2020-02-08

KWARA STATE GOVERNOR DECLARED 2020 NIPOGA OPEN
The Kwara state Governor mallam Abdulrasaq Abdulraman declared open today, Nigeria Polytechnic Games NIPOGA. The Governor, represented by his Deputy Mr Kayode Alabi, charged the athletes and officials participat...

Kwara govt. sympathises with victims of inferno
Kwara state deputy governor, Mr Kayode Alabi, on Saturday visited victims of the fire incident, which occurred in the early hour of Saturday at Kokeu compound, Isale Koko area, Ilorin. Conducting the Deputy Go...

2020-02-07

Ex-Kwara Executive Director forfeits property to Nigerian government
An Ilorin High Court Judge, has ordered the final forfeiture of a building belonging to a former executive director of Harmony Holdings Ltd, Mr Adebayo Sanni. Justice Sikiru Oyinloye granted the application by...

Ile Arugbo: Kwara, Saraki lawyers hold first meeting
Based on the agreement reached on January 24, 2020 by the counsel to Kwara state government and Asa Investment Ltd on the need to settle the issue of the demolished Ile Arugbo out of court, representatives of the two pa...

2020-02-06

Our agenda for cocoa in Kwara, by Governor AbdulRahman
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said his administration has raised 50,000 hybrid Cocoa seedlings, which will be distributed to farmers at affordable prices once they mature in 18 months. "This is be...

Minimum wage: Why we can't heed labour's demand - Kwara govt
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state. Kwara State Government has given reasons why it can't accept the demands of the state's organised labour unions wholly over the new national minimum wage. The ...

APC hails AbdulRazaq for ending era of profligacy, graft in Kwara
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara as 'an astute administrator' who stopped the era of profligacy and graft that crippled the state's resources and development. ...

ICPC secures 12-year jail term for Kwara poly governing board ex-chair
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) said it had secured a 12-year jail term for a former Chairman of the Governing Council of Kwara State Polytechnic, Dr. Saadu Alanamu. ...

2020-02-05

Kwara orders workers to open account with commercial banks
Kwara state government Tuesday directed workers in the state operating microfinance banks for their salary account to immediately open accounts in commercial banks. Finance Commissioner Florence Oyeyemi told rep...

INEC to conduct Kwara Assembly by-election March 14
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced March 14 as the date for the by-election into the House of Assembly seat in Patigi Constituency of Kwara State. INEC Resident Electoral Commiss...

200 golfers for Ilorin Golf Club Captain's Day
No fewer than 250 golfers from across Nigeria are expected at the one-day golf tourney in honour of the immediate-past Captain of Ilorin Golf Club (IGC), Prince Segun Oyinlola. Speaking with CorporateSport, Oyinl...

UTME Registration: Low turnout in Kwara CBT centres
Registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in some centres in Kwara South Senatorial District on Tuesday experienced low turnout of prospective candidates. A correspondent of the N...

New minimum wage: NLC rejects offer from Kwara govt
The meeting between the labour unions and Kwara government on minimum wage ended in deadlock on Tuesday. The government made fact-based presentations to the labour unions on what it can afford without going to ...

Kwara workers declare fasting over new wage
After a deadlocked meeting with Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Joint Kwara Labour Congress (JKLC) yesterday declared a three-day prayer and fasting towards making the payment realisable in the state....

60th Birthday: Gov. Abdulrazaq symbolize reality of Kwara's longstanding dreams - Kwara Speaker
The Speaker, Kwara state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi has congratulate the Executive Governor of Kwara state, Mall. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on the occasion of his Diamond jubilee anniversary. In a...