2020-03-17

5,000 Kwara students for SAF conference
No fewer than 5,000 students studying in different tertiary institutions in Kwara State will participate in the Science Awareness Conference scheduled to hold on March 21. The Country Director of SAF, Mrs Pe...

Kwara State begins screening of teachers, local government staff
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Engineer Salihu Yakubu Danladi has charged civil servants across the state to imbibe the spirit of dedication and sincerity, stressing that the State relies on them to succee...

Our performance in by-election shows Kwara people's faith in us - PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has said the outcome of last Saturday's by-election in Patigi area of the state has revealed that the people of the state still have faith in it. A statement ...

2020-03-16

Kwara community denies hosting ritualist
The Omupo Descendants Union in Ilorin, Kwara, says the community is not hosting any ritualist. The community is reacting to social media speculations and online publications that a ritualist inhabits Omupo com...

Kwara probes civil service to weed out ghost workers
The Kwara State Government has approved the auditing of the state and local government payrolls to weed out ghost workers. The exercise would also be used to cut the monthly wage bill, and free up resources for...

Kwara commissioner is TRCN certified
Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development Hajia Fatimah Ahmed has registered with the Teachers' Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). State Coordinator of TRCN Otun Olajide, who prese...

Customs prevent smuggling of 10m litres of PMS
Speaking while meeting with Textiles, Shoes, Veils and Market Women Association in Ilorin at the weekend, coordinator, Joint Border Operations Drill Sector-III, Comptroller Uba Garba, said that the 10 million litres of ...

2020-03-15

Kwara by-election peaceful, records encouraging voter turnout
Accreditation and voting in the by-election in Patigi constituency of Kwara House of Assembly commenced peacefully and on time, but recorded low turnout of voters. A correspindent of the News Agency of Nigeria ...

INEC declares APC candidate winner in Kwara by-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adam Rufai, as winner of the by-election into Patigi constituency in the Kwara House of Assembly. ...

2020-03-14

APC wins Patigi House of Assembly by-election
APC 10,354 PDP 4,623 ADC 81 AAC 70 NNPP 35 APM 17...

4 EFCC officials receive FBI commendation certificate
The Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice has presented commendation certificates to four officials of the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)....

Method Kwara should adopt for revenue collection - TUC Chairman
In order to achieve a hitch-free implementation of the new minimum wage, Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Kwara, Mr Nasiru Kola-Olumoh, has suggested that revenue collectors employed by the 16 local governm...

INEC assures preparedness as APC, PDP, four others battle for Kwara legislative seat
373 candidates to feature in Saturday's poll in Kwara INEC to conduct Kwara Assembly by-election March 14 APC floors PDP to win Kwara, Katsina by-elections APC, PDP, four others battle for Taraba Assembly seat Ele...

Six parties to contest Kwara constituency election - REC
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kwara State, Mr Attahiru Madami, has said six political parties fielded candidates for the Patigi constituency election into the state House of Assembly which holds on Saturday (...

Kwara Utd, FA working on NFF medical directive for NPFL games
The Chairman of the Kwara Football Association, Malam Idris Musa, says the body is working with Kwara United and relevant stakeholders to ensure that required medical facilities are in place for any football match in th...

Centre to train 5,000 graduates on renewal energy in Kwara
To generate alternative power supply and proffer solution to energy problems confronting the nation, University of Ilorin Renewable Energy Centre (UREC), is set to commence a free master class in Science, Technology, En...