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2017-01-05
Kwara confirms residents have started receiving N5000 alert
The Kwara Government has confirmed that some targeted residents in the state have started having their accounts credited with the Federal Government's N5000 stipend since last Friday. The state Commissioner for Wom...
The Kwara Government has confirmed that some targeted residents in the state have started having their accounts credited with the Federal Government's N5000 stipend since last Friday. The state Commissioner for Wom...
N70m cottage hospital commissioned in Igbaja
After many years of waiting with attendant dashed hopes and expectations, the Cottage Hospital, a major health facility in Igbaja, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State was refurbished by the state government and ...
After many years of waiting with attendant dashed hopes and expectations, the Cottage Hospital, a major health facility in Igbaja, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State was refurbished by the state government and ...
Excitement as beneficiaries collect FG's N5,000 stipend
Hope rises for the critically poor and vulnerable in Nigeria as the Federal Government's Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) has taken off in parts of the country. Yesterday, beneficiaries in Kwara State, particularly ...
Hope rises for the critically poor and vulnerable in Nigeria as the Federal Government's Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) has taken off in parts of the country. Yesterday, beneficiaries in Kwara State, particularly ...
PRESS RELEASE: KWARA GOVERNMENT TO PARTNER WITH ILORIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY
The Kwara State Government has pledged to put measures in place to support the operational efficiency of Ilorin International Airport through synergy with Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN. The Secretary to ...
The Kwara State Government has pledged to put measures in place to support the operational efficiency of Ilorin International Airport through synergy with Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN. The Secretary to ...
Polio outbreak: Kwara alerts traditional rulers on mobilisation
KWARA State government yesterday alerted traditional and community leaders in the state to their primary responsibility of mobilizing their subjects for vaccination against poliomyelitis. The state's Commissioner ...
KWARA State government yesterday alerted traditional and community leaders in the state to their primary responsibility of mobilizing their subjects for vaccination against poliomyelitis. The state's Commissioner ...
University of Ilorin promotes 583 staff
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has approved the promotion of 583 staff, cutting across all cadres of the institution. This is contained in a memo from the Office of the Registrar...
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has approved the promotion of 583 staff, cutting across all cadres of the institution. This is contained in a memo from the Office of the Registrar...
2017-01-04
Malnutrition kills 2,300 Nigerian children daily, says NGO
Mr Ubah Nnaemeka, the Project Officer, Civil Society Scaling-up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), on Tuesday said malnutrition accounts for the death of 2,300 Nigerian children daily. Nnaemeka made this known on Tues...
Mr Ubah Nnaemeka, the Project Officer, Civil Society Scaling-up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), on Tuesday said malnutrition accounts for the death of 2,300 Nigerian children daily. Nnaemeka made this known on Tues...
Unilorin produces automobile speed limiter, says Vice-Chancellor
The University of Ilorin has produced an automobile speed limiter that could be used by any vehicle including jeep, car, bus and truck. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, disclosed th...
The University of Ilorin has produced an automobile speed limiter that could be used by any vehicle including jeep, car, bus and truck. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, disclosed th...
NAPTTON urges FG to encourage indigenous production of drugs
The President of the National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians of Nigeria, Mr. Balogun Adetola, has called on the Federal Government to encourage indigenous production of drugs. Sp...
The President of the National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians of Nigeria, Mr. Balogun Adetola, has called on the Federal Government to encourage indigenous production of drugs. Sp...
Governor Ahmed Pledges Support for Digital Broadcasting
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has expressed his administration's support for the ongoing digitization of the broadcasting industry in Nigeria. Governor Ahmed gave the pledge while receiving the Di...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has expressed his administration's support for the ongoing digitization of the broadcasting industry in Nigeria. Governor Ahmed gave the pledge while receiving the Di...
No plan to stop pilgrims airlift from Kwara - NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said it does not have any plan to ban pilgrims from flying from Ilorin International Airport for the 2017 hajj as it is being insinuated. The commission only lam...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said it does not have any plan to ban pilgrims from flying from Ilorin International Airport for the 2017 hajj as it is being insinuated. The commission only lam...
Security agencies avert religious crisis in Ilorin
Security agencies in Kwara State have been commended for the display of professionalism in managing what could have resulted into a bloody religious crisis between Muslim and Christian worshippers at Oke-Odo, Tanke area o...
Security agencies in Kwara State have been commended for the display of professionalism in managing what could have resulted into a bloody religious crisis between Muslim and Christian worshippers at Oke-Odo, Tanke area o...
Kwara Govt. to spend N450m on solar power in Hospitals
The Kwara Government has released N450 million for the provision of solar power in all state owned General Hospitals across the three senatorial districts. The state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Atolagbe Alege ...
The Kwara Government has released N450 million for the provision of solar power in all state owned General Hospitals across the three senatorial districts. The state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Atolagbe Alege ...
