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2016-12-16
Stakeholders seek Law to protect people with disabilities in Kwara
Stakeholders have expressed their desire for a law to establish an agency to handle disabled affairs in Kwara state. They gave this indication in Ilorin while speaking at a public hearing organized by the State House...
Stakeholders have expressed their desire for a law to establish an agency to handle disabled affairs in Kwara state. They gave this indication in Ilorin while speaking at a public hearing organized by the State House...
Kwara Assembly seeks establishment of Local content development agency
The Kwara state Government has been enjoined to establish State Local Content Development Agency in accordance with the Kwara state Local Content Law 2012 passed by the State House of Assembly to further enhance the Well-...
The Kwara state Government has been enjoined to establish State Local Content Development Agency in accordance with the Kwara state Local Content Law 2012 passed by the State House of Assembly to further enhance the Well-...
College Unions Laud Gov. Ahmed's Release of N892.4m To Tertiary Institutions
Members of staff unions at the Kwara State College of Education (COE), Oro have lauded the State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed for the release of funds for the payment of outstanding salary arrears of staff of tertiar...
Members of staff unions at the Kwara State College of Education (COE), Oro have lauded the State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed for the release of funds for the payment of outstanding salary arrears of staff of tertiar...
Kwara targets 2018 for IFK projects completion
The Kwara State government has assured that it would fund all ongoing projects across the state to completion by December, 2018 through the state Infrastructure Development Fund, also known as IFK. Speaking during ...
The Kwara State government has assured that it would fund all ongoing projects across the state to completion by December, 2018 through the state Infrastructure Development Fund, also known as IFK. Speaking during ...
Increase funding for industries, KWACCIMA urges lenders
The new President of the Kwara Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Alhaji Ahmed Raji, has urged the Bank of Industry, Bank of Agriculture and other financial institutions to increase their lending to man...
The new President of the Kwara Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Alhaji Ahmed Raji, has urged the Bank of Industry, Bank of Agriculture and other financial institutions to increase their lending to man...
Kwara INEC trains 200 staff on ICT utilisation for elections
The North Central Zone of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday in Ilorin commenced the training of 200 staff members on the use of ICT in the conduct of elections. Prof. Anthonia Okoosi-Si...
The North Central Zone of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday in Ilorin commenced the training of 200 staff members on the use of ICT in the conduct of elections. Prof. Anthonia Okoosi-Si...
Kwara to pay salary arrears in 3 months
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that Kwara State Government on Thursday pledged to upset all backlogs of salaries and pension arrears due to workers in the state within the first quarter of 2017. Dr Muideen...
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that Kwara State Government on Thursday pledged to upset all backlogs of salaries and pension arrears due to workers in the state within the first quarter of 2017. Dr Muideen...
Women farmers lament incessant attacks by herdsmen in Kwara
Small scale farmers in Kwara State, under the umbrella of Small Holder Farmers Association of Nigeria (SHOFAN), have cried out to law enforcement agencies and stakeholders in the state over incessant attacks on their farm...
Small scale farmers in Kwara State, under the umbrella of Small Holder Farmers Association of Nigeria (SHOFAN), have cried out to law enforcement agencies and stakeholders in the state over incessant attacks on their farm...
Kwara Disables to organise birthday prayer for Saraki
The Kwara State Disability Youths of Nigeria has revealed its plans to hold a special prayer in honour of the Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki in commemoration of his 54th birthday. The group made this kno...
The Kwara State Disability Youths of Nigeria has revealed its plans to hold a special prayer in honour of the Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki in commemoration of his 54th birthday. The group made this kno...
Ahmed committed to physically challenged welfare
The Kwara State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Ayinke Saka has assured that the present administration is committed to the welfare of the physically challenged in the society. Ayinke Sak...
The Kwara State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Ayinke Saka has assured that the present administration is committed to the welfare of the physically challenged in the society. Ayinke Sak...
Abscondment: Emotions as Kwara NSCDC reunites 6-yr-old, mother
There was outpour of emotions on Monday when the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command handed over 6-year-old, Medinat Suleiman to her mother, Hajara at the state headquarters in Ilorin. It ...
There was outpour of emotions on Monday when the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command handed over 6-year-old, Medinat Suleiman to her mother, Hajara at the state headquarters in Ilorin. It ...
Kwara Govt. Moves To Fix Roads Across State
Kwara Govt. Moves To Fix Roads Across StateThe Kwara state government has assured residents of Ilorin the state capital that filling of potholes within the metropolis will be completed by January 2017 and that the exercis...
Kwara Govt. Moves To Fix Roads Across StateThe Kwara state government has assured residents of Ilorin the state capital that filling of potholes within the metropolis will be completed by January 2017 and that the exercis...
2016-12-15
Lottery commission workers protest 'insensitivity' of management
Workers of the National Lottery Regulations Commission in Kwara state have staged a protest over alleged maladministration and insensitivity of the management. The staff who marched through major streets of Ilorin ...
Workers of the National Lottery Regulations Commission in Kwara state have staged a protest over alleged maladministration and insensitivity of the management. The staff who marched through major streets of Ilorin ...
