A collaborative synergy on common goals among Heads of Tertiary Institutions and stakeholders in the education sector has been advocated with a view to attaining the desired policy thrust of the AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led administration in tertiary institutions across Kwara State. The new Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr Mary Ronke Arinde, made the advocacy during a […]
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Kwara state government has commenced recruitment of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers as a result of a number of medical professionals leaving the state service. Everyday, many young and vibrant Nigerians travel oversees in search of greener pastures. While some take up menial jobs abroad, some professionals get better jobs with better pay. The […]
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The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has vowed to commence the prosecution of motorists who indulge in bribing personnel of the corps in the state. Mr Fredrick Ogidan, state Sector Commander, made the threat while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ilorin. According to Ogidan, in […]
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Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, on Thursday, flagged off the use of a school clinic his administration newly rehabilitated for the state School for Special Needs, Ilorin, saying that the gesture was to bring quality healthcare services to their doorsteps. The governor also said the government took such a step in recognition of their […]
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Kwara made a very significant history on Monday, September 4, but it got buried in the deluge of media reportage that expectedly attended the swearing in of the cabinet members. Not many people paid attention to the swearing of two persons living with disabilities (PLWD) — Ayanwale Peter Kayode and Abdullahi Wahab Kayode — as […]
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Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the unanimous decision of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) upholding the election of the President. The judgment attests to the credibility of the ballot and the fact that the outcome reflects the wishes of […]
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The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday, presented a cheque of N5m to the family of Lance Corporal Goselle Nanpon, a Nigeria Air Force officer, who was killed during an operation early this year. Late Nanpon was crushed to death by a truck that lost control in Ilorin. In a statement by the Deputy […]
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The National League of Veteran Journalists (NALVEJ) in Kwara State has elected new executives that will run its affairs for the next three years, while returning Alh. Mohammed Tunde Akanbi, who is Voice of Nigeria’s correspondent in Kwara State, as the league’s chairman for a second term of office. Members of the league on Wednesday […]
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The two-day warning strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, throughout the country ended in Kwara State on Wednesday without any ugly incident recorded while it lasted. In Ilorin, the state capital, government offices, banks and law courts remained under lock and key as labour leaders went underground. Reports says that there was a […]
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Prince Tunji Moronfoye, the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State has resigned his position. The development Is contained in a letter dated 04/09/2023 and addressed to the state chairman of the party, Babatunde Muhammed. Prince Tunji said “I am writing you this letter to signify my intention to resign my […]
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