group Targets 100% Electricity Access
A pro-democracy group, Kwara Must Change, has set an ambitious target to make Kwara State the first in Nigeria to achieve 100 per cent electricity access. The group highlighted that, given the ongoing efforts t...

Two-Year-Old, 11 Market Women Rescued from Kidnappers
According to a news report from Channels, A two-year-old child was among 12 individuals rescued from a kidnappers' den by a combined team of security personnel in Kwara State on Monday. Eleven market women, who...

FRSC Issues Stern Warning to Kwara Truck Drivers Over Roadside Parking
According to a news report from News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Command in Kwara has issued a warning to truck drivers in the state to cease parking their vehicles by the roads...

Educational Institute Coordinator Arrested for Alleged Sexual Molestation
According to a news report from Punch, The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Ayoola Sunday, the coordinator of an educational institute, for allegedly sexually molesting two admission seekers at hi...

President Federation Cup: Warri Wolves target Kwara United scalp in Enugu
According to a news report from the Daily Post, Warri Wolves head coach, Austin Johnny, is determined to orchestrate an upset in the President Federation Cup Round of 32 match against Kwara United. The Seasider...

2024-05-21

NOA Director General Links National Security to Integrated Marketing Communication
According to News report from the NOA website, The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has emphasised the connection between national security and integrated marketing co...

Grand Kadi Urges Wealthy Individuals to Avoid Oppression
According to News report from Blueprint, The Grand Kadi of Kwara State Sharia Court of Appeal, Justice Abdullateef Kamaldeen, has urged influential individuals in society to use their wealth with caution. He ad...

Kwara Government Probes 21-Year Salary Non-Payment to Jebba Monarch
According to News report from Punch, The Kwara State Government is investigating the non-payment of salaries and emoluments to Oba Abdulkadir Adebara, the Oba of Jebba, in Moro Local Government Area, for the past 21 ye...

Ilorin Emirate and Monarchs Collaborate with Security Agencies to End Cultist Violence
According to news reports from Leadership, Disturbed by the rise in suspected secret cult activities in Ilorin, Kwara State, stakeholders including the Ilorin Emirate Security Council, security agencies, and the Nation...

Displaced Traders Appeal for Government Aid Following Demolitions
According to News report from Daily Trust, Traders impacted by the ongoing demolition of structures in strategic locations across Ilorin metropolis in Kwara State have appealed to the government for assistance to help ...

Physicians Society Urge Governor Abdulrasaq to Reduce Taxes on Private Medical Practitioners
According to News report from Punch,The Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria (SOFPON), Kwara State chapter, has appealed to Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq to reduce the substantial tax imposed on private medical p...

Kwara, Ekiti Governors Urged to Resolve Obbo Aiyegunle and Eda Oniyo Crisis
The National President of the Obbo-Aiyegunle Descendants Union of Kwara State, Enoch Ade Ogun, has called on the governors of Kwara and Ekiti to address the ongoing communal dispute between the people of Obbo Aiyegunle...

2024-05-20

Kwara Government Establishes 15-Member Farm Inputs Distribution Committee
According to a news report from the Kwara State Government X Handle, the Kwara State Government has formed a 15-member committee to oversee the distribution of farm inputs to genuine farmers within the state. T...

KWASSIP Releases Applications Link for Kwapreneur 5.0
The Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP) is excited to announce that the application portal for Kwapreneur 5.0 will be released today. Under the leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, this initiati...

Kwara State to Vaccinate 311,000 Girls Against HPV
According to News report from Punch, the Kwara State Government has finalised plans to vaccinate 311,000 girls, aged nine to 14, against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer. Dr Michael...

Kwara Inaugural Flight for 2024 Muslim Pilgrimage Rescheduled to 21st May
According to News report from Voice of Nigeria, the Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Board has announced that the inaugural flight for the 2024 Muslim pilgrimage has been rescheduled to Tuesday, 21st May. This chang...

President Tinubu Mourns the Passing of Elemona of Ilemona
According to News report from PmNewsnigeria, President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the family of the late Oba Yusuf Omokanye Oyekanmi, the Elemona of Ilemona in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State...

Ilorin Leadership Symposium to Award Over ?3 Million to 20 SMEs
According to News report from Vanguard, the SOT brand, in collaboration with Limitless Leadership Eversion, is set to award more than ?3 million to at least 20 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at the upcoming Ilorin...

Kwara State Government to Sanction Health Workers Over Misconduct
According to News report from Daily Post, the Kwara State government has pledged to take action against health workers involved in professional misconduct within the state's health sector. This announcement wa...

Security Forces Intervene in Ekiti-Kwara Land Dispute
According to News report from Punch, the Ekiti State Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, announced on Sunday that soldiers, police, and Amotekun corps operatives have been deployed to address the ongoing l...