2024-03-31

Kola Oyawoye named Adviser Education Infrastructure to Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Mohammed Onikola Oyawoye as an Adviser on Education Infrastructure. Oyawoye, a son of the first professor of geology in Africa Jamiu Mosobalaje and a for...

2024-03-30

Kwara Female Lawmaker Wants NDLEA Act Amended
A female and youngest member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon Rukayyat Shittu, has urged the National Assembly to amend the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency's (NDLEA) Act to include all other drugs and sub...

Kwara Commissioner of Works, Transport Inspects Road, Fly-Over Bridge Projects
Abdulquawiy Olododo, the overseeing Commissioner of the State Ministry of Works and Transport, conducted an on-site inspection of the ongoing dualisation of the Folawiyo Unity Road and the construction of the Unity Fly...

Kwara Ex-Deputy Governor, Kisira Dies at 74
A former Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Peter Kisira is dead. He was aged 74. Kisira whose death was confirmed by the state government in a statement signed by the governor's Chief Press Secretary, Raf...

2024-03-29

Easter: Take 30 Minutes Rest After Every 4-hour Drive, FRSC tells Motorists
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara state Command, Commander Stephen Dawulung, has advised motorists travelling across the state for this year's Easter celebrations to avoid night journeys an...

Easter: FRSC Deploys 856 Personnel in Kwara
Sector commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara state command, Stephen Dawulung, has confirmed the deployment of 856 personnel (officers and marshals), for the Easter special patrol operations scheduled to co...

Kwara Smart City Project: 23 Communities Reject Acquisition Of Farmlands
No fewer than 23 communities in the Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State have rejected plan by the state government to acquire their lands for the Smart City project. The communities, under the aeg...

Easter: Kwara Gov Urges Christians to Promote Unity
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has appealed to Christians in the country to seize the Easter celebration to renew their faith in God and unite for national and collective growth. The governor, in...

2024-03-28

Gov. AbdulRazaq to Make Kwara Stand Out Through SAPZ Project - Agric Commissioner
•Initiative Proves Gov's Vision Great-SPC The Kwara State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Oloruntoyosi Thomas, has said that the State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, will make ...

Kwara Monthly Sanitation Exercise Holds Saturday
This is to inform members of the public that the modified sanitation exercise for this month will come up on Saturday, 30th March, 2024 starting from seven to nine o'clock (7:00 am to 9:00 am) in the morning. R...

Offa Stadium For Reconstruction
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has directed the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to re-appraise the facilities at Offa Stadium and make recommendations for their reconstruction. “This is...

NGO Empowers 100 Women with Digital Skills in Kwara
After completing a four-month intensive digital skills training programme, a non-profit organisation, Webfala Digital Skills for All Initiative (WDSfaI), has graduated 100 women fellows under its first SafeHer programm...

Kwara Govt Reacts To Medical Certificate Racketeering Report, Moves To Arrest Culprits
In the ongoing battle against fraud and unethical practices, the Kwara State Ministry of Health has intensified efforts to safeguard the integrity of medical certificates and counter fraudulent practices in the state. ...

Kwara NSCDC Deploys 3,300 Officers for Easter Celebrations
The Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Umar Mohammed, has ordered the deployment of 3,300 personnel across various locations in the state for this year's Easter celebrations....

Kwara Gov's CPS Ajakaye Emerges 'NIPR Distinguished Spokesperson'
The chief press secretary (CPS) to Kwara State governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Wednesday, emerged the distinguished spokesperson in political communication at the National Spokespersons Awards 2024 of the Nigerian Institut...