kwara state
21 Dec
Nafisat Buge, a 26-year-old political activist and entrepreneur, is joining the Kwara State executive council, again bolstering youth representation in the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration which has become renowned for inclusion, gender parity, and commitment to sustainable development. Ms Buge is now scheduled for parliamentary screening on Thursday at the Kwara State House of Assembly.…
20 Dec
Political associates and friends of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, yesterday, converged on Ilorin, Kwara State, for special prayers to mark his 61st birthday.
14 Dec
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday presented N296.4bn to the state Assembly as a fiscal plan for 2024 for deliberation. The budget christened "budget of economic expansion and collective prosperity," saw capital expenditure taking N180.0bn, representing 61 per cent of the total fiscal plan, while the recurrent component gets N116bn, or 39 per cent.…
14 Dec
Kwara State Executive Council has approved the setting up of a teaching hospital to support the training of medical students and related professionals by the Kwara State University, a major step that involves huge facility upgrades at the General Hospital Ilorin (GHI) which has been adopted for the purpose as well as legislations to guide…
14 Dec
In a heartwarming display of appreciation, a delegation of students from various KwaraLEARN-affiliated schools embarked on a special visit to His Excellency Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Executive Governor of Kwara State. The purpose of their visit was to express profound gratitude to the governor for his outstanding contributions to the education sector, particularly the transformative…
14 Dec
Kwara State government has concluded plans to convert its general hospital to a university teaching hospital.
13 Dec
Kwara State government has concluded plans to convert its general hospital into the state university teaching hospital. Consequently, it has sent a bill to the state House Assembly for legislative consideration. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Al-Imam at a joint press briefing alongside her colleagues in the ministries of communication, business Innovation, and technology…
12 Dec
Kwara Garment Factory appears positioned to capture at least two per cent of the global garment market when it begins full operations, with daily production of 10,000 garments from its newly set up factory that is the biggest in West Africa subregion, a top official has said. The garment factory is one of the many…
11 Dec
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the distribution of another 20,000 50kg-bags of maize at more than 50% subsidised rates to the people of the state. The distribution commenced on Sunday by the state palliative committee that oversaw the sharing of the first 25,000 bags a few months ago. The gesture had received huge…
4 Dec
The Kwara State Government has called on stakeholders in the education sector to submit memoranda for the establishment of the Kwara State University of Education. The governor of the state, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, had on November 17, 2023 inaugurated a committee, led by Prof. Shuaibu Oba Abdulraheem, to midwife the processes leading to the establishment of…
2 Dec
Summit University Offa, Kwara State, has announced its historic maiden combined convocation ceremonies, which will hold from Wednesday, December 6 to Saturday, December 9, 2023.
30 Nov
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has told All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the House of Assembly that their victory came with renewed responsibility to deliver more to the people for the confidence reposed in the party.
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