2023-02-13

International Aviation College seeks FG's duty waiver on spares
The Rector of the Kwara State -owned International Aviation College (IAC), Ilorin, Captain Okatahi Yakubu, has solicitated for more Federal Government support for the institution through grants or subventions to fully ...

Ogun, Oyo, Kwara farmers differ on NiMET's prediction of early rain in 2023
Farmers across the states of Ogun, Oyo and Kwara have reacted differently to the prediction of early rainfall in 2023 by the Nigeria Metrological Agency (NiMET). The farmers, through their associations, express...

Kwara Falcons Win Louis Edem Men's Invitational Basketball Championship
The Kwara Falcons of Ilorin continued its dominance in the basketball arena in Nigeria as they beat Ghana's Spintex Knights of Accra 65-57 to clinch the Louis Edem Men's Basketball Invitational Championship trophy, at ...

Hijrah To Kwara: Ignore Distractions On Hijab
The Hijrah Organisation of Nigeria has charged Nigerians, especially the Muslim community, to have a change of attitude towards the next general election by coming out to vote massively. The organisation stated...

Kwara Gov't To Focus On Agro Processing In Isin Community
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has promised that his administration will focus on agro processing in the coming years to deepen government's investment in agriculture. According to him, the go...

Kwara State: PDP Senatorial Candidate Promises Pro-Workers Policies
Ahead of the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for 25th February, 2023, the senatorial candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) for Kwara Central, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has vowed to adv...

Kwara Government Warns Against Indiscriminate Charges On NECO Registration`
The Kwara State Government in North-Central Nigeria, has vowed to sanction any principal that collects above the approved examination fees by the State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development as the state g...

2023-02-12

Kwara fire service averts another major fire disaster at Federal Secretariat in Ilorin
The Kwara State Fire Service, on Saturday prevented another manor fire disaster at the Federal Secretariat in Ilorin, the state capital. The Federal Secretariat Fate road ilorin metropolis, is located in the il...

Late Night Fire Consumes N56.8m Property In Kwara
A late night fire outbreak in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Saturday, destroyed property worth N56.8 million. The incident occurred at MM filling station, Ayegbami junction, Sobi Specialist Hospital road, Ala...

Ease Of Doing Business: 250 Tech Ecosystem Builders Brainstorm In Ilorin
In furtherance of its efforts to bring about employment opportunities for the teeming unemployed youths, Kwara State government last weekend assembled 250 tech ecosystem builders from across Nigeria to develop ideas a...

2023-02-11

Kwara NUJ calls for end to hardship over naira swap, fuel crises
Kwara State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called on the Federal government to urgently find solution to the lingering fuel scarcity and new naira swap crises presently confronting Nigerian citiz...

Kwara Police Lift Ban On Rallies, Processions
Kwara State Police Command has lifted the ban it earlier imposed on rallies and processions in the State. The spokesman of the State Police Command, Okasanmi Ajayi, announced this in a statement in Ilorin, the ...

2023-02-10

Nigeria Pillar Of Sports Pledges Robust Support To Sports Reporting In Kwara
Pillar of Sports in Nigeria, Chief Donatus Agu-Ejidike JP, has pledged a robust partnership and sponsorship to sports writers in Kwara State. The business man philanthropist made this new pledge while meeting S...

Naira scarcity: Residents lament as banks shut down operations in Kwara
Residents of Kwara state have continued to lament the hardship posed by scarcity of naira notes, just as some commercial banks in the State have closed to customers since Wednesday. Some residents, who spoke wi...

Kwara State Ex-Governor Drums Support For AA, Tinubu
The former Military Governor of Kwara State, Chief Salaudeen Adebola Aliyu Latinwo, has expressed his support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the second te...

2023 Presidency: Kwara SDP Reps Candidate Backs APC's Tinubu
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) House of Representatives candidate for Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun federal constituency of Kwara State, Prince Saheed Popoola, has expressed his support for the presidential candidate of the Al...

Kwara fire service saves school from fire disaster
Kwara State Fire Service, on Thursday averted what could have resulted in a major fire disaster at the Government Secondary School, (GSS) located at Oke Agberu behind Area Command Nigeria Police Force, Omu-Aran, in Ire...

Kwara gov okays palliatives for vulnerable groups to cushion fuel, cash crisis
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved palliatives for vulnerable groups in the state to cushion the effects of ongoing fuel and naira scarcity in the country. The measure will include cash ...

Naira Crisis: Kwara Offers Free Buses
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved free bus rides for students, pensioners and other vulnerable groups to cushion the effects of the lingering fuel and naira scarcity on the people. The ...

Kwara sets up task force on fuel scarcity, currency swap
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, on Thursday, held an emergency security council meeting to design strategies to maintain law and order amid biting fuel scarcity and currency swap challenge. A ta...