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...

2020-09-25

13 Kwara Utd Players, Officials Test Positive for Covid-19
Nine players and four officials of Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Kwara United FC of Ilorin are believed to have tested positive for the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world. THISDAY checks re...