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2023-05-21
Nigeria Computer Society Inaugurates Kwara State New Executives Council
The National leadership of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has formally inaugurated a new Executive Council for the Kwara State Branch of the Society. The ceremony which held on Monday 15th May, 2023 saw Engineer ...
Driving Change: Summit University, Offa and NSPRI Unite to Combat Post-Harvest Loss and Revolutionize Sweet Potato Preservation
Summit University, Offa (SUN, Offa) has steadily positioned itself as a research-driven and innovation-promoting institution, fostering a culture of academic excellence and cutting-edge discoveries. This recent visit t...

2023-05-19
FG appoints Raji-Mustapha as Director-General, National Productivity Centre
The Federal Government has appointed Dr Nasir Olaitan Raji-Mustapha as the Director General of the National Productivity Centre (NPC). Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige presented the letter of appoi...
Nigerian Army Education Corps Holds 2023 Conference in Ilorin
The Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC) has organised Combined First and Second Quarter Conference 2023. ROYAL NEWS reports that the Corps Commander Education (CCE), Major General Bello Tsoho, declared the even...
Safer Air Transportation-Aviation experts converge at Ilorin
Stakeholders in the Aviation sector have converged at Ilorin, Kwara state capital to update their knowledge about how to mitigate or even reduce to the barest minimum the impacts of bird and wildlife hazards and ensure...
One killed, three injured in lone accident in Kwara
One person was killed and three others injured in a lone fatal accident in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The accident which occurred on Tuesday at Wariko along Lafiagi road before Gbugbu village, cla...
Kwara Government Distributes Improved Seeds, Fertilizers To Farmers
The Kwara State Government North Central Nigeria has distributed improved seeds and fertilizers to farmers in the 16 Local Government Areas of the state to cushion the challenges of food security in the state. T...
KWARA COURT JAILS TWO "YAHOO" BOYS IN ILORIN
Justice Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin has sentenced two persons to six months imprisonment for offences bordering on internet fraud. The convicts are; Jamiu Ishola Lekan from Ilorin South L...
6 Jailed Over Refuse In Kwara
A Mobile Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has sentenced six people comprising men and women to two weeks' imprisonment for flouting environmental law. The offenders were brought before Magistrat...

2023-05-18
Kwara North demands full-time minister in Tinubu's administration
People of Kwara North senatorial district of Kwara state, under the aegis of the Coalition of Kwara North Groups (CKNG), have demanded for a full-time minister to be chosen from the zone by the incoming administration ...
Kwara Wins NGF Healthcare Delivery Award
Kwara State has been rated the best state in basic healthcare delivery in the entire North-central region, beating Abuja the Federal Capital Territory and other North-central states, to clinch the first position. ...
Kwara, Ekiti elections tribunal calls for support
The Governorship, National and State Houses of Assembly election petition tribunal for Kwara and Ekiti States has commenced sitting in Ilorin, with a plea to parties to cooperate. Chairman of the three-man panel...
Kwara police begin manhunt as kidnappers abduct three, kill one
A five-man gang of suspected kidnappers on Tuesday evening reportedly killed one person and abducted three others on Ijara-Isanlu Isin Road in the Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. One of the kidnapped ...
French Cultural Attaché Commends Gov. AbdulRazaq on Various Laudable Projects
The Cultural Attaché of Ambassador De France Au Nigeria (Cooperation & Cultural Affairs), Ms. Emmanuelle Harang, has commended the Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on his leadership acumen, evide...
PRESS RELEASE: KWASU GAINS 8 MORE PROFESSORIAL CADRE STAFF
The Governing Council of Kwara State University, Malete has approved the promotion of eight of its staff to the professorial cadre. The ratification was given at the 65th Regular Meeting of the Governing Counc...
Experts urge healthy living, improved education on hypertension
About one-third of adult Nigerians are living with hypertension, with only half of them aware of their status. Less than twenty per cent of those with hypertension, who are on medication, have their blood pressure cont...
Bricklayers identify causes of building collapse
Members of the Nigeria Bricklaying Association (NBA), an umbrella body of artisans in the bricklaying profession on Wednesday identified some factors causing incessant building collapse in the country. Speaking ...
Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission: REC Calls For Integrity
The Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mallam Attahiru Madami, has urged members of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) to discharge their duties with all sense of integrity, hone...
Kwara FA inaugurates Electoral, Appeal Committees
The Chairman of Kwara Football Association, Malam Idris Musa, has inaugurated the Electoral and Appeals Committees ahead of the state's FA Board Election, tentatively slated for June 13, in Kaiama, the headquarters of ...

2023-05-17
Kwara govt. cabinet members get commendations as tenure ends
Kwara State Executive Council on Tuesday held its valedictory meeting, with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq commending the cabinet members for their great contributions to the success of the administration in the last ...
Kwara Court Jails Graphics Designer for Romance Scam
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction of one Muhammed Awal for presenting and representing himself as a white woman to defraud unsuspecting victims....
We need Fed Govt presence in Kwara, APC chieftain urges Tinubu
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Chief Wole Oke, has implored President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make the state feel the impact of the Federal Government under his administration....
Kwara State Governor Holds Valedictory Meeting With Cabinet Members
The Kwara State Executive Council has held its valedictory meeting, with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq commending the cabinet members for their great contributions to the success of the administration in the last fou...
One killed, scores missing as kidnappers attack Kwara community
Kwara State police command has confirmed that one person was killed and another person declared missing in an attack by suspected kidnappers in Isin Local Government Area on Tuesday. The spokesman of the command...
Kwara Gov Dissolves Cabinet Ahead Of May 29
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has dissolved the state executive council. At a valedictory function held on Tuesday at the Government House, the governor thanked members for their contributions t...
KW-HMB trains General Hospital Ilorin staff on quality service
The Kwara State Hospitals Management Board (KW-HMB) has trained staff of the General Hospital Ilorin to ensure quality and better service delivery. The training which took place on May 12 was coordinated by th...

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