Kwara State Government will on Wednesday begin the disbursement of funds to 2,300 victims of recent rainstorm in Ilorin, the state capital. "His Excellency Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq recently set up a committee to implement the reports of a rainstorm committee in Kwara State and the disbursement will commence tomorrow, January...
Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, said he is not comfortable paying salaries in percentages because throughout his working life, which spans close to 30 years, he never received his salary in percentages. Engineer Sule stated this while parleying with suspended local government Directors of Personnel Management (DPMs) and Finance...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday launched a 10-year Agricultural Transformation Plan, which is designed to ensure food security, generate employment opportunities, and reduce poverty rate. The plan is hinged in six pillars of crop production, finance, livestock, access to market, value chain, and cross-cutting programmes, the Governor said...
Governor Simon Bako Lalong on Friday 15th January 2021 led other dignitaries to lay wreaths at the tomb of the unknown soldier located at the arcade by the Joseph Gomwalk Secretariat in Jos. Addressing the event attended by top Government officials and security heads in the State, Governor Lalong praised...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday saluted the sacrifices of men and officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces, urging citizens to rally behind them and embrace peace for sustainable development of the country. Speaking at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, AbdulRazaq called on citizens to continue to offer support...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has stressed a need for traditional rulers to be accorded constitutional roles as they are the closest to the grassroots and are better legally engaged with certain things related to the masses. "I have always said that the traditional rulers are the fourth tier of...
Benue State Government is mourning former military administrator, retired Colonel Aminu Isa Kontagora who passed away on Sunday, 10th January 2021 at the age of 65. Consequently, Governor Samuel Ortom has declared Tuesday, 12th January, 2021 as work-free day and urged that flags be flown at half mast in honour...
Kwara State Government has won $16.9m worth of achievements in the 2019/2020 World Bank-supported State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme for results —the highest ever achieved by the state since the initiative began in 2018. The awards came after the state satisfied the disbursements linked indicators (DLIs) as...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has dissolved his cabinet with effect from December 31, 2020, a statement said late Sunday. “His Excellency especially commends the Honourable cabinet members for their contributions to the development of the state while also wishing them the best in their future endeavours,” Chief Press Secretary...
At its last Executive Council Meeting for the year 2020, Plateau State EXCO sat for about 4 hours to decide on a variety of issues. The meeting held at the EXCO chambers of the new Government House Little Rayfield Jos and was presided over by Governor Simon Bako Lalong with...