2020-01-21

Kwara workers protest over non-payment of three-month salaries
Workers of the Kwara Waste Management Company, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest in Ilorin to demand payment of their three months' outstanding salaries from the state government. The workers, who walked thro...

2020-01-20

Kwara Govt reacts to sit-in by social workers
The Kwara State Government has noted a sit-in today by some social workers engaged by consultants to keep parts of Ilorin, the state capital, clean. For emphasis, these social workers are not government's workers. ...

Kwara gets N3.6bn January allocation
Kwara State has received a total of N3.6bn as net allocation for the month of January 2020, Finance Commissioner Olasumbo Florence Oyeyemi said in a statement on Sunday. The amount, according to the statement...

Study of history key to national devt - Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend said the study of history is key to national development, adding that his administration will actively encourage it. "If you don't know or learn fr...

Kwara holds welcome service in honour of Jerusalem pilgrims
Gov. Abdulrazaq Says Study Of History Key To National Development The Kwara Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board has organised a welcome and thanksgiving service to honour those who went on holy pilgrimage to Jerusalem. ...

2020-01-19

Kwara governor constitutes committe on KWASU
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has set up White Paper committees on the reports of the Visitation Panel to Kwara State University (KWASU) and the Kwara State Social Assessment Vulnerability Indicator Comm...

Kwara Government didn't ban religious activities in public schools - CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kwara Chapter, says the State Government has not banned religious activities in public schools. This is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary of the associa...

KWARA UNITED FC SURE OF STABILITY DESPITE DRAW WITH SUNSHINE STARS
Despite playing out a goalless draw against Sunshine Stars in the Match Day 16 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) in Ilorin today, Coach Abdullahi Biffo is optimistic his team will attain stability, and ...

Six die in accident along Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway
No fewer than six people died Sunday morning in an accident along the Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway. The accident involved a truck and an 18-seater commercial bus. Seven people also sustained various degrees ...

2020-01-18

Commissioner Seeks Support for Education in Kwara
The Kwara Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs. Fatimoh Ahmed, has called on principals, Headteachers as well as other stakeholders to partner with government in achieving its goals in the educa...

'My waist beads saved me from rape in Lebanon'
"When I bought my waist-beads some two years ago, I did so because of fashion. But do you know that the beads eventually saved me from the hands of those who lured me to the far Lebanon for slavery related endeavours?" ...

EFCC arrests six wanted Internet fraudsters in Ilorin
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin Zonal Office, has arrested six persons in connection with their alleged involvement in Internet fraud and other fraud-related crimes. A statement by Head of M...

Abdulrazaq Seeks Innovation As Kwara Civil Service Gets Computers
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday flagged off the distribution of computers and other office tools to various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state to equip the civil service with ...