The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has expressed intense displeasure with news that his administration has imposed a tax on individual loaves of bread to be paid by bakeries and bread sellers in the confluence state. Chief Edward Onoja, Governor Bello's Deputy made this known in a statement...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will next week send a bill to the State House of Assembly requesting the lawmakers to immediately repeal the law awarding pension packages to former governors and former deputy governors.
“The Governor has listened to voices of the majority of the citizens opposing the pension...
Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong on Friday 13th November 2020 met with the contractor and sub-contractors handling the Lalong Legacy projects across the three senatorial districts of the State.
Governor Lalong while addressing the meeting at the Victoria Gowon Hall, New Government House Rayfield-Jos, said the meeting was to...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed an 11-person committee to verify claims submitted by victims of the recent looting of private properties in Ilorin, determine the extent of their losses and disburse government’s support for them.
The committee is to be chaired by Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi, with other...
The curfew in Ilorin metropolis is hereby lifted. This is effective from tomorrow, November 12.
Kwarans may however see increased joint patrols by security agencies within the metropolis and across the state. It is to strengthen the gains of the past weeks and keep criminal elements at bay.
Citizens are to...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday made a passionate appeal to Nigerians to never turn their backs or abandon the police and other security agencies, saying the vast majority of the officers are patriots who are equally committed to a greater Nigeria.
AbdulRazaq said the events of the past...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has met with owners of the businesses affected in the Friday looting of public and private properties, assuring them of government’s support to get them back on stream.
AbdulRazaq had earlier announced N500m recovery funds to assist businesses affected in the incident.
In a meeting with...
Former Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on residents of the state to remain calm and comply with state government regulations for public order.
In a Twitter message on Tuesday, Alhaji Ahmed expressed concern about violent attacks on public and private property in the state following anti-SARS protests.
According...
Claims that the Kwara State Government diverted or hoarded the palliatives meant for the vulnerable households in the state are false and unsubstantiated as no less than 15 of the 16 local governments had benefited before the store was looted, the private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 Foundation said on...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq this evening held a security council meeting with heads of the security agencies in the state.
A review of the situation in the ilorin metropolis suggested a relative calm. The meeting observed that the objective of the curfew has largely been achieved as the misguided...