Lawmaker calls for full implementation of 2017 Budget
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Mohammed Zakari (APC-Kwara), on Wednesday, called for full implementation of the 2017 budget to take the country out of recession. Zakari made the call in an intervie...
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Mohammed Zakari (APC-Kwara), on Wednesday, called for full implementation of the 2017 budget to take the country out of recession. Zakari made the call in an intervie...
Saraki to Buhari: There is hardship in the land
President Muhammadu Buhari places the 2017 budget proposal on the table after he presented it before a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja yesterday Senate President, Bukola Saraki yesterday told President Mu...
President Muhammadu Buhari places the 2017 budget proposal on the table after he presented it before a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja yesterday Senate President, Bukola Saraki yesterday told President Mu...
Christmas: Wives of Kwara State Officials donate foodstuff to widows
The Kwara State Officials Wives Association (KWASOWA) on Wednesday distributed foodstuff and cash to Christian widows in the state ahead of Christmas. Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, the wife of the state governor, who is the c...
The Kwara State Officials Wives Association (KWASOWA) on Wednesday distributed foodstuff and cash to Christian widows in the state ahead of Christmas. Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, the wife of the state governor, who is the c...
Bioscience firm seeks partnership with UNILORIN
Prof. Ikhide Imumorin, Chief Executive Officer of African Biosciences Ltd, has called on the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) to partner with his research outfit to develop biosciences research. Imumorin made the ca...
Prof. Ikhide Imumorin, Chief Executive Officer of African Biosciences Ltd, has called on the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) to partner with his research outfit to develop biosciences research. Imumorin made the ca...
Kwara gov, AG canvass further judicial reforms
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kwara State, Mr. Kamaldeen Ajibade, have said the justice system in the country needs further reforms in view of i...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kwara State, Mr. Kamaldeen Ajibade, have said the justice system in the country needs further reforms in view of i...
Ilorin Golf Club agog for 9th Saraki golf competition
All is now set for the 9th edition of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki golf competition, an 18 holes tournament to mark the 54th birthday of the Senate President. Addressing the journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday, the Captai...
All is now set for the 9th edition of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki golf competition, an 18 holes tournament to mark the 54th birthday of the Senate President. Addressing the journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday, the Captai...
Field Posting: MPH students donate drugs, incinerator to Aran-Orin community
For two months, residents of Aran-Orin in Irepodun Local Government of Kwara State enjoyed free medical test, free treatment and were given treated mosquito nets and free drugs by Master students of department of Epidemio...
For two months, residents of Aran-Orin in Irepodun Local Government of Kwara State enjoyed free medical test, free treatment and were given treated mosquito nets and free drugs by Master students of department of Epidemio...
Recession forces parents to embrace public schools in Kwara State
The high fee regime in private primary and secondary schools in Kwara State, may have started taking its toll on such schools as parents are withdrawing their wards to public schools in droves. Accordingly, the sta...
The high fee regime in private primary and secondary schools in Kwara State, may have started taking its toll on such schools as parents are withdrawing their wards to public schools in droves. Accordingly, the sta...
How Labour Unions Agreed to Utilise N1B From Kwara Govt
Details have emerged of how the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Kwara will utilize the N1billion released by the State government to local governments. Dur...
Details have emerged of how the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Kwara will utilize the N1billion released by the State government to local governments. Dur...
2016-12-14
GOV. AHMED APPROVES RELEASE OF N892.4m TO TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the release of N892, 482, 648.38 to the state-owned tertiary institutions to clear the backlog of salary arrears owed their staff. This follows the release o...
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the release of N892, 482, 648.38 to the state-owned tertiary institutions to clear the backlog of salary arrears owed their staff. This follows the release o...
N5bn refund: KWHA charges KWSG on workers backlog salary clearance
The State House of Assembly has urged the State Government to use N5b received from the refund from the Federal Government to settle backlog of salaries of staff of Local Government Councils, Tertiary Institutions, State ...
The State House of Assembly has urged the State Government to use N5b received from the refund from the Federal Government to settle backlog of salaries of staff of Local Government Councils, Tertiary Institutions, State ...
Recession - Nigerian Traders, Small Businesses Lament Impact of Economic Recession
Business owners and traders at some of the major markets in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have complained over poor sales. A survey by PREMIUM TIMES revealed that the poor sales came as part of the ripple effects of...
Business owners and traders at some of the major markets in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have complained over poor sales. A survey by PREMIUM TIMES revealed that the poor sales came as part of the ripple effects of...
Kwara Assembly seeks KWSG, FG collaboration on abandoned Silos
The Kwara State Government has been urged to collaborate with federal Government silos in Oke-Oyi and Lafiagi with a view to making grains available during Scarcity in the State. This is part of the resolutions rea...
The Kwara State Government has been urged to collaborate with federal Government silos in Oke-Oyi and Lafiagi with a view to making grains available during Scarcity in the State. This is part of the resolutions rea...
Piloting Wheat Production in KWARA State. By Amujo Temitope
Today, I revisited the pilot wheat demonstration plot situated by the ASA River Bank, in Asa LGA of Kwara State. The project is a collaboration of the Lake Chad Research Institute, Maiduguri, Born State on Wheat Value Cha...
