Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday inaugurated two Special Advisers, the new Auditor General of the state, and seven Permanent Secretaries. They are Alhaji Abdulrazaq Jiddah (SA Special Duties); Ambassador Umulkhaer Onaolamipo Ahmed Alaye (SA Civic Engagement); and Alayande Fatai (Auditor General). The new Permanent Secretaries are Afolabi Olaitan (Energy);...
Kwara State Government has begun intensive surveillance and screenings at its land borders and the Ilorin International Airports to check the spread of Lassa fever into the state, calling on the public to be vigilant and report any suspicious cases at the nearest health centres. "Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq...
The Kwara state government has closed down mosques and churches across the state with effect from tomorrow, March 26. The state Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi gave the directive today while speaking with newsmen in Ilorin, the state capital. Mr Alabi said there should be no movement of commercial vehicles, socio...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has refurbished the state's oxygen plant, over nine years after it last functioned at usable capacity. The revamped facility bolsters Kwara’s capabilities to manage Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients who may require ventilators for a lifeline. Kwara currently has two COVID-19 cases -- both of whom are asymptomatic...
The Niger State Government has relaxed the total lockdown imposed on the state to curb the spread of COVID-19 and has extended the inter/intrastate movement of people by another two weeks. This is coming after increasing cases of COVID-19 in bordering states and all over the country. In a meeting...
Govt hailed for opening up budget process Kwara State Government on Friday held a stakeholders’ meeting with various civil society organisations on budget processes and implementation as part of the ongoing review of the 2020 appropriation law to cope with the global economic crisis. "In line with the Open Government...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has extended the suspension of the executive and legislative council committees across the 16 local government areas of the state, a statement said. “The Governor has today signed the Kwara State Local Government Councils’ (Suspension) Order 2020 which extends the subsisting suspension of the executive...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has set up an eight-person panel of inquiry to investigate the federal allocations accruing to the 16 local government areas of the state as well as their share of the internally generated revenue from May 29, 2019 to date. “In pursuance of the powers conferred...
Kwara State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into #EndSARS protest on Monday began sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, with 18 petitions submitted by various victims of alleged police brutality to the panel. At the inaugural sitting, the chairman of the Panel, Retired Justice Babatunde Garba, disclosed that the 18 petitions...
The meeting of the North Central Governors' Forum has ended in Makurdi, Benue State, with a unanimous decision to collaborate in surmounting the region's security challenges especially as it affects kidnapping, Cattle rustling and banditry. In a Communique issued at the end of the meeting, held on Monday, the Forum...