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2020-11-07
Kwara Gov celebrates quintessential statesman LAK Jimoh at 80
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated elder statesman and historian Alhaji L'Aziz Jimoh on his 80th birthday anniversary. "On behalf of the government and people of Kwara State, I felicita...
Police welfare should be top priority now: Kwara Gov
· To fix water facilities in barracks A major takeaway from the recent developments in the country is a need to build a stronger and more viable policing system that prioritises the welfare of officers and men of ...
KWST Govt Vows to Uphold Polio-Free Status
The Kwara State Government says it will not rest on its oars in maintaining the state's polio-free status. Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq stated this today at the flag-off ceremony of the November Sub-National Im...

2020-11-06
Late Olusin served his people diligently: Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the people of Ijara-Isin in Isin local government area of the state over the passing of their monarch Oba Omoniyi Banigbe Atobatele Oyebimpe II. "Th...
Party without internal democracy can't form good government - SAN
A legal luminary, Yusuf Ali, has said any political party whose internal democratic mechanism is not credible cannot form a transparent government. Ali made this observation on Wednesday in Ilorin while deliver...
Ile Arugbo: Saraki asks judge to withdraw from case
Counsels to the late Kwara State political icon, Dr Olusola Saraki, in the disputed land (Ile Arugbo), on Thursday, urged the presiding judge handling the matter at a Kwara State High Court, Justice Abiodun Adebara, to ...
Kwara warns varsities, polys, others against illegal fees
The Kwara State Government has warned heads of state-owned tertiary institutions to desist from self-imposed levy, under the guise of Internally Generated Revenue that would amount to the exploitation of their st...
Kwara to spend N7.15bn to fix basic schools
The Kwara State Government has said it will spend the sum of N7,15bn grant received from the Universal Basic Education Commission to fix basic schools in the state. The state Commissioner for Education and Huma...

2020-11-05
Seven years after blacklist, Kwara gets UBEC grants to fix schools
Kwara State Government has received N7,151,142,190 grants from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), the first time since 2013 when the state was blacklisted from the national scheme. According to th...
Assembly approves N243.5m for Kwara COVID-19 spending
The Kwara State House of Assembly has granted approval to a request by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, to spend N243,555,880.00 received as COVID-19 donations for the procurement of medical equipment and const...
Kwara: Collapsed drainage cuts off residents from llorin
The collapsed drainage system has cut off Sawmill and Okoerin residents in llorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State from other communities in the state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) corresponden...
Kwara records 4 new cases of COVID-19
The Kwara government says that the state has recorded four new COVID-19 cases, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and Spokesman for Technical Co...

2020-11-04
KWSG HOLDS ROUNDTABLE DIALOGUE TO FORESTALL FUTURE OCCURENCES OF YOUTHS' RESTIVENESS
The Kwara State Government, through the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, today gathered youths, civil society organisations, non-govermental organisations and students across the state to dialogue on what shoul...
Insecticide Treated Nets for All Households in Kwara
The dream of all households in Kwara State to benefit from the year 2020 Free Distribution of Long lasting insecticide-treated Nets will become a reality in the next few days. A Malaria Health Expert, Dr. John Ocho...
Remarks by His Excellency the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the 2020 Press Week of the Correspondents' Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists
Remarks by His Excellency the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the 2020 Press Week of the Correspondents' Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kwara State Council, on November 4, 2020 in Ilorin, Kwara State. ...
Kwara Gov hails Owolewa's victory in US polls
.Commends KSANG for support Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Democrat Oye Owolewa on his victory as a shadow US Representative for Washington DC, describing his emergence as a pride to ...
Anaesthetists relocating, Nigeria has 5 functioning radiotherapy centres
A Consultant Anaesthetist and Palliative Care Clinician, Isreal Kolawole has alerted that many of his workmates are leaving Nigeria. Kolawole urged the Federal Government to save the medical sector from brain drain....
EU to support flooded communities in Nigeria
The European Union has said it will provide €80,000 (N35.5 million) in emergency humanitarian funding to assist flood victims in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Union i...
Buhari's poverty alleviation, job creation programmes best in Nigerian history - Lai Mohammed
President Muhammadu Buhari's several initiatives targeted at jobs for the youths and alleviating poverty among women and vulnerable groups remain the best in the history of the country. The Minister of Informat...
Kwara govt, Dangote foundation to give N150 million grant to 15,000 rural women
The government of Kwara State, in partnership with Dangote Foundation, is set to disburse N150 million grant to 15,000 rural women in Kwara. Kayode Oyin-Zubair, the Senior Special Assistant on Community Interve...
Why drugs are expensive in Nigeria - Kwara NMA chief
Dr Adedayo Aderibigbe, Vice Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association, Kwara chapter, has blamed the high cost of drugs in the country on importation levies. Aderibigbe stated this in an interview with the News Agency of...
Kwara Assembly seeks implementation of Security Fund law
The Kwara House of Assembly on Tuesday called on the state government to implement the state's Security Trust Fund Act to cater for security-related problems that might crop up in any part of the state. ...
Aisha Buhari charges Kwara Women on their health status
Women have been reminded of the importance of their health to the development of their children. First Lady of Nigeria, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari made the call at an advocacy event at Ilorin , Kwara State on T...

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