The Kwara State Government has vowed to sanction any principal that collects above the approved examination fees by the State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development as the state government formally flagged off registration for this year’s National Examination Council (NECO) in the state. This, according to the state Commissioner for Education and Human…
• Say they join APC because of Gov AbdulRazaq’s sterling performance. At least 8000 people of Bassa community in Kwara State on Wednesday formally defected from the People Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging their overwhelming vote for Governor AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq and other candidates of the party in the coming…
The Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC)in Kwara State has hailed Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and all the Progressive governors for securing an approval of the Supreme Court for the continued use of old naira notes by Nigerians beyond the February 10, 2023 deadline. The Progressive governors had because of their love for the…
A sociocultural group, Ilorin Emirate Progressive Youths (IEPY) has carpeted former senate president, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, over his unguarded utterances against the Ilorin Emirate. IEPY in a statement on Monday signed by its Chairman, Engr. Bolaji Sadiq, expressed surprise that despite being a ranking traditional title holder of the Emirate (Waziri), Saraki could still be…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has called for more supply of the new naira notes to the citizens to ease things for the masses and stabilize the currency swap policy. Speaking during a courtesy meeting with the CBN Consumer Protection Department in Ilorin led by Mrs Rashidat Jumoke Monguno, the Governor called for calm while…
•reiterates commitment to promote access to regular electricity The Kwara State Government has again approved the installation of 11 transformers across communities in its ongoing efforts to boost access to regular electricity in the state. State Commissioner for Energy, Hon. AbdulWahab Femi Agbaje Whyte stated this on Tuesday while fielding questions from newsmen in his…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend met with a rich crop of Kwara Professionals resident in Lagos, debriefing them on the journey since 2019, the measurable strides of his administration across different sectors, and his vision for the state when re-elected in the 2023 ballot. The briefing was a continuation of the Governor’s…
•Ex-Council also considered. •Pension and Gratuity to be paid The Kwara State Government is again set to offset another part of the outstanding debt inherited from the past administration from another refund of Sure-P on behalf of the 16 Local Government Councils in the State. The Honourable Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday night received the Vanguard Newspapers’ Governor of the Year 2022 Award. The award was presented in Lagos at Eko Hotel and Suites Victoria Island. Commended for his institutional reforms in education and healthcare reforms, safety net programmes, infrastructural development, as well as his “purposeful leadership” that has seen…
Video: Victims Narrate How NSCDC Beat, Detain 3 Journalists, Lawyer in Ilorin A popular Kwara broadcast Journalist and lawyer, Eyitanwa Lawal has narrated how she was beaten and locked up in cell on Friday by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for hours. Tanwa, who is an On Air Personality (OAP) with…
