2020-09-29

Offa Metropolitan Club donates N150m ultra-modern accident and emergency ward to General Hospital
In its bid to boost the delivery of high-quality health services to Offa community and environs in Kwara State, Offa Metropolitan Club (OMC) will on Saturday 3rd October 2020 lay the foundation for the construction of ...

Ilorin Court to Sentence Internet Fraud Suspect Oct 6
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin today reserved sentencing of an internet fraud suspects who pleaded guilty to four-counts of fraud brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, ...

Kwara government gets ultimatum from Labour over minimum wage
Organized labour unions in Kwara State have given the government 14 days to implement the new minimum wage or be ready for industrial action. A statement in Ilorin yesterday by leaders of the unions, including acting C...

Kwara by-election: Tribunal sacks APC lawmaker, declares PDP winner
The Kwara State House of Assembly Rerun Election Petition Tribunal, on Monday, nullified the victory of Adam Rufai of the All Progressives Congress in the by-election for Patigi Constituency. The tribunal...

Kwara begins 2019 promotion interview Tuesday
The Kwara State Government on Tuesday (September 29) began the second phase of the 2019 promotion exercise for 1736 civil servants across ministries, departments and agencies. "The second phase of the promotion e...

2020-09-28

Minimum Wage: Kwara Workers Give Govt Notice of Strike
Labour unions in Kwara have given the State Government 14 days ultimatum to implement the national minimum wage. President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the wage bill in 2019, which prescribed a minimum wa...

Patigi By-Election: Tribunal declares PDP winner, APC rejects judgement
The Kwara State House of Assembly Rerun Election Petition Tribunal, on Monday, nullified the victory of Adam Rufai of the All Progressives Congress in the by-election for Patigi Constituency. The tribunal subse...

How to get more women into Govt positions - Kwara Gov, senators
·Female senators, top activist hail AbdulRazaq:s exemplary steps ·Seek enforcement of affirmative clauses Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend called for incentives to any subnational g...

KWARA GOVERNMENT CELEBRATES NIGERIA @ 60 WITH A SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICE
The Kwara State Government has called for more prayers for Nigeria as the nation celebrates her 60th Independence Anniversary. Speaking today at the 60th Anniversary celebration held at Calvary Baptist church Ga-akanbi...

Export council takes dried beans preservation campaign to markets
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council has taken its campaign for the production and preservation of dried beans that meet world standard at the European Union to markets in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Le...

Former Sports Minister Awards Scholarship To Winners Of Spelling Competition
A former Minister for Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has awarded scholarships to six students that emerged winners of a spelling competition organized in Ilorin, Kwara State. The competition organized by the S...

I get backlash for appointing more women in cabinet - Abdulrazaq
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has said he receives backlash for appointing more women in his cabinet. His cabinet is believed to have the highest female representation in the country – with ni...

2020-09-27

Kwara Gov salutes Dep's mum, Madam Ena Alabi, at 95th
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday congratulated the mother of Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi as she clocked the milestone age of 95. In a message congratulating the nonagenarian, the Govern...

Agency canvasses better border security, accuses monarchs of aiding smugglers
For effective checks on the activities of smugglers in Nigeria, traditional rulers at some boarder towns must synergise with men and officers of the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) and sister agencies, Coordinator, Joint B...

NGO, CONCED sensitises Kwara women politicians to win elective posts in 2023
Worried by the dismal performance of women politicians in Kwara State in the last general elections, women-inclined NGOs have begun an aggressive campaign for them in order to take front stage in the forthcoming 2023 el...

Kwara governor rainstorm committee, Kwara flags off palliative
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has set up a special disaster response committee to conduct an assessment of damages caused by last Saturday rainstorm, especially in different parts of the state capital, ...

2020-09-26

100,000 traders to benefit from "Trader money" in Kwara
The Kwara government says a total of 100,000 petty traders will benefit from the first phase of the state's Social Investment Scheme, otherwise known as 'Trader money'. The Chief Press Secretary to Gov. AbdulRahm...

Kwara Govt. trains 44 health workers on PHC
The Kwara Government on Saturday began a six-day training on implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) for 44 key health providers and partners in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of the...