2017-05-16

Kwara Public Procurement Bill: Stakeholders Raise Mobilization Fee To 30%
Engineers, Government Contractors, Top Government functionaries and other stakeholders say the Public Procurement Bill before the Kwara House of Assembly will enhance the involvement of local contractors an...

2017-05-15

FG urged to beef up security in schools to avoid a repeat of Chibok kidnapping
The Commandant of NOWA Secondary School, Offa in KWARA State, Lieutenant Commander O.O. Sijuade has appealed to the Federal Government and various security outfits in the country to provide adequate security to schools p...

Unilorin raises age limit of VC applicants to 65
The Governing Council of the University of Ilorin has increased the age limit of prospective applicants for the position of its vice chancellor from 60 to 65 years. Mr Dada Obafemi, Registrar and Secretary to...

Saraki, Dogara, Patience, ministers storm Melaye's book launch
The lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, on Monday, launched his book, ‘Antidotes for Corruption,’ with a large turnout of prominent Nigerians at the luncheo...

Fighting Corruption: 11 Things Saraki Wants Nigerians To Know
On Monday, May 15th, 2017, the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, spoke extensively about how to fight corruption in Nigeria at the launch of a book authored by Senator Dino Melaye, entitled, ‘Antido...

ADDRESS BY SPEAKER KWARA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE KWARA STATE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AGENCY BILL
ADDRESS BY RT. HON. (DR) ALI AHMAD, HON. SPEAKER KWARA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE KWARA STATE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AGENCY BILL ON MONDAY 15TH MAY, 2017. It is with great pleasure that I we...

FG Takes Over Kishi Kaiama, Share-Pategi-Jebba Roads in Kwara
The Federal Government has taken over the funding of the construction of Kishi-Kaiama road and dualization of Michael Imodu- Ganmo road in Ilorin from the state government. It has also awarded the constructio...

Unilorin SSANU gets new exco
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) Unilorin branch has reiterated its commitment to improving the welfare of members. The newly elected Chairman of the association, Comrade Akanbi Mohammed Jimo...

Ilorin Airport navigational aids in good condition - Airspace Manager
The Airspace Manager of Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Ilorin International Airport, Mr. Rotimi Ayeni, has reassured passengers that all the navigational aids at the airport are in perfect condition. This ...

2017 UTME: Candidates decry poor internet at CBT centres, others laud JAMB
After several months of preparation, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, commenced the week-long 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination, UTME, on Saturday. As the Joint Admission and Matric...

Kwara Poly Rector Elelu emerges CAPA Vice Chairman
The Rector of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Alhaji Mas'ud Elelu, has been appointed the Vice Chairman of Commonwealth Association of Technical Universities and Polytechnics in Africa (CAPA). According to a statement b...

Kazeem Adekanye donates computers to community school
IMMEDIATE past Transition Implementation Committee Chairman of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara, Kazeem Adekanye, on Saturday donated two sets of computers to Ansarul Islam Grammar School, Ijomu Oro. Adekan...

Strike Grounds Activities In FGCs
Parents Teachers Associations in Kwara state, yesterday appealed to the federal government to wade into the industrial action embarked upon by the Association of Senior Staff of Nigeria (ASON) in the 42 Federal Government...

Kwara to build 30,000 houses in 2yrs
The Kwara State government has reaffirmed its determination to bridge the 200,000 housing deficit in the state. The Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Muideen Alalade, stated this in Ilorin ove...

Alleged fraud: Group calls for probe of Unilorin VC, Ambali
The Egalitarian Movement for All, EMA, a non-partisan society of academics has called on the a federal government to in line with its current bid to stem corruption in the education sector order a probe into the affairs t...

Opinion: Kwara Youths; Desire to participate in Community Development Service. By Kayode Oyin-Zubair
It's no news that we have walked differently and divided sharply along various divides that have not benefitted us, in any way. I see it as a departure from our culture and tradition as a people committed to develo...

Medical Doctor recommends NHIS for Nigerians
A Private medical Practitioner, Doctor YUSUF AbdulRaheem has described the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has a good governmental programme of the federal government particularly in this period of recession the n...

Intrigues, horse trading as aspirants square up for Unilorin VC
As the tenure of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor AbdulGaniyu Ambali, winds up, issues on who succeeds him have been on the front burner since the University officially advertised the s...

2017-05-14

Former Presidential candidate cautions politicians against commercializing politics
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to improve on the past elections held in the country by conducting a free , fair and acceptable polls in future exercises. The Presidential candida...

Kwara Speaker rallies support for FRSC on Speed Limit Device
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ali Ahmad has pledged the readiness of the House to support the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to ensure that Kwarans embrace the use of speed limit device in order to red...

300 UITH resident doctors threaten monthly strike
Over 300 members of the Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Chapter, Kwara State, have vowed to embark on five days of strike each month until their demands for the payment of outstandi...

OSINBAJO CHARGES NIGERIANS TO SERVE GOD, HUMANITY
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerians have not to relent in their service to God and humanity. Prof Osinbajo said this in Ilorin the Kwara state capital on friday at the funeral and thanksgiving ser...

Osinbajo gets rousing welcome in Kwara
There was rousing and overwhelming welcome for the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo by residents of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Saturday. Osinbajo and other dignitaries had stormed the 2nd ECWA Churc...

Made in Nigeria : Kwara Assembly throws weight behind locally made products
...urges govt patronage for MAMMCOL electrical company The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on government agencies, government Contractors to begin to patronise made in Nigeria products, especially, electric...

Arabic board conducts mock exam for 1370 students in Kwara
A total of 1370 students from private arabic schools yesterday sat for qualifying examination conducted for them in Kwara State ahead of the forthcoming Senior Islamic School Examination. The examination was at the...

2017-05-13

Oke-Onigbin stool: Aggrieved ruling house petitions Gov Ahmed
Members of Odo-Oja Ruling House in Oke-Onigbin town, Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State have written a petition to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, protesting the appointment of Alhaji Kamaldeen Salaudeen as Onigbin of O...

Kwara Deputy Speaker admonishes youths on sports activities
Deputy Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Mathew Okedare has stated the need for parents and guardians to encourage their wards to engage in sporting activities in order to assist their physical and mental devel...

KWHA Seeks Experts' Inputs on 11 Bills... Just as it has densely Legislative Days
The People of Kwara State, irrespective of political affiliation, have been urged to actively participate in a densely legislative week in the history of legislature in the state. A Statement personally signed ...