2023-11-09

Kwara Inaugurates Technical Committee On L-PRES Project
The Kwara State Government has inaugurated the Technical Committee on Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES). The committee, among others, is expected to provide technical backstopping for the S...

Aremu, DG MINILS Canvasses for Wage-led Reform
…Hails 8-Point Renewed Hope Agenda on Living Wage As the nation grapples with the wage-related labour disputes in some states, the Director- General of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, (MIN...

Yahoo Yahoo: Concerns as Nigerian Higher Institutions Witness Surge in Internet Scams among Students
Higher institutions, such as universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in Nigeria, are increasingly becoming breeding grounds for youths engaged in advanced fee fraud, commonly known as “Yahoo Yahoo.” ...

Minister Pledges Collaboration With Commission On Census
Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation is to collaborate with the National Population Commission (NPC) to produce accurate census data in order to actualise the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Pre...

Association Urges Teachers To Shun Partisan Politics
All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) has advised school principals in the country to steer clear of partisan politics in the interest of quality educational development. The pr...

Kwara United will be ready for Shooting Stars clash – Coach Dogo
Kwara United head coach, Kabiru Dogo, is optimistic that the team will adequately prepare for the matchday eight clash against Shooting Stars. Dogo said the team will work on the lapses in their away defeat aga...

Court Jails Two Fraudsters For N22 Million Fraud in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, November 6, 2023 secured the conviction and sentencing of Tijani Quadri Olasunkanmi and Soneye Basit Abiodun before Justice Adeb...

Saraki offers free business training for women in Kwara
Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation, in partnership with a non-profit organization, WimBiz, has planned a one-day women entrepreneurial training programme for Kwara State women. A statement by the Press Officer o...

Uninterrupted Power: How KWASU community development team transformed Faculty of Engineering staff room
In a remarkable initiative led by a dedicated team of academic staff, the Kwara State University (KWASU) has witnessed a significant transformation in the Faculty of Engineering's staff room. This project, tagg...

9-man Kwara Football Academy clinch sliver trophy at CAF African Schools Football Qualifiers in Abuja
Gallant Kwara Football Academy team earlier on Wednesday lost 5-4 on penalties to Enugu team in the final of this year's National Schools Footbal Championship. The competition which also doubles as CAF African ...

Car stolen in Kaduna recovered by NSCDC Kwara command
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has recovered a car stolen in Kaduna State. Commandant Umar J.G. Mohammed on Wednesday handed over the recovered stolen vehicle, w...

Gov. AbdulRazaq charges corps members to be patriotic, discipline
•As NYSC swears in Batch 'C' Stream I Corpers in Kwara. Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday enjoined the newly sworn-in Youth Corps members to be patriotic and conduct themselves well during t...

Kwara's Chief of Staff Mahe assumes duty, harps on hard work, cooperation to succeed
•Hails Gov AbdulRazaq for his trust in him. The new Chief of Staff to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, Prince AbdulKadir Aliyu Mahe, on Wednesday charged the staff of Government House to remain in...

Punch is forgiven its error on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
A report in the Punch newspaper listing Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq among some purported absentee Governors is a faux pas, which we deem to be one of t...

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...