Kwara
Kwara disowns registration payment for P-BAT scheme
The Kwara State Government has denied its involvement in the payment of N1,500 as registration fee for the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Empowerment program currently going on in the state. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs, Oluwakemi Afolashade, who dissociated her ministry and the state government made this clearly known in a statement made available […]
27 states, FCT yet to set up minimum wage panels
Twenty-seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have yet to set up committees to implement the recently approved N70,000 minimum wage. The states are Plateau, Kebbi, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Delta, Osun, Ekiti, Zamfara, Benue, Enugu, Taraba, Gombe, Kogi, Enugu, Adamawa, Niger, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Katsina, Kaduna, Cross River and Yobe. However, […]
Grandma, son, two others die after eating amala in Kwara
The Kwara State Government has placed the Healthcare on Outbreak Response Mode after confirmation of the death of a 70-year-old grandmother, her son and two other family members in the Eruda community, Ilorin in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state after eating an Amala meal said to have been poisoned. The state Commissioner […]
Kwara sets up committee on minimum wage adjustment
Kwara State Government has set up a 21-member tripartite committee to work out the consequential adjustment component for other categories of workers on minimum wage in the state. The state governor, AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, approved the constitution of the committee, according to a Government House statement released to the press on Thursday. The statement noted that […]
Kwara sets up committee on minimum wage adjustment
Kwara State Government has set up a 21-member tripartite committee to work out the consequential adjustment component for other categories of workers on minimum wage in the state. The state governor, AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, approved the constitution of the committee, according to a Government House statement released to the press on Thursday. The statement noted that […]
Kwara partners institute on women development
The Kwara State Government and the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, Ilorin, have agreed to collaborate on the development, research and promotion of women economic empowerment in the state. Speaking during an advocacy visit to the state, the Commissioner for Women Affairs Mrs Afolashade Opeyemi Oluwakemi with the Director General of MINILS, Comrade […]
UNILORIN student dies, others injured in campus crash
Tragedy hit the University of Ilorin as some yet-to-be-identified students and a shuttle driver got involved in a fatal auto crash at the school’s main gate, which led to the death of a student. It was gathered on Thursday that it was a lone accident and the victims were passengers of the campus shuttle. In […]
Tinubu’s ADC Yusuf picked as king in Kwara community
President Bola Tinubu’s Aide-De-Camp, Lt Col. Nurudeen Yusuf, has been appointed the new Elemona of Ilemona land in Oyun local government area of Kwara State. Following the demise of his father, the former Elemona in May, the community’s king makers chose Lt Col. Yusuf as new traditional ruler, citing his kindness and humanitarian gestures to […]
Kwara varsity expels 175 students
Kwara State University, Malete, has expelled 175 students of the institution for various offenses. A statement by the Acting Director, University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, said the approval of the expulsion followed the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee, SDC, which held sittings between October 2021 and March 2024. The expelled students were penalized for […]
Kwara gov distributes farm inputs to additional 10,000 farmers
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday said at least 10,000 farmers across the 16 local government areas of the state will receive improved seeds, chemicals, and fertilisers to grow crops in their farms in this farming season. While underscoring the essence of the gesture, AbdulRazaq stressed that it is part of the administration’s […]