2017-03-06

15, 803 benefit from Chevron scholarship since 2009
Deepwater Petroleum, a subsidiary of Chevron Nigeria, says a total of 15, 803 students have so far benefitted from the company's university scholarship scheme since its inception in 2009. Mr Richard Kennedy, Director...

NESREA to begin emission test on vehicles
Motorists in Kwara State with smoking vehicles will soon keep a date with the National Environmental Stan­dards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), which is set to check their pollution of the environment. T...

Saraki Leads Senate Team to German Parliament
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki will on Tuesday lead a five-man delegation bbbbon a three-day visit to the German Parliament, the Bundestag, to promote improved economic relations between Nigeria and German...

Gata's goal earns ABS FC victory over Katsina United
Adeshina Gata scored to help Abubakar Bukola Saraki Football Club of Ilorin beat Katsina United FC 1-0 in a 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League fixture on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that th...

Gov. Ahmed release N900m to contractors
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed says he has approved the release of N900million to contractors handling various projects across the state. The Governor disclosed this on Sunday in Ilorin, at the monthly interactive...

2017-03-05

Paris Club Fund: Stop Character Assassination, Kwara APC Warns
The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State has said it appreciates the official press statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which cleared the air on the allegations concerning the Nigeria...

EU-SIGN distributes 44 solar-powered freezers to Kwara LGAs
The European Union Support to Routine Immunisation Governance Project in Nigeria (EU-SIGN) has distributed 44 solar-powered freezers in seven local government areas of Kwara. D...

INTERVIEW: My first salary of N130 was earned in Ilorin - Saheed Balogun
Saheed Balogun is a veteran actor well known in Nollywood for his versatile roles in Yoruba movies. He also acts in English movies too. Currently, he’s President, Golden Movie Ambassador...

Ban on importation of chicken has increased productivity
Poultry farmers in Ilorin have commended the Federal Government for banning importation of chicken, which has increased productivity and availability of markets. The farmers, who spoke in separate interviews ...

Kwara to provide solar-powered electricity in villages
Plans are underway to install solar powered electricity in villages across Kwara state. Meanwhile, the state government has also announced plans to release N900m to contractors for ongoing projects next Monda...

Kwara Earmarks N3.5bn For KWASU Satellite Campuses
The Kwara state government is to spend N3.21 billion on the construction of two satellite campuses and, school of business and governance of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete. Our correspondent reports t...

2017-03-04

N500bn capitalisation will reposition FMBN, says Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Friday said the recapitalisation of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria to the tune of N500bn would reposition it to efficiently carry out its mandate u...

Paris Club refund: EFCC disclaims report linking Saraki, Dangote to scam
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday dissociated itself from an online medium report claiming that Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and some state governors embezzled billions of Naira from the...

Kwara police warns on new bank details Internet scam
The Kwara state police command has alerted members of the public on a new scam method whereby internet fraudsters ask for personal bank details of their potential victims. ...

Failure of bio-metric machine stalls payment of N5, 000 stipends in Kwara– Official
Mrs Aminat Yahya, the Director, Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme in Kwara , said failure of the biometric machine stalled the payment of the Federal Government's N5,000 stipends beneficiaries in Kwara. Yahya told t...

Plat Tech, Iqra Books take Book Reading Promotion to Rural Areas
Parents and guardians of school pupils in rural areas have been urged to desist from interfering in the school attendance of their wards in primary and secondary schools. This was the recurring message by speakers at the...

Lower Niger bassin To develop Shonga model - Aremu
By Kehinde Akinpelu Ilorin The Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA) said it was committed to developing Shonga community through the integrated farming model and revamp its rice production project...

Kwara sets pace on APC change agenda
In this piece, AHMED 'LATEEF reports on the domestication of the Change Begins With Me campaign in Kwara State, which was launched in Ilorin on Monday. The 2015 general elections might have come and gone, the nost...

2017-03-03

Sahara Reporters' Tendency to Fabricate Lies Against Me Now an Obsession, Says Saraki
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said that the desire by Sahara Reporters and its publisher, Omoyele Sowore, to fabricate lies and and create phantom information designed to libel him is so legendary and ...

KWARA lawmakers call for database of unemployed youths in LGA's
The kwara State house of assembly has urged the sixteen local government councils in the state to have a database for the compilation of all unemployed youths in their various domain. The recommendation was sequel to...

Exam malpractice: Unilorin to search students wearing native to exam halls
The authority of the University of Ilorin says it will henceforth subject students wearing native dresses to examination venues to close scrutiny to curb malpractice. Dada Obafemi, the Registrar of the university, sa...

Remarks by Senate President on Transport Sector Reform Bill
REMARK BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY SENATOR (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE SENATE JOINT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON THE TRANSPORT SECTOR REFORM BILLS, ON...