2023-08-31

30,775 Successfully Registered as Kwara Students' Online Portal Registration for Fuel Subsidy Removal Palliative Closed Midnight 30th
Beneficiaries to expect credit alerts after verification At the close of online students' portal registration for fuel subsidy removal palliative for tertiary institutions students of Kwara State origin, a total o...

Kwara: NYSC takes free medical outreach to Tsaragi community
On Tuesday, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kwara State flagged off the 2023 third phase of its free medical outreach under the Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) programme in Tsaragi, Edu local gov...

NSCDC arrests 2 in Kwara for alleged rape of minors
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspects for allegedly raping a 15-year-old and 17-year-old girls. While Idowu Yahaya ,39, a private security guard at Gaa Akanbi area in Ilo...

2023-08-30

Teacher, security guard paraded for rape in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has paraded two persons for allegedly raping a number of teenage girls. The duo, Idowu Yahaya, 39, and John Balogun, 49, allegedly...

Kwara Begins Distribution of 250,000 Bags of Rice Palliatives in First Phase
The Kwara State Government Wednesday flagged off the distribution of rice palliatives to the most vulnerable persons in the state, with the committee saying it would share at least 250,000 10kg bags in the first phase....

2023-08-29

Kwara Governor Appoints KWASSIP Acting GM
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has appointed Dr. Toyin Olayinka Tejidini, a university lecturer, as the new Acting General Manager of the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP). Tejidini,...

Kwara Governor Names Pioneer MD of Kwara Garment Factory
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has appointed a United Kingdom-trained administrator Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji as the pioneer Managing Director of the Kwara Garment Factory Ltd, one of the signature projects o...

Farmers laud Olam Agri's contribution to N210bn fish market
Fish farmers in Nigeria have lauded Olam Agri for the recent improvement in productivity levels in the fishing sector valued at N210 billion in the first half of 2023. The farmers have attributed some of the pro...

Military Regime Has Under Developed West Africa– MINILS DG
The Director General, Michael Imoudu National Insitute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Comrade Isa Aremu, says military regime has under developed West Africa and had never proven to be better alternative to democracy in ...

Organisation Urges Palliatives Sharing Committees To Be Honest
The Hijrah Organisation of Nigeria has urged those saddled with the responsibility of distributing the Nigerian government palliatives to honestly render the assignments to those affected without fear of intimidation o...

Fake drugs: Kwara PSN partners with NAFDAC, PCN
The Kwara branch of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) says it will collaborate with the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to reduce fake and substandard drugs in the state. ...

Tinubu stops unofficial officials from joining Nigeria's UNGA delegation
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to freeze the processing of visas for all government officials seeking to travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly without pr...

APC Youths Leaders Appeal to Tinubu to Cede Youth Minister to Kwara
All Progressives Congress(APC) youths leaders in Kwara state at the weekend appealed to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to cede the yet to be nominated minister of youth to the state in the spirit of justice and equity....

UNILORIN emerges African debating champion
The University of Ilorin has emerged as the winner of the maiden edition of the Africa Youth Trade Debate organised by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The management of the institution, wh...

120 Retired, Serving Military Generals to Converge on Ilorin for 3rd Golf Tour/Kitty Tourney
No fewer than 120 retired and serving military generals will on Thursday converged on the ancient town of Ilorin, Kwara State for the 3rd Golf &; Tour Kitty Group tournament. The event will hold from 31 ...

Agric ministry, Kwara trains cassava farmers on resilient practices
No fewer than 50 farmers and extension agents have been trained and empowered in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria on resilient practices in cassava production. The training, sponsored by the Federal Ministry o...

Kwara CP declares man who threatened traditionalists wanted terrorist
Kwara State Police Commissioner, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, has declared one Salam Ayodeji, who allegedly threatened traditionalists in Ilorin, as a terrorist who is wanted by the state Police command. She gave th...

Seven Kwara communities groan over 18-month blackout
Residents of no fewer than seven Communities in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State are groaning over incessant power blackout which has affected the area for more than 18 months. The affected commu...

2023-08-28

Kwara Govt equips Offa General Hospital with modern lab machines
•To deploy more doctors, nurses to facility The Kwara State Government has equipped the General Hospital in Offa with modern laboratory machines. The new machines were delivered to the health facility b...

Agricultural investment: Recovering Nigeria's missed opportunity, By Abubakar Adamu
On 1 March, 2017, the prospect of a groundbreaking agricultural investment of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria was met with enthusiasm and hope. The proposed Agric City in Kwara State, envisioned by the Saudi Investment Company...

Police 'Arrogance' Against Citizens Increasing — AIG
The police have lamented the incivility of its officers against members of the public, saying the trend is rising. To this end, the police command said plans were underway to weed out recruits with a high tenden...

Valiant FC Announce Partnership With Kwara Football Academy In Bid To Discover, Promote Grassroots Talent
Valiant FC has today announced a ground-breaking partnership with Kwara Football Academy as both parties revealed that they have signed a Memorandum of Association to discover and develop grassroots talents. The...

FG Urged To Move NOA To Presidency For Optimal Efficiency
The Federal Government has been called upon to move the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to the Office of the President (Presidency) from the information Ministry to ensure optimal efficiency. The call was made...

AbdulRazaq celebrates Kwara boy, Ololade, with 9 As in WASSCE result
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has congratulated Master Adesina Ololade, a Kwara student who recently scored As (excellent) in all the nine subjects he wrote in the West African Senior Secondary School Examinatio...

Kwara community Oke-Oyi laments 18-month electricity blackout
Ahmed Seriki, the chairman of Oke-Oyi community development association of Ilorin East LGA in Kwara, has called on Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to restore to electricity to the area after 18 months o...

Kwara gov mourns Army major killed by bandits in Niger ambush
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the Nigerian Army and people of Eruku in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state over the death of Major Segun Oni, who was killed in an anti-banditry...

66,000 pupils seek Junior secondary schools admission in Kwara — Official
No fewer than 66,055 Primary Six Pupils sat for the Common Entrance (Placement) Examination into Junior Secondary School(JSS1) Classes in Kwara when the schools opened for the 2023/2024 in September this year. A...