2017-12-23

Kwara teachers threaten not to resume over unpaid salary
Teachers in Kwara state have threatened that they will not resume for the new term on January 8, 2018, if their three months salary arrears are not paid, among other issues. The teachers in a statement signed by th...

We have no hands in the crisis rocking your party, APC tells PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has no hands in the present crisis rocking the People's Democratic Party (PDP) after its convention which led to the emergence of a factional group in the party. The Spokes...

Hoarding: DPR seals 6 fuel stations in Kwara
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) yesterday sealed six filling stations in Ilorin metropolis and Ajase- Ipo in Irepodun local government area of Kwara state for hoarding fuel and other sundry offences. Worr...

2017-12-22

NGOs move to curb sickle cell birth in Kwara ... another canvasses prisons reform
Residents of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital and its environs have been urged to go for genotype test to avoid the birth of sickle cell patients before it is too late. This was made known on Monday, during a 2-day fr...

Kwara PDP rejects new splinter group
The leadership of the Kwara state chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the emergence of a splinter group by some aggrieved members of the party who were reportedly not comfortable with the emergence ...

Why we suspended Kwara computer village project - Harmony Holdings
The Harmony Holdings Limited (HHL) has offered reasons why the computer village project at Yidi Road, Ilorin, was suspended. Speaking with our reporter in his office, yesterday, the Head of Corporate Affairs, HHL, Ka...

Oga Bello turbaned Seriki Amuludun
It's a great way to end the year for veteran actor, Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello, who was recently conferred with a royal title. The 64-year-old actor, film producer and director shared the news with his ...

Aisha Buhari empowers 1,000 Kwara youths, women...receives rousing welcome in Ilorin
Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, yesterday, graduated 1,000 beneficiaries of her empowerment programme tagged: "Future Assured" in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Mrs Buhari, who arrived the Ilorin Intern...

Ajikobi Microfinance Bank declares N71.7m
Ajikobi Microfinance Bank has declared N71.7 million as the financial strength of the bank. The bank has also concluded plans to install an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) within premises of the bank to meet the yea...

JAAC: Kwara 16LGs share N737,7m for Dec, SUBEB gets N1bn
The 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State on Tuesday shared N737,752,371.39 as December allocation , just as State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) teachers got N1 billion for the same month. All categories ...

Kwara T/tennis team shines at Commonwealth trials in Lagos
Kwara State Team have won two gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the just concluded National Table Tennis Championship and Commonwealth trials held in Lagos. Rofiat Jimoh picked gold in the female junior sin...

Mad man arrested with N100m cheque in Ilorin
*Now with the Police, citizens demand prosecution Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, was turned into a revue Thursday when a 'mad man', whose identity is yet to be identified, was nabbed on what looked like an espion...

Group condemns lynching of kidnapping suspect in Ilorin
The United Global Resolve for Peace (UGRFP), an NGO, has condemned the lynching of a woman caught allegedly trying to kidnap two children from their school in Ilorin on the pretence of being sent by their mother. U...

Kwara Assembly passes N190.9 billion budget for 2018
The Kwara House of Assembly on Thursday passed the sum of N190.9billion as the 2018 Kwara Appropriation Bill. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the House increased the budget by about N9 billion. ...

NEWSKwara sets up task force to address fuel scarcity
Worried by the impact of fuel scarcity on people of Kwara State, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the constitution of a task force on the control and sale of premium motor spirit (PMS) in the State. Secreta...

Gov. Ahmed to resolve controversy over Kwara poly fees - Aide
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara says he is determined to resolve the controversy surrounding the new school fees regime released by the management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The governor made this know...

2017-12-21

Buhari's re-election posters flood Ilorin
Posters for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari have flooded Ilorin, the Kwara capital. The posters, with the caption, 'We Support Buhari for 2019', were seen along Taiwo area, Unity Roundabout, parts of S...

Kwara Govt, Labour Leaders Disagree Over Paris Club Fund
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and members of the National Union of Local Government Employees [NULGE]are having a different view on how the Paris Club Fund should be shared. The governor said during a...

Minister launches digital switch over in Ilorin
The Federal Government has reiterated its determination to ensure that Nigerians benefit from the immense benefits of the Digital Switch Over (DSO). To this end, it has pledged a continuous and rapid rollout of digit...

Bumpy ride on Medview flight to Ilorin: A reporter's story
A senior NAN journalist, Rotimi Ijikanmi, gives an account of how a Medview flight from Abuja to Ilorin almost did not happen and when it did after almost seven hours of delay, was almost ruined by bad weather and poor la...

2017-12-20

Kwara Poly Fees: House of Assembly Suspends Budget Consideration, Summons KWSG
The Kwara State House of Assembly has suspended further consideration of 2018 Appropriation Bill, following alleged non-implementation of its resolutions on the reversal of hike in tuition fee of the State-owned Polytechn...

How Kwara is Reaping Fruits of Synergy With Federal Government
It's a statement of fact, that no government can succeed in isolation. Hence, the need for collaboration and partnership among the three tiers of government is critical towards achieving the developmental goals in an emer...

Kwara: World Bank to train 17,000 youths on vocational skills
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, yesterday disclosed that the World Bank would sponsor no fewer than 17,000 youths at the International Vocational Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC) in the state. The pr...

Aremu Advocates Minimum Pension for Retirees
A member of the board of National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Issa Aremu, at the weekend advocated for standard minimum pension for Nigerian retirees in the country. Aremu, who is also a member ...

Kwara to end salary crisis - Gov Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has disclosed that arrangement is on top gear to end the issue of salary crisis at the 16 local government areas of the state. The governor who made this disclosure while fea...