2020-05-08

KWASU's Governing Council Inaugurated
A new Governing Council for Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has been inaugurated with the charge to make good governance the foundation of its policy formulations.The Kwara State Co...

COVID-19: Establish Emergency Medical Services institutes, expert urges FG
The Medical Director, Olohun Osebi Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Tiamiyu Idowu, has urged Federal Government to establish Emergency Medical Services institutes, using funds donated in support of fight against COVID-19 ...

Kwara NGO engages youths in farming
A group, the Love Crusade Vanguard, has said it has engaged youths, particularly corps members, in farming as part of its objective of empowering young people. Spokesman of the group, Professor Samuel Ibiyemi, ...

Kwara fish farmers acquire market to boost sales
The leadership of Kwara Fish Farmers Association (KWAFFA), has acquired a space for fish market in Ilorin. Its acting Chairman, Malam Sulyman Buhari, disclosed this in a statement in Ilorin. Buhar...

Lockdown Violation: Kwara FRSC intercepts interstate travellers
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara Command, has intercepted two commercial vehicles conveying goods and passengers across inter-state borders in violation of the Federal Government's directive. The Sect...

Kwara Records Five New COVID-19 Cases
The Kwara State Government has announced five new COVID-19 cases in the state on Thursday night. PREMIUM TIMES reports the new cases came from the 28 travellers recently intercepted by the operatives of the S...

2020-05-07

Foundation supports 7000 vulnerable households in Lagos, Osun, Kwara
A foundation with focus on care for vulnerable persons, Sheri Care Foundation (SCARF), has donated food packs to more than 7,000 vulnerable households in Nigeria. President of SCARF, Alhaja Sherifah Aregbesola, ...

COVID-19: Kwara pardons additional 46 inmates
The Kwara State Chief Judge, Justice Kawu Durosinloun after due consultations with the state governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Wednesday embarked on a custodial centre visit where he ordered the release of additional ...

Kwara solicits opposition support on COVID-19
Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appealed to members of opposition parties in the state to join hands with his administration to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state. The Peoples Democra...

2020-05-06

KWARA RELEASES N300M FOR SOCIAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
In an attempt to cushion the effects of lockdown and support business owners, Kwara State Government has released the sum of Three Hundred Million Naira for the State's Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP) which target...

Coronavirus: Kwara approves N25,000 daily allowance for frontline health worker
The Kwara State government has announced that medical doctors and other categories of health workers at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 in the state will be paid N25,000 daily. Governor AbdulRahman...

NSCDC arrests 60 lockdown violators in Kwara
The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 60 persons for allegedly violating the COVID-19 lockdown order in the state. The Public Relations Officer of NSCDC in th...

'Use partial lockdown for spiritual dedication'
A cleric, Mallam Lukman Muhammad Isalekoto, has admonished Muslims to use the current lockdown occasioned by Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to rededicate themselves to acts of worship in the Holy Month of Ramadan....

COVID-19: Nigerian university leads race to produce Coronavirus vaccine
The University of Ilorin, is currently leading the race to produce the first ever vaccine for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The institution yesterday said it will soon produce a vaccine for the dreaded disease that h...

Pressure mounts on Presidency to resolve Kwara APC infighting
About a year after the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State rode on the pedestal of the Otoge Movement to dislodge the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the firm grip of the former Senate President, Se...

2020-05-05

Kwara FA pays Tribute to Rashidi Yekini on 8th Anniversary ...To be Immortalized with naming rights, football competition
The Kwara state football association on Monday, joined millions of football enthusiasts around the globe in paying emotional tribute to late Super Eagles striker, Rashidi Yekini on the 8th anniversary of his death....

COVID-19: Ilorin residents violate social distancing, face masks directives
Residents of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, flagrantly violated the social distancing and mandatory use of face masks on Monday, the first day of the relaxed COVID-19 restrictions order by the state government. ...