2025-01-27

Kwara State Polytechnic Launches Inaugural Football League for Talent Development
Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has launched its first-ever Football League aimed at discovering and nurturing talent. The league was unveiled over the weekend during a Sport...

164 Arrested as Kwara Cracks Down on Environmental Sanitation Offenders
The Kwara State Commissioner for Environment, Nafisat Buge, has issued a stern warning to residents against violating the state's environmental laws, stressing that offenders will face the full force of the law. ...

NSCDC Kwara Command Expands with Seven New Area Commands and 11 Divisions
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has established seven new Area Commands and 11 Divisions across the state's 16 Local Government Areas. ...

N8.4 Million Hajj Fee: Kwara State Issues Payment Reminder for 2025 Pilgrims
The Kwara State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board has urged intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj to ensure payment of N8,457,685.59 by Friday, 31st January 2025. In a statement i...

Kwara Water Corporation to Temporarily Reduce Services for Agba Dam Maintenance
Following maintenance activities set to be carried out on Agba Dam Water Works by the Kwara State Water Corporation (KWWC) in Ilorin, the corporation will temporarily embark on skeletal services of the dam forthwith. T...

2025-01-26

UNILORIN Plans to Sponsor 500 More Students for AI Training
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, has announced that the university has trained 21 students in Artificial Intelligence (AI) as part of its commitment to advancing education and inno...

Kwara Delegation Visits Shonga to Probe Flooding of Rice Farmlands
A Kwara State Government delegation visited Shonga in Edu Local Government Area on Sunday to investigate the causes of unusual flooding that has submerged thousands of hectares of rice farmlands. ...

Offa Residents Petition Power Minister Over Poor Electricity Supply
Residents of Offa, an ancient town in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, have petitioned the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, calling for urgent infrastructural improvements at the Ibadan Electricity Distrib...

Gov Abdulrazaq Orders Probe of Shonga Flooding, Commiserates with Victims
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has set up a committee to investigate the unusual flooding of several rice farmlands in Shonga, Edu Local Government Area of the state. The governor also commiserated with th...

2025-01-25

Kwara Governor Swears in 2,300 NYSC Members, Urges Discipline and Participation
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has sworn in 2,300 Batch 'C' Stream II members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at the orientation camp in Yikpata, Edu Local Government Area. The cohort comprise...

Family, Friends Mourn as Mukaila Senwele is Buried According to Islamic Rites
The Janaza (burial) of Kwara-born Lagos entertainer, Mukaila Senwele, took place on Saturday at the Muslim Cemetery in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Mukaila, a popular Lagos-based entertainer, was laid to re...

Kwara Health Insurance Agency Opens 3 Regional Offices, Targets 250,000 Beneficiaries
The Kwara State Health Insurance Agency has opened three regional offices across the state's geopolitical zones, with a target of providing affordable and quality healthcare services to 250,000 beneficiaries. ...

2025-01-24

University of Ilorin Appoints Prof. Is'haq Oloyede and Two Others as Emeritus Professors
The Senate of the University of Ilorin has approved the appointment of three of the university's retirees as emeritus professors. They are Prof. Is'haq Oloyede, Prof. Olu Obafemi, and Prof. Musbau Akanji. ...

Kwara State Government Committed to Curbing Medical Practitioners' Migration
In a bid to discourage the "Japa Syndrome" in the state, the Kwara State Government has assured that it is working round the clock to curb the surge in migration of medical practitioners seeking better opportunities ab...

Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture Alerts Residents to Avian Influenza Outbreak in Kano
The Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has advised residents about the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak recently reported in Kano State. ...

Tragic Accident on Ilorin-Jebba Expressway Claims 15 Lives
At least 15 people have lost their lives, and several others have been injured in a tragic accident involving a trailer and a vehicle near the Oko Olowo axis of the Ilorin-Jebba Expressway in Kwara State. ...

Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture Launches “Thursday Fish Market” to Promote Affordability
In its continuous effort to promote agriculture and ensure affordability for the people of Kwara State, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has initiated the “Thursday Fish Market.” This weekly event will...

Kwara State Governor Congratulates Asiwaju of Ajase-Ipo on 88th Birthday
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has congratulated the Asiwaju of Ajase-Ipo, Alhaji Bello Oloruntele Ashola Aroworowon, on his 88th birthday. The Governor commended...

Kwara State Government Begins Training for Enumerators of Mega Empowerment Programme
The Kwara State Government has commenced the training for the enumerators of its forthcoming mega empowerment initiative today, January 23, 2025. The Deputy Chief of Staff and...