2024-03-13

Kwara: No Fixed Date Yet for National Census
The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Kwarra, has disclosed that the commission is yet to be given a new date for the conduct of the national population and housing census. Speaking to...

Kwara State to Convert Three Colleges of Education to Varsities
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has sought the support of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, in its bid to upgrade three colleges of education in the state to universities. AbdulRazaq made ...

TETFund to Help Kwara on Conversion of Colleges of Education to Varsity
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has pledged to support the Kwara State Government in its efforts to convert the colleges of education in the state to universities of education. The Executive Secreta...

IBEDC: Kwara Govt. Calls for Improved Power Supply
The Kwara State Government has stressed the need for Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to improve the current service delivery. ROYAL NEWS reports that the move was in quest to ameliorate the stan...

2024-03-12

Kwara Gov names Engr. Shehu Umar Water Corporation GM
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Engr. Shehu Umar (MNSE) as the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the Kwara State Water Corporation. Engineer Umar, who was acting GM of th...

Tinubu to Governors: Pay Wage Award to your Workers
Payment of wage award to workers by state governments will bring big relief to a cross section of Nigerians, the President said yesterday. He challenged the governors to toe this path in collaboration with the ...

KW-IRS Assures Taxpayers Of Seamless Discharge Of Mandate
…applauds improved level of tax compliance in the state The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) has again assured taxpayers in the State of its commitment to seamless discharging of its mandate. ...

Ex-Unilorin VC Advises FG to Establish NDLEA Offices in Universities
A former vice-chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Shuaibu Oba AbdulRaheem, OFR, has advised the Federal Government to establish an outpost of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in higher ins...

Unilorin Student Wins N100,000 Essay Prize
Winner of the Honorable Justice Innocent Umezulike Annual National Essay Competition, Precious Onuabuchi of the University of Ilorin has won a cash prize of N100,000. A statement by the foundation said, 'The Ho...

Kwara State Governor Felicitates Muslims At Ramadan
The Kwara State Governor, North Central Nigeria, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has joined the Muslim community to welcome Ramadan, the ninth lunar month throughout which fast is prescribed for every healthy, adult Muslim. ...

Unilorin Commends Kwara Gov for Subsidised Transportation Initiative
The University of Ilorin has commended Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for the approval and release of three mass transit buses to aid the transportation of members of the institution's community, with a 50% fare reduc...

Kwara PDP Decries Non-conduct of LG Polls Since 2019
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decried the continued suffering of the people of the 16 local government councils of the state as the state has not conducted local government elections...

Kwara State Governor Inaugurates Multi Sectoral Committee On Food Security
The Kwara State Governor, North Central Nigeria, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated a multi-sectoral state working committee on food security. He urged them to work with all stakeholders to ensure that peop...

Chinese National Abducted in Kwara, Three Suspects Arrested
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged abduction of a Chinese national identified as Williams Zang. The vehicle used in the operation has been recovered as pol...

Police Hunt Kidnappers of Chinese in Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command said that it has commenced an investigation into the abduction of a Chinese national identified as Williams Zang, who was allegedly kidnapped in a hotel on the outskirts of Ilorin, the st...

2024-03-11

Three Kwara Naira Racketeers Jailed, Forfeit N1.3m
The Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced three persons to various jail terms for engaging in naira racketeering by selling the currency to make gains. The convicts, As...

Kwara Tops in Drug Use in Northcentral, Says NDLEA
Kwara State is taking the lead in drug and substance abuse among Northcentral states, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said. The agency said that the state has 13 percent, while Nasarawa and B...

Muslim League Holds Mock For 206 Pupils In Kwara
A total of 206 pupils from 14 Muslim schools have written the 2024 mock common entrance assessment examination in Kwara State. The examination was conducted by the League of Muslim Schools Proprietors Worldwide...

Kwara Gov Approves Bursary, Scholarship for Indigenes
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the disbursement of the 2023/2024 Bursary and 2022/2023 Scholarship Award to the state indigenes in tertiary institutions owned by state and federal governments...

2024-03-10

Bashir Badawiy Returns To Kwara United As General Manager
Experienced football administrator Bashir Badawiy has expressed his joy at returning to Kwara United as General Manager, marking a significant homecoming for the Ira-born leader. Badawiy had previously served w...

Kwara's N350 Billion Road Project Will Create Business Opportunities, Says Speaker
The Kwara State House of Assembly speaker, Yakubu Salihu, says the construction of the 130–kilometer Bode Saadu-Kaiama-Kosubosu road will enhance business opportunities between Kwara and neighboring states upon complet...

Why Kwara, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Kogi, Niger, Ekiti states Experienced Blackout – IBEDC
The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has explained factors that contributed to the current state of poor power supply in the affected franchise, which includes Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Kwara and pa...