2018-05-03

ICAN honours AbdulRazaq, NNPC's chief finance officer
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (lCAN) has honoured Isiaka AbdulRazaq, chief finance officer (CFO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) with a merit award. According to ICAN, Ab...

JAAC: Kwara LGs Share N814m, Teachers Get N1.073b for April
The 16 local government councils in Kwara State are to share the sum of N814,920,591.05 from the State Joint Accounts Allocation Committee (JAAC) for the month of April, 2018. This amount includes the 10% of the ...

Varsity appoints Sen. Wamakko as BOT member
Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, in Kwara State, has appointed Sen. Aliyu Wamakko as member of its Board of Trustees (BOT). A statement signed by Wamakko's media aide, Malam Bashir Mani, in Sokoto, on Wednesday, sai...

SUG court nullifies union leader's suspension
The judicial arm of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Students' Union Government (SUG) has nullified the 30-day suspension slammed on the Welfare Secretary, Ibrahim Asukuti, by the parliament for alleged embezzlement ...

Presidential aspirant wants ECOWAS treaty on free movement, Nigerian constitution revisited
A 2019 presidential aspirant, Mr. Ahmed Buhari, has called for a revisit of ECOWAS treaty by member nations to end incessant killings caused by herdsmen/farmers clashes in many parts of the country. Speaking with j...

Kwara South Recall: Follow Constitutional Process; Media Nuisance is Needless
The attention of the Constituency Office of the Kwara South Senator, Dr Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, has been drawn to the plan by some idle hands behind the purported recall of the Kwara South Senator to hold another media...

Workers' Day: Ajia advocates timely implementation of new minimum wage
A governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Ajia, has canvassed prompt implementation of the new minimum wage for workers in the country. He also states ...

Minimum wage: Labour Party leading movement for pay rise - Omotosho
As dialogue lingers over new minimum wage for the nation's workforce, the Labour Party (LP) said yesterday that it was leading a movement to secure better pay for the working populace. The party explained that th...

Unilorin To Increase Foreign Students By 5%
The University of Ilorin, Centre for International Education (CIE), is planning to increase the number of its international students from 300 to at least 1,500 or 5 percent. The Director of the Centre for Interna...

Kwara Police warn residents of new tactics by criminals in Ilorin
The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Aminu Pai Saleh, has warned members of the public on new antics criminals used to dispossessed victims of their property in Ilorin. The Commissioner of Police, in ...

Ramadan: Cleric advises traders against price hike
An Islamic cleric, Alhaji Abdulraheem Jimoh, has called on traders not to hike prices of goods as the holy month of Ramadan approaches. Jimoh, who gave the advice in an interview, on Wednesday, in Ilorin, Kwara S...

CODEINE COUGH SYRUP: We're investigating 4 pharmaceutical firms - NAFDAC DG
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, said it has commenced investigation of involvement of four pharmaceutical firms in the codeine cough syrup saga adding that appropriate sanctions...

2018-05-02

Body of student found in Ilorin river
The Kwara State police command yesterday confirmed the death of one Ibrahim Shuaib, whose body was found at a stream around Kuntu – Oja-tuntun, in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. Shuaib was a student of ...

Fowler tells governors to give state tax authorities autonomy
Tunde Fowler Chairman of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), Mr. Tunde Fowler, yesterday, called on state governors to empower State Internal Revenue Services (SIRS) by making them autonomous. Fowler made the call at the 137th...

We'll resist manipulation of new minimum wage in Kwara - TUC
The Kwara State Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged behaviour of some state governors who collected 'bai...

Kwara indigenes undergo training in solar light, entrepreneurship
Twenty-five indigenes of Kwara State are undergoing training in solar light installation and entrepreneurship at the International Vocational Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC) in Ajase-Ipo, Kwara State....

2018-05-01

NULGE Asks Kwara To Return Four Major Revenue Items To LG
Nigeria Union of Local Government employees has appealed to Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, to return four major revenue items back to local governments in the state. NULGE State Secretary, Hutonu Rafiu, ma...

Kwara Deputy Governor's Wife Appointed Africa Baseball, Softball Administrator
The Africa Baseball and Softball Association Zone 3 have appointed the wife of Kwara Deputy Governor, Felicia Kisira, as its Softball Administrator. The News Agency of Nigeria reports Kisira's appointment was conve...

Workers day: Saraki salutes workers
Senate President Bukola Saraki has on Tuesday, congratulated Nigerian workers, for their sacrifices, resilience and contributions in the nations building, noting that there can be no development in the country without t...

Don develops new cattle feed that boosts milk yield
Prof. Moshood Belewu of University of Ilorin, Ilorin, has developed new cattle feed pellets that are capable of increasing the quantity and quality of milk produced by lactating cows. The University of Ilorin B...

2019: No structure can defeat Saraki in Kwara
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara South Senatorial District, Alhaji Jimoh Balogun has taken a critical look at the incoming 2019 general elections and concluded that "no structure can defeat...

Kwara Speaker salutes workers' doggedness, contributions to nation's devt.
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has lauded Nigerian workers' overall contributions to the nation's development, noting that it could not be over emphasised. While congrat...

Community leader lauds Senate President's leadership qualities
Chief Festus Awoniyi, a community leader in Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Monday, lauded the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki, for promoting unity and synergy among the three arms of government. Awoniyi, who is also the...

Kwara flee Damaturu as Yobe fans protest disallowed goal
players and officials of Kwara United and the referees in charge of their Premier League match against Yobe Desert Stars in Damaturu on Sunday escaped being beaten by fans of the home team after the match, which ended in...

Death of NYSC member: Kazaure visits Kwara, counsels corps members
Director-General of National Youth Service Corps,NYSC, Brig-Gen. Zakari Kazaure, has advised corps members against keeping late night at their places of primary assignment. The director-general gave the advice, Su...

Kwara workers are dependable allies - Ahmed
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has described workers in the state as dependable allies in entrenching good governance and efficient service delivery. The governor, in his May Day message to the workers signed by hi...

2018-04-30

OPINION: Yusuf Olaolu Ali: Golden Fish Has No Hiding Place. By Professor Anthony Kola-Olusanya
The proverbial golden fish that has no hiding place appears to have taken its deep meaning on Mallam Yusuf Ali, SAN, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Osun State University who has been selected to receive t...

Ex-guber aspirant blames Offa robbery on unemployment
A governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 general elections in Kwara State, Alhaji Hakeem Lawal, has blamed the recent robbery attack in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of the state on ...

Benue Killings: Christians protest in Ilorin protest mass killings in Benue
Christians in Ilorin on Sunday joined other believers across Nigeria to protest incessant killings in Benue and other Norther part of the country which were being perpetrated by herdsmen on their host communities. ...

Kwara Arabic Board Lauds Saraki's N5million Donation
The Chairman of the Kwara State Arabic Education Board, Dr. AbdulKadir Oba-Solagberu, has commended the good gesture of the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki for donating the sum of N5million to sponsor 500...

Saraki visits NYSC camp in Kwara over death of female corps member, says Nigerian youth are hardworking, resilient
Saraki was in the camp to commiserate the NYSC members over the death of a female corps member - He however used the opportunity to praise Nigerian youths, for their resourcefulness and capacity The Senate President,...

Saraki Pledges To Renovate NYSC Camp In Kwara
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has pledged to revamp the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Kwara State. Dr Saraki also assured payment of the monthly allowances from the state government. Ac...