Kwara State Government Executive Council has approved the slashing of the 2020 budget to N114, 791,853,968, a 29.4% decrease from the approved budget of N162,487,666,170 — a fallout of dwindling revenue arising from COVID-19 pandemic and steep global economic slowdown.
At a virtual meeting presided over by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq,...
The efforts to recover public patrimonies that were unlawfully taken away remain on course, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said on Tuesday, reiterating that his administration would at all time prioritise people’s welfare.
“Our administration is pursuing a developmental agenda that is centred around the people. We are determined to give our...
Violators face sanctions from July 31st
Govt meets Muslim leaders Wednesday ahead Eid-el-Kabir
Says raids on night clubs, viewing centres, others to continue
Residents of Kwara State must use face mask in public places, keep physical distancing or stay indoors beginning from Friday July 24th, the government announced on...
No fewer than 50 people were arrested in the early hours of Saturday at a night club in Ilorin, the Kwara capital, by the state Technical Committee on COVID-19.
The Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 in the state, Dr Femi Oladiji, disclosed this on Saturday in Ilorin at the...
Urges Assembly to hold public hearing on alleged diverted funds
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has invited the anti-graft agency EFCC to conduct an independent probe into funds so far received and disbursed to the 16 local government areas between May 2019 and now.
A panel of inquiry comprising members...
Kwara State has officially been designated a test centre for COVID-19 pandemic by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), according to the chairman of the state's medical advisory on COVID-19 Dr Femi Oladiji.
Oladiji said in a statement that the NCDC has approved the automated GeneXpert laboratory, which is...
The Kwara State Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Technical Committee on Coronavirus, Mr Kayode Alabi has tested negative for COVID-19.
According to his Chief Press Secretary, Modupe Joel, Mr Alabi took the test yesterday along with all his staff as part of measures to curb the diseases’ spread.
Joel said...
Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has approved the establishment of a mobile court to handle cases involving rape across the state.
State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajiya Halima Ahmadu Jabiru, disclosed this while delivering a speech during a parley between the state Governor and APC women drawn across the...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said there would be zero tolerance for any killer gangs in the state.
“The Governor warns that while the state government welcomes every Nigerian who wishes to make a decent living in Kwara, there would be zero tolerance for any individual or group of...
Kwara State now has a COV-2 testing centre which would be fully operational very soon. Further details would be made public later. The government commends the NCDC for its support and the health workers for their immeasurable sacrifice.
The lack of a testing centre had no doubt been a major...
