2021-03-03

KWSG Inaugurates Special Probe Panel on Gana/Ganmo Chieftaincy Tussle
The Kwara State Government has inaugurated a special probe panel to look into the remote and immediate causes of the Gana/Ganmo chieftaincy tussle and make recommendations on peaceful resolution of the age-long chieftainc...

Kwara, Oyo meet on security, economic issues
Kwara state government Tuesday led a delegation of state officials, traditional rulers, and security commanders to Ibadan for a joint security meeting with his Oyo State counterpart and top officials of the southwestern s...

Kwara Women Farmers Ask For Specific Budgetary Provision
Kwara State government has been asked to make specific budgetary provision for smallholder women farmers in subsequent budgets in the state. Presenting findings and recommendations of the budget committee of the ...

Fulani Association warns members against negative acts as herders flock to Kwara
The Fulani Community Association in Kwara has advised its members to avoid negative tendencies capable of undermining the peaceful coexistence of the state. The caution followed the recent trooping of more catt...

2021-03-02

ABDULRAZAQ's SPORTS PROJECTS WILL BRING FAME, REVENUE TO KWARA - SPORTS PERM. SECT
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, Bar. (Mrs.) Iyabo Funke Banire, has described the execution of various sports projects the administration of Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is embarking ...

KWSG COMMENCES FREE CATARACT OPERATION FOR INDIGENT
The second round of the Free Eye Care intervention of the Kwara State Government under the leadership of Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq commenced today at General Hospital, Kaiama. Speaking to a group of journalists...

Blocked road: Normalcy returns to Jebba road after military intervention
Business operators in Kwara and neighbouring states have heaved a sigh of relief as free movement of goods and traffic has been achieved after some hoodlums reportedly blocked the Ilorin-Jebba expressway at the weekend. ...

Empower traditional rulers to fight insecurity menace in Nigeria, Kwara monarch tells FG
In view of the worrisome cases of insecurity in Nigeria, a traditional ruler, Oba Abdulwhab Abiodun-Oyeyemi, the Alatanda of Atanda community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State has called on the federal, sta...

Boost Almajiri pupils in Kwara
Kwara State and other states in the North have the highest number of out-of-school kids. A group of women in Kwara are helping to get Almajiri into the classroom, writes USMAN ALIYU UNESCO FACTS •One in every fiv...

Olympic Merseille Chief Scout arrives Ilorin for 1st Governor AA Talent Hunt
Olympic Merseille of France Chief Scout for Africa, Omar Sciola, has arrived Ilorin for the First Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq's (AA) Talent Hunt football programme. Sciola touched down in Ilorin some minutes p...

2021-03-01

UNILORIN student attacked while reading in lecture hall, hospitalised
A student of the University of Ilorin, Ajibola Olamide, has been attacked while reading in one of the school's lecture rooms. The incident occurred at about 7:30pm on Saturday. According to the school's De...

UNILORIN appoints first professor of Mass Communication
A former Head of the Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Communication and Information Science at the University of Ilorin, Adesina Azeez, has been promoted to the position of a professor. The promotion ...

NPFL ROUNDUP: Kwara United back on top, Katsina United drawn into relegation dogfight
Kwara United are back on top of the NPFL standings after a 1-0 home win over Warri Wolves, while Katsina United have been drawn into the relegation dogfight following the loss at Lobi Stars and Abia Warriors win over Wikk...

2021-02-27

Kwara releases cutoffs for teachers' recruitment
Kwara State Government has released the cutoffs for the ongoing teachers' recruitment exercise at the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM). A total of 40,652 ap...

Kwara vaccinates children, women against tetanus
Kwara State Government on Saturday began a second round of Maternal Neonatal Tetanus Elimination programme across the 10 identified high risk local government areas of the State. "This is taking place in designate...