2024-01-09

No University in Nigeria has Adequate Professors – Fountain University VC
The Vice-Chancellor of Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun state, Professor Olayinka Kareem, has disclosed that Universities in Nigeria have no adequate numbers of professors required to serve in the system. This...

Unilorin VC Urges Students to Participate in Evaluation of Lecturers
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof Wahab Egbewole, has called on students of the institution to participate actively in the forthcoming students' evaluation of staff. Egbewole made the call on Mo...

Unilorin Spends N1.3bn on Electricity Annually – VC
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, says the institution expends about N1.3bn annually on electricity, in spite of its financial challenges. The vice chancellor disclosed thi...

Kwara Boosts Primary Healthcare Service Delivery with World Bank IMPACT Project Funds
Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA) has given an update on the funds utilisation of the World Bank Immunisation Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IM...

10 Die, Others Injured in Olooru – Okoolowo Auto Crash
At least 10 people, including a male child have reportedly died in an accident that occurred in the early hours of Monday on the Olooru – Okoolowo express road, Ilorin, Kwara state. Ten other passengers were al...

Kwara: We're Yet To Receive Federal Govt Palliatives – NASS Members
Members of the National Assembly from Kwara State yesterday said that they were yet to receive the federal government food palliatives. The federal lawmakers made this clarification in a statement jointly signe...

2024-01-08

Kwara: Lawmaker To Support NDLEA Fight Against Drug Abuse
A member of the House of Representatives for Edu/Moro/Patigi Federal Constituency in Kwara State North Central Nigeria, Ahmed Adamu Saba, has spoken of his readiness to support the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ...

Kwara United Will Bounce Back – Coach Dogo
Kwara United technical adviser, Kabiru Dogo believes that his team will bounce back from their recent struggles. The Harmony Boys suffered another major blow with a 2-0 defeat against Lobi Stars at home on Sund...

Kwara Warns Against Indiscriminate Dumping Of Refuse
The Commissioner for Environment in Kwara State, Mallam Shehu Ndanusa Usman, has charged youths in the state to join hands with the present administration to sustain a clean and hygienic environment, devoid of epidemic...

6 Years After Offa Robbery, Residents Express Concern Over 'Delay' In Trial
Residents of Offa in Kwara State have expressed concern over the 'delay' of trial of the suspects arrested in connection with the Offa robbery incident six years after. They called on the government to expedite...

Kwara Recorded 503 Deaths, Crashes In 2023 – FRSC
The Kwara State sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Stephen Dawulung, has stated that the command recorded 503 deaths and crashes in 2023. Dawulung disclosed this in an appraisal of the ac...

Kwara's First Attorney General Dies at 81
Kwara State's first Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Alhaji Alarape Salman (SAN), is dead. Salman died on Sunday in Ilorin at the age of 81 years. The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman ...

Professionals Want Kwara Varsity Of Education In Igbomina
Igbomina Professionals Association (IPA) has called on Kwara State government to cite the proposed Kwara State University of Education in Igbomina land. Igbomina land is a section of Kwara South comprising Ifel...

2024-01-07

Unilorin Debunks Report on Fake Professors
The Management of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State has said that the list of fake professors allegedly attributed to be working in the institution was not known to the university. The University in a press...

Kwara Rep Member Tasks Tinubu For Funding To Boost Rice Production in His Constituency
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Edu /Moro /Patigi of Kwara state, Hon Saba Ahmed Adam has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to support his constituency with funding and the required technical bac...

Kwara State To Pass 2024 Appropriation Bill After Legislative Scrutiny
The Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, North Central Nigeria, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says the 2024 appropriation bill will be passed into law by Lawmakers, after the ongoing thorough legislative scrutiny. ...

Kwara PDP Demands Lawmakers' Explanations Over FG's Rice Intervention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has asked the nine members of the National Assembly from Kwara State to speak out on the federal government's rice intervention intended for distribution to their vario...

2024-01-06

NUC List of Fake Professors: UNILORIN Management Sets the Record Straight
The management of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, has strongly denied a list of 11 alleged fake professors purportedly affiliated with the institution, which was recently circulated on social media, as reported ...

Kwara State's First SAN, Dr Aliyu Alarape Salman, Passes Away
According to reports, Dr Aliyu Alarape Salman, the first Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) from Kwara State and a life member of the Body of Benchers, has passed away, as reported by Solacebase. The renowned lawyer died...