Kwara Govt. Warns Civil Servants Against Corruption
Kwara state government says it has put in place measures to ensure that corruption does not thrive in the administration especially among civil servants. The State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, disclosed this at...
Kwara state government says it has put in place measures to ensure that corruption does not thrive in the administration especially among civil servants. The State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, disclosed this at...
Kwara Govt. releases N250mn for Community Health Insurance Scheme
The Kwara Government has released N250 million for the Community Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) in the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Suleiman Alege, stated this on Tuesday in an interview with newsmen i...
The Kwara Government has released N250 million for the Community Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) in the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Suleiman Alege, stated this on Tuesday in an interview with newsmen i...
2017-01-03
Residents groan as kerosene sells for N260
The price of kerosene in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, has skyrocketed as a litre now costs N260, against its preChristmas price of N190. When DailyTrust correspondent inquired about the reason for the increas...
The price of kerosene in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, has skyrocketed as a litre now costs N260, against its preChristmas price of N190. When DailyTrust correspondent inquired about the reason for the increas...
Saraki launches made in Nigeria challenge
The President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has launched a contest to promote made in Nigeria products.The Contest scheduled to run for three months is aimed at showcasing the process and raw materials used in ...
The President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has launched a contest to promote made in Nigeria products.The Contest scheduled to run for three months is aimed at showcasing the process and raw materials used in ...
INTERVIEW: How We'll Solve LG Salary Crises - Gov Ahmed
Your Excellency Sir, first we wish you a very happy birthday and many happy returns. Thank you. Can you describe for us what your background was like, growing up? I was born in Kaduna and had my early education th...
Your Excellency Sir, first we wish you a very happy birthday and many happy returns. Thank you. Can you describe for us what your background was like, growing up? I was born in Kaduna and had my early education th...
Presidency begins payment of N5,000 stipend
The Presidency has begun payment of N5,000 monthly stipend to the poorest and the most vulnerable in the country through the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) of its social investment programmes. A statement yesterda...
The Presidency has begun payment of N5,000 monthly stipend to the poorest and the most vulnerable in the country through the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) of its social investment programmes. A statement yesterda...
Lottery commission denies staff protest in Kwara
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has denied media reports that its workers staged a protest in Ilorin the Kwara state capital in December 2016 over alleged maladministration and insensitivity of managemen...
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has denied media reports that its workers staged a protest in Ilorin the Kwara state capital in December 2016 over alleged maladministration and insensitivity of managemen...
2017-01-02
We've sold all we have - Parents of child with hole in the heart * Needs N6m for surgery abroad
With a melancholic face, Master Abdulsobur Jimoh, (a six and a half years old boy) looked forlorn as he lay on the floor and watched other children play. After some time, he made move to join in the play as it appeared h...
With a melancholic face, Master Abdulsobur Jimoh, (a six and a half years old boy) looked forlorn as he lay on the floor and watched other children play. After some time, he made move to join in the play as it appeared h...
Unilorin Dismisses Fraud Allegation against VC, JAMB Registrar
The University of Ilorin has rejected the fraud allegation made against its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali and his predecessor, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, who is now the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matricu...
The University of Ilorin has rejected the fraud allegation made against its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali and his predecessor, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, who is now the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matricu...
N5b loan refund: Ex-LP Guber candidate cautions KWSG against diversion
A former governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2015 general elections in Kwara State, Dr Mike Omotosho, has expressed growing concern over the lingering salary crisis affecting some categories of workforce in ...
A former governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2015 general elections in Kwara State, Dr Mike Omotosho, has expressed growing concern over the lingering salary crisis affecting some categories of workforce in ...
Press Release: Baraje urges government to hasten implementation of its laudable programmes
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje (CON) has urged both the Federal and State governments to hasten the implementation of the well-thought out programmes that will put food on...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje (CON) has urged both the Federal and State governments to hasten the implementation of the well-thought out programmes that will put food on...
The New Year celebration was peaceful in Kwara State.
Though some residents on Sunday threw bangers and fireworks, in defiance of the ban by the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olusola Amore, on the use of bangers and fireworks, reports from across the state indic...
Though some residents on Sunday threw bangers and fireworks, in defiance of the ban by the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olusola Amore, on the use of bangers and fireworks, reports from across the state indic...
Kwara State First Lady Distributes Gifts To New Year Babies
Wife of the Kwara state Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has visited the General Hospital Ilorin, where she distributed gifts to new born babies in the New Year. This according to her, is part of efforts to ensure...
Wife of the Kwara state Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has visited the General Hospital Ilorin, where she distributed gifts to new born babies in the New Year. This according to her, is part of efforts to ensure...
Fraud allegation: I maintained higher moral standard as Unilorin VC - Oloyede
The immediate past Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, on Sunday, said the allegation of fraud levelled against him while in office was “pure wind with no solidity”, saying he...
The immediate past Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, on Sunday, said the allegation of fraud levelled against him while in office was “pure wind with no solidity”, saying he...
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