2023-11-08

36 Govs To Meet Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation Chief On Partnerships For National Growth
The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has announced that it will host a meeting with the President of Global Growth and Opportunities at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Rodger Voorhies, on November 15, 2023....

Why Naira Redesign Policy Caught Nigerians Unaware — NDIC
Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) on Tuesday said the Naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) early in the year caught a lot of Nigerians unaware because of the poor saving culture of the...

Harmony Golf Tourney Tees-Off Nov 11 In Ilorin
A total of 150 golfers are expected to tee-off the second edition of the Harmony Open tournament on Saturday, November 11 at the Ilorin Golf Club. The two day event, which is under the auspices of the Ilorin Go...

Over 400 Unilorin Students Support Kwara Communities On Health, Agriculture
About 470 Community-Based Experience and Service (COBES) students of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), have supported their host communities with farming, health and teaching materials. ...

Stepping Stone College, Ilorin Emerges Winner of 2023 Tax Club Quiz Contest in Kwara
Stepping Stone College, Agbabiaka, Ilorin, has won the grand prize of N2.5 million in the just concluded 2023 Tax Club Quiz Competition in Kwara. The event, organised by the Kwara State Internal Revenue ...

Kwara Government Takes Open Defecation To Grassroots
The Kwara State Government, North Central, Nigeria has taken the campaign against open defecation to the grassroots level with a view to eradicating it across the state. The State Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi ...

Kwara customs command generated N5 billion in five months: Comptroller
The Customs Area Controller, Kwara State Command, Comptroller Kehinde Ilesanmi, has said the service generated N5 billion between June and October 2023. Mr Ilesanmi spoke on Tuesday in Ilorin during a news conf...

Kwara fire service recovers dead boy from well
The Kwara State Fire Service said that it had recovered the body of a seven-year-old boy identified as Abdul-Haayi from a domestic well in the Akerebiata area, Ilorin in Ilorin East Local Government Area of the state. ...

2023-11-07

Cervical Cancer: Nigeria Governors' Wives Committed to Tackling Barriers, Upscaling HPV Vaccination in the Country
Wives of Nigerian governors have expressed their commitment and determination to intensify advocacy and awareness efforts regarding the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in order to address the resistance being encou...

Babies With Tight-Fitting Footwear Risk Deformities- Paediatricians
Paediatricians have advised mothers against wearing tight-fitted footwear for babies, warning that such footwear could cause serious damage to their fragile toes that could result in deformities. The physicians who spo...

Rivers Hoopers Beat Kwara Falcons, Extend Winning Streak To Six Games
Rivers Hoopers dismantled arch-rivals Kwara Falcons 83-56 in their second game of the Atlantic Conference 8 of the Nigeria Premier Basketball League on Tuesday in Akure, reports BSNSports.com.ng. Michael Oriakh...

Kwara governor lauds NYSC on national cohesion
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State lauded the role of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in promoting national cohesion. He affirmed that the NYSC is the only government project that has developed a vi...

Kwara Gov flags off 2023 PWASH Programmes
•Takes Campaign Against Open Defecation To Grassroot Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has taken the campaign against open defecation to the grassroots to eradicate it across the state. The Gove...

2023-11-06

Saraki Inaugurates Technical School In Bayelsa
A former President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has inaugurated a new technical college built by the administration of Governor Douye Diri at Swali Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. ...

Subsidy: Nigerians Face Difficulty In Accessing Food Items – Expert
Prof. Abdulazeez Lawal of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management of University of Ilorin, Unilorin, has submitted that removal of fuel subsidy and floating of the exchange rate has made many Niger...

NOA To Unveil National Value Charter For Nigerians Soon — Issa-Onilu
The newly appointed director-general of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, has said that the agency would unveil a relatable national value charter for Nigerians in due course. Issa-Onilu,...

EVC opens new office, unveils Sola Rahman as brand ambassador
The management of one of the leading real estate firms in Kwara State, Experience Vision Creations, has announced that the firm is opening its new headquarters in Ilorin, the capital city of the state. This was...

UNILORIN VC, Egbewole, seeks fortification of varsity's security architecture
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, has called for collective action to fortify the security architecture of the university. Making the appeal in Ilorin at a meet...

Sultan, Emir Of Ilorin, Others Pray For Nigeria At Usman Danfodiyo Lecture
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Mohammed Saad Abubakar and the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, were among eminent personaliti...

Kwara Community Decries Deplorable Roads
Residents of Maya Ile-Apa Ward in Ilorin East LGA of Kwara State have appealed to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to come to their aid by rehabilitating their roads. In a statement on Sunday signed by its Chair...

UNILORIN students reconstruct Kwara borehole
400 level students of the Adult Education Department of the University of Ilorin have reconstructed the abandoned borehole serving the Tanke Oke-Odo community of Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara. The...

2023-11-05

Speaker seeks support for Kwara gov on culture, tourism
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Salihu-Danladi, has urged the people of the state to support the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, in his quest to make the state economically viable with cultur...