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Oct 20
Kwasu Commences Medicine And Surgery: Receives Nuc Approval To Establish 24 New Programmes

The National Universities Commission NUC has approved the establishment of MBBS Medicine and Surgery and twenty-three other undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at the Kwara State University, Malete. The approval which was contained in a letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Professor Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi SAN, was signed by the Director Academic Planning, […]

Oct 20
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq pays a working visit to the Kwara State School for Special Needs, in Ilorin

The school has continued to enjoy the support of Governor AbdulRazaq, recall that, the Governor renovated some blocks of classrooms, including provision of a well equipped ICT centre in the school, improved teachers and students welfare and also provided audio books to aid learning of the students. AbdulRazaq has also provided alternative power supply (SOLAR) […]

Oct 20
Kwara State Government continues the disbursement of N20,000 grants to female petty traders in Offa

The AbdulRazaq-led Kwara State Government continues the disbursement of N20,000 grants to 30,000 female petty traders in Offa Local Government Area.

Oct 17
University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Welcomes The 11th Vice Chancellor – Professor Wahab Egbewole, SAN

The prestigious University of Ilorin today welcomes the 11th VICE Chancellor , as ASUU calls of strike. This comes in after the announcement made by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of University of Ilorin Governing Council, (Who is now late) – Mallam Abidu Rafindadi Yazid, OON , on Septemter 8th, 2022. It was stated that Egbewole […]

Oct 16
Kwara State Police Command Rescues Kidnapped Assistant Superintendent of Police – ASP Ahmed Yusuf

The Kwara State Police Command wishes to inform the public that ASP Ahmed Yusuf of IGP Monitoring Team attached to Kwara State Police Command that was abducted in his house in Oloje area of Ilorin on 11/10/2022 at about 2200hrs by six armed hoodlums have been rescued. Gunmen Kidnapped “Emirate No. 1”, Assistant Superintendent Officer […]

Oct 15
Oloriegbe Donates Medical Equipments, Consumables to Idi-isin Health Centre, Boosts UITH Outstation With More Equipment

In continuation of his enduring interventions towards the standardization of the health sector, the Senator representing Kwara central and Chairman Senate Committee on Health, Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe has yet again facilitated more medical equipment and consumable items worth millions of Naira to Idi-Isin Comprehensive Health Center, Okolowo, Ilorin to elevate the quality of health […]

Oct 15
Kwara State Government Flags OFF Distribution Of 68,280 Textbooks In Primary Schools

The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has promised that his administration will leave no child of school-age behind on account of lack of access to learning materials in Kwara State. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said this today at the flag off of the distribution of free textbooks to pupils in Kwara State public schools which was […]

Oct 14
Bukola Saraki tackles Kwara Government, asks for stewardship!

Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, declared that it’s time for the Peoples Democratic Party to take again the nation from the ruling All Progressives Congress, for the human beings of the nation. Speaking at Kwara Talk Show titled `Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow` of our dream, organised via way of means of Jamaa […]

Oct 14
ASUU finally suspends its 8-month-old Strike, Universities to resume

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action. The union took the decision at the end of the National Executive Council meeting which was held at the ASUU secretariat in Abuja from Thursday night October 13 into the early hours of Friday, October 14. The meeting was called by the […]

Oct 14
Kwara State Police Command debunks story contained by Askomp, charges suspect to court

RE: ASKOMP ACCUSES KWARA POLICE COMMISSIONER OF BIAS AGAINST TWO SUSPECTS IN A CASE UNDER INVESTIGATION. The Kwara State Police Command wishes to debunk the story contained in an online publication by an online Association called Askomp. The command wishes to state that the report was published mainly to attract an undue and unmerited sympathy […]

Oct 13
Governor AbdulRazaq welcomes APC Vice Presidential Candidate Sen. Kashim Shettima to Kwara (Video)

Governor AbdulRazaq welcomes APC Vice Presidential Candidate Sen. Kashim Shettima to Kwara State at Ilorin International Airport

Oct 13
Gunmen Kidnapped “Emirate No. 1”, Assistant Superintendent Officer in Kwara

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a senior police officer identified as Abdulmumini Yusuf on Tuesday night at Ogidi community in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. Abdulmumini also known as “Emirate No1” in the area is an Assistant Superintendent of Police serving at the area command in Ilorin, it was gathered. According to sources, […]

Oct 13
Grand Mufti of Ilorin, Onikijipa Bags OON Award

Ilorin-Born Islamic Scholar and Grand Mufti of Ilorin Emirate, Sheikh Sulyman Faruq onikijipa (Al Miskin billahi) has been conferred with National honour of the Order Of the Niger (OON) by President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR . The OON Award is a National honor given to individuals who have contributed to the services of the nation. We […]

Oct 13
Kwara kidnappers demand N10m, sleep off, victims escape

Two children who were abducted after gunmen killed their father, Alfa Tunde Aribidesi, at their residence at Gaa Osibi in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, have escaped from the den of their abductors. Tunde, a trader at Ojatuntun, Baboko, Ilorin, was killed on Thursday, September 29, 2022. His children, Jamiu (12) […]

Oct 11
Confederation Cup: Kwara coach relishes new Lagos home

Kwara United coach, Azeez Mohammed, is fascinated by the support his team enjoys in Lagos, following their impressive run of results at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, where they are prosecuting their CAF Confederations Cup preliminary matches. In the first leg of the second-round preliminary game on Sunday, the Harmony Boys rallied from a goal down […]

Oct 10
Kwara State University received the “Most Outstanding Tertiary Institution” award at the 2022 NUJ Dinner Award Night

Kwara’s prestigious university receives “Most Outstanding Tertiary Institution” award at this year’s NUJ Annual Press Week / Dinner Award Night. The event which was held at the Kwara State Banquet Hall, had in attendance the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq who received the award on behalf of the institution. Congratulations, KWASU !!!  

Oct 10
Kwara Hotel to shut ahead repositioning – moves workers to Ministry of Business, Innovation and Technology

Kwara State Government has directed the shutdown of the ailing Kwara Hotels pending rehabilitation and repositioning of the facility, a statement said on Sunday. Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology (BIT) Ibrahim Akaje said the shutdown is a forerunner to many interventions that will be done to bring the hotel back to life. Various Ministries, […]

Oct 10
Kwara Govt holds retreat for MDAs (Ministries, Departments & Agencies) on performances, impacts on citizens

Our strides over the last three years, by cabinet members, bureaucrats Concept meant to improve service delivery: Gov Kwara State Government on Saturday held a retreat for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to appraise their achievements, programmes, policies, and areas of impacts on the citizens. The appraisals cover between 2019 and 2022, spearheaded by the […]

Oct 08
Kwara State Governor receives Award of Excellence as the most gender friendly Governor at the 2022 Annual Press Week/Dinner Award Night

Kwara State Governor H.E Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq receives Award of Excellence as the most gender friendly Governor at the 2022 Annual Press Week/Dinner Award Night organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kwara State Council, in Ilorin, on Friday. H.E , Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq took unprecedented steps to involve more women in the decision-making process of the […]