Today, I revisited the pilot wheat demonstration plot situated by the ASA River Bank, in Asa LGA of Kwara State. The project is a collaboration of the Lake Chad Research Institute, Maiduguri, Born State on Wheat Value Cha...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed Approves Release of N1b to Kwara LGs
The sixteen local government councils in Kwara State are to receive the sum of N1b from the State government to augment their allocation for the payment of November 2016 salaries and pensions. This was the outcome ...
The sixteen local government councils in Kwara State are to receive the sum of N1b from the State government to augment their allocation for the payment of November 2016 salaries and pensions. This was the outcome ...
Saraki to honour 71 First Class graduates from Kwara
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, will on Sunday in Ilorin honour 71 students from Kwara who graduated with First Class from Nigerian universities during the 2015/2016 academic session. Adeyinka Adekeye, Project Ma...
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, will on Sunday in Ilorin honour 71 students from Kwara who graduated with First Class from Nigerian universities during the 2015/2016 academic session. Adeyinka Adekeye, Project Ma...
OPINION: Tell me! Do you call this change? By Abdulrazaq Magaji
You have heard it within the last twenty four hours, haven't you? Suddenly, and for reasons that are not entirely misplaced ...'which kin' change be dis?'...has become the new song in town. And, in the midst of the confus...
You have heard it within the last twenty four hours, haven't you? Suddenly, and for reasons that are not entirely misplaced ...'which kin' change be dis?'...has become the new song in town. And, in the midst of the confus...
Former Kwara Utd boss congratulates ABS
A former General Manager of Kwara United FC of Ilorin, Alhaji Haruna Maigidansanma has congratulated the management, technical crew and players of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, over its promotion to the Nigeria ...
A former General Manager of Kwara United FC of Ilorin, Alhaji Haruna Maigidansanma has congratulated the management, technical crew and players of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, over its promotion to the Nigeria ...
LUK: KWSG to Fund Project Over 10 Years
The Kwara State Government says its forthcoming Solar-powered street lights project, Light Up Kwara (LUK) will be funded over 10-year period under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) and through the Kwara State Infrastruct...
The Kwara State Government says its forthcoming Solar-powered street lights project, Light Up Kwara (LUK) will be funded over 10-year period under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) and through the Kwara State Infrastruct...
Kwara NUJ holds media round table on Thursday
All is set for the 17th edition of the Media Round Table of Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) holding in Ilorin, the state capital. The programme tagged "Abdulfatah Ahmed Media Round Table", ...
All is set for the 17th edition of the Media Round Table of Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) holding in Ilorin, the state capital. The programme tagged "Abdulfatah Ahmed Media Round Table", ...
Saraki to tee-off 18 holes golf tourney on Sunday
All is now set for the 9th edition of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki golf competition, an 18 holes tournament to mark the 54th birthday of the Senate President. Addressing newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday, the Captain of...
All is now set for the 9th edition of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki golf competition, an 18 holes tournament to mark the 54th birthday of the Senate President. Addressing newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday, the Captain of...
2016-12-13
Help constituents through recession, Saraki urges lawmakers
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has tasked members of the national and state assemblies to look beyond the objectives of making laws and focus on issues and steps that would enhance the socio-economic well being of N...
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has tasked members of the national and state assemblies to look beyond the objectives of making laws and focus on issues and steps that would enhance the socio-economic well being of N...
Saraki congratulates Ghanaian President-elect
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has congratulated the President-elect of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, on his victory in the recently concluded Ghanaian poll. Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser o...
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has congratulated the President-elect of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, on his victory in the recently concluded Ghanaian poll. Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser o...
JAMB director advocates inclusion of Ilorin history in GNS
The Director of Administration in the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dr. Yusuf Lawal has advocated inclusion of history of Ilorin in General Studies (GNS) course for 100 level students of various tertiary...
The Director of Administration in the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dr. Yusuf Lawal has advocated inclusion of history of Ilorin in General Studies (GNS) course for 100 level students of various tertiary...
KWHA washes hands off N6bn Light Up Kwara project
The Kwara State House of Assembly last week washed its hands off the N6 billion street light project tagged "Light Up Kwara". The project had attracted diverse comments from some sections of the public who noted that...
The Kwara State House of Assembly last week washed its hands off the N6 billion street light project tagged "Light Up Kwara". The project had attracted diverse comments from some sections of the public who noted that...
Yeketi refutes inducement claim by proprietors to school inspectors
The Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Engr. Musa Ayinla Yeketi has debunked allegation of financial inducement by some school proprietors to inspection officers from the ministry. ...
The Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Engr. Musa Ayinla Yeketi has debunked allegation of financial inducement by some school proprietors to inspection officers from the ministry. ...
Gov Ahmed charges Muslims on Prophet's virtues
Gov Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called on Muslims to emulate the virtues of the Holy Prophet Muhammed which earned him the accolades of being an exemplary character to mankind. The governor made the call on Monda...
Gov Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called on Muslims to emulate the virtues of the Holy Prophet Muhammed which earned him the accolades of being an exemplary character to mankind. The governor made the call on Monda...
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