2020-11-19

Malaria responsible for many health complications: Kwara Gov
· Launches house-to-house distribution of 2.3m free mosquito nets · FG, Devt partners hail AbdulRazaq's commitment to health More than 50 percent of health complications reported across public hospitals resu...

Visitation of SGG Kwara-South Chapter to Primary Health Care Centre, Isanlu-Isin
As a group, part of our commitments is to attest and acknowledge the good work of this government, and also to spotlight the areas that need government intervention. Departing from the palace of the Olusin o...

AbdulRazaq signs Kwara Investment Promotion Agency Bill
· Gov says state open for business · Ex-Govs' pension repeal bill now before Assembly Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday signed into law a bill establishing the Kwara Investment Promot...

Examination Malpractices: WAEC Commends KWSG
The Kwara State Government has again been commended for its efforts in eradicating examination Malpractices in the state. The Human Resources Manager, West Africa Examination Council, Mr. Adesoji Faboro disclosed...

#Endsars looting: Committee on N500m recovery fund pledges transparency
The eleven-man committee on the N500m Kwara State SME recovery scheme held its maiden meeting on Wednesday with a pledge to discharge its duty with utmost accountability and transparency. Chairman of the commit...

Kwara Assets panel told how lands meant for courtrooms were sold
· First allocation done in 2009 Several plots of land allocated in the 1980s for the construction of courtrooms in Ilorin were arbitrarily sold out by the administrations of former Governors Bukola Saraki and A...

GOV. ABDULRAZAQ RECEIVES KWARA ADORABLE ANGELS
-Says Availability of Facilities Will Stimulate Productivity, Victories - Huge Profits Abound in Commercialising Sports Some days after the state Handball Team, Kwara Adorable Angels, won the first positio...

2020-11-18

KWACCIMA hails Kwara Gov on infrastructure, incentives for business
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is doing very well in the area of infrastructural development and giving incentives for businesses to thrive, the state chamber of commerce, industry, mines and agriculture (...

FG Committed to Poverty Eradication, Says Gbemisola Saraki
The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Rukayah Saraki has said the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government has shown willingness and drive towards eradicating poverty and unemployment in...

Rector Highlights Bane of Poly Education in Nigeria
The Rector, Kwara State Polytechnic (KwaraPoly), Ilorin, Dr. Abdul Mohammed, has identified factors militating against polytechnic education from contributing to national development, and suggested more commitment fro...

INTERVIEW: How speaker blocked my inauguration - Kwara lawmaker-elect
Jimoh Agboola was supposed to be celebrating a year in office as the representative of Ilorin South in the Kwara State House of Assembly, if the Speaker, Yakubu Danladi, had complied with the multiple court judgments that...

2020-11-17

Kwara gets $5m for COVID-19 responsive budget
Kwara State on Monday received $5m (N1.9bn) from the Federal Government for fulfilling the State Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS)'s new disbursement-linked indicator related to budget reviews that p...

Kwara Residents Urged To Register For Health Insurance Scheme
Residents of Kwara State have been urged to take advantage of the ongoing registration of the people into the mandatory Health Insurance Scheme it together by the administration of Abdulrazak Abdulrahaman, the state gov...

"Uphold tenets of National Service" - Kwara Governor charges Corp members
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has advised the 2020 Batch 'B' of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to preserve Nigeria's unity, socio-cultural understanding, and religious tolerance. Gov...

Adorable Angels' coach explains how rookies overcame veterans to win Prudent Energy Handball League
Coach Isiaka Atanda of Adorable Angels has explained that dedication and the full backing from the club's chairman helped them to win this year's Prudent Energy Handball League title, which held at the Moshood Abiola Stad...

Kwara family holds thanksgiving for victorious US congressman
A special thanksgiving prayer was on Sunday held in honour of Adeoye Owolewa, a Nigerian who won an election into US congress for Columbia District, by his family members in Omu-Aran, in the Irepodun Local Goverment ...

Food prices highest in Kwara, Edo, Sokoto in October - NBS
The rise in the food index was caused by increases in prices of Bread and Cereals, Potatoes, Yam and other tubers, meat, Fish, Fruits, Vegetables, alcoholic and food beverages and Oils and Fats. ByMary Izuaka November 1...

#EndSARS: Victims of alleged illegal police detention appear before Kwara panel
The Judicial Panel of Inquiry investigating alleged cases of police brutality and rights abuses commenced sitting in Kwara State on Monday. This is part of the government's response to the demands of #EndSARS prote...

2020-11-16

Adorable Angels Win Prudent Energy Handball Premier League
Adorable Angels have emerged the female champions of the 2020 Prudent Energy Handball Premier League season. The Kwara State based club who were making their debut in the league, against all odds defeated...

Media Advisory on the Kwara State Pension Law for former Governors
This is to inform colleagues in the media that the Kwara State Pensions Law 2010 (as amended) is an extant law of the state. It has not been repealed at any time. What was done in 2018 was a slight amendment to the law. T...

1,000 Kwara women, youth benefit NDE loan
About 1,000 women and youths in Kwara State have benefitted the sum of N10 million loan from the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in the state to boost their businesses under its Micro Enterprise Enhancement Loa...

Kwara Judicial Panel on Police Brutality Receives 18 Petitions
The Kwara State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on police brutality at the weekend said it has received 18 petitions from members of the public in the state. The Chairman of the panel, Justice Ibrahim Garba(rtd), w...

Court orders Kwara to pay tax consultants N104.9m
A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has ordered the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service to pay the sum of N104,908,939.57 to three tax consultants, for the professional services they rendered to the agency. ...

Kwara gov inaugurates shea butter processing plant
In a bid to encourage industrialisation in Kwara State, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has inaugurated a shea butter processing plant at Wozibe, a community in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. Speak...

Suspected cultist, 'Tiny', shot dead in Ilorin
One suspected cultist popularly known as "Tiny" was allegedly shot dead in Ilorin in a gun duel on Saturday by some groups of police officers for allegedly terrorising his neighbours with gun shooting. Media ai...