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2020-11-27
Kwara Gov congratulates new SANs
·NAWOJ Treasurer too Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the three members of the state chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) who have just been recommended for the rank of the S...
Kwara Gov commiserates with Dr Ali-Agan over mother's death
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with foremost Islamic scholar Dr Abubakar Imam Ali-Agan and his family over the death of their matriarch Alhaja Fatimah who died at the age of 78. "The...
Kwara Govt. begins disbursement of Owo- Arugbo Monday
.10,000 captured for the first phase *Disbursement holds once in two months Kwara State Government will on Monday begin the disbursement of funds to beneficiaries of 'Owo Arugbo', the conditional cash tran...
Kwara inaugurates 12-person ease of doing business council
Kwara State Government has inaugurated a 12-person Ease of Doing Business Council to drive its efforts to lift bureaucratic bottlenecks that hurt businesses as well as attract new investments to the state. The se...
FIBAN reads riot act to members in Kwara
Freelance and Independent Broadcasters' Association of Nigeria (FIBAN), Kwara State chapter has charged its members to always uphold professional ethics in the course of performing their duties. Speaking with j...
Kwara's investigative panel grills Saraki's deputy Ogundeji
The Commission of Inquiry set up by the Kwara Government to investigate sales of public properties between 1999 and 2019, has grilled Chief Joel Ogundeji, the former deputy governor to Bukola Saraki, over the ownershi...
WAEC commends Kwara over exam malpractices' eradication
The Kwara State Government has been commended for its efforts in eradicating examination malpractices in the state. The Human Resources Manager, West Africa Examination Council, Mr. Adesoji Faboro, made the comme...
EFCC insists Saraki bought Ikoyi property with monies drawn from Kwara coffers
A witness brought to testify in the trial of former Senate President Bukola Saraki before a Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has narrated how Mr Saraki allegedly purchased his Lagos properties with funds drawn f...
Kwara Uncovers Alleged Massive Corruption in Kwara Poly
The Kwara State Government said it has uncovered alleged massive corruption involving some staff of the state-owned polytechnic (Kwara Polytechnic) Ilorin. The Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science and T...

2020-11-26
Bill to repeal pension Act for ex-Kwara governors passes 2nd reading at Assembly
A bill seeking to repeal the Kwara state pension law for former governors and deputy governors on Thursday passed second reading at the Kwara House of Assembly. The bill is an executive bill forwarded to the House ...
Allocation drops again as Kwara receives N3.4bn for November
·LGAs' allocation slips to N2.2bn Kwara State Government has received a total sum of N3,415,372,533:31 as federal allocation for the month of November, a statement by the state's Finance and Planning Commissione...
Volleyball Super Cup: NSCDC Emerge Women's Champion
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have beaten Nigeria Customs Service 3-1 (25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 25-22) to emerge champions of the women's category of the Super Cup. In a keenly contested game at t...
Kwara Meets with MIRECO, Pledges Support
Kwara State Government has pledged to give necessary support to the Mineral Resources and Environment Management Committee, MIRECO to improve Internally Generated Revenue, IGR in the state. The State Commissioner fo...
Kwara approves N41m for 2020 Malaria counterpart funds
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has approved N41 million for malaria eradication programme for the year 2020. Speaking in a meeting with Long Lasting Campaign Coordinating Network Committee (LLCC...

2020-11-25
Two corps members get N4 million FG agric grant
Two corps members selected from Abia and Oyo states have received N4 million Federal Government grants to practice agribusiness and value addition in agriculture. Speaking at a training programme on value addit...
Monarch seeks unity among Igbomina
A first class monarch in Osun State, the Orangun of Ila, Oba Wahab Oyedotun, has urged the Igbomina communities across Kwara, Oyo and Osun states to unite so as to bring the desired growth and development to the areas. ...
PDP names Saraki reconciliation committee chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced a former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, as the Chairman of its national reconciliation committee. This was disclosed by the party's national publicity secretary,...
Kwara Assembly passes Residents Registration Agency Bill
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the state Residents Registration Agency Bill, 2020. The Kwara Residents Registration Agency Bill is an executive bill sent to the House by Gov. AbdulRahman Ab...
Kwara: 78 students write exam for foundation's free JAMB forms
No fewer than 78 students in Asa and Ilorin west local government area of Kwara state Sunday sat for screening examination to qualify them for free JAMB forms being offered by Serve Africa foundation in collaboration...
Kwara records three new cases of COVID-19, discharges 11 patients
The Kwara State Government has recorded three more COVID-19 cases, while 11 patients, who tested negative twice, have been discharged. Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and spokesman for the ...
Kwara PDP kicks against "caretaker appointment" for LGs
As the tenure of the suspended council chairmen in Kwara State expires this week, the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to immediately kick start proces...
Kwara Governor hosts NANS as students body plans annual week
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday called on young people to shun drugs and other vices, saying his administration would continue to work with them and other stakeholders to rebuild the state. ...
Kwara Gov celebrates CoS Prof. Gambari at 76
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday congratulated the Chief of Staff to the President Prof. Ibrahim Gambari (CFR), describing him as a pride of the state and the country whose strides will always res...
LG Election: KWSG shift poll to next year as council tenures expires, Thursday
The Kwara State Government has said the local government election can only be conduct realistically next year even as the tenures of the suspended council chairmen expires Thursday this week. The State Attorney-G...

2020-11-24
Kwara Speaker Felicitates with Ex-Speaker, Ahmad on 55th Birthday
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi Salihu has congratulated the Speaker of the 8th Kwara legislature, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Babatunde Ahmad as he clocks 55 years. Danladi-Salihu desc...
Traditional institutions, enablers of peace: Kwara Gov
· Presents staffs of office to new Olupako, Olusin Traditional institutions are great enablers of cohesion, peace, and socioeconomic and political development in the society, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman Abd...
Kwara NUJ Raises Seven-man Anti-quackery Team
Piqued by the activities of quacks in the journalism profession, the Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ilorin yesterday inaugurated a seven-man committee to stem down the menace in the state. ...
#EndSARS: Absence of witnesses, petitioners stalls hearing in Kwara
The Judicial Panel of Inquiry investigating cases of police brutality and human rights violations in Kwara State, in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests could not go ahead with the hearing of the additional petitions...
KWSG Appoints New Governing Council for COED Ilorin
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of the following persons as Chairman and board members of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin Governing Council: 1. Elder Reuben Iye (Ekiti) C...

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