Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has described sabotage by some people in the communities affected by armed banditry, kidnappings and Cattle rustling as directly responsible for the inability of security agencies to completely overrun the criminals. The Governor, while addressing Journalists at Government House, Minna, acknowledged and applauded...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday attended a second round of refresher training for health workers in the state amid assurances that the state is not dropping the ball in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. AbdulRazaq told reporters in Ilorin that the training — the second in 24...
Governor Samuel Ortom today inaugurated the 7th Governing Council of the Benue State University, BSU, Makurdi with a charge on them to reposition the institution to enable it attain greater heights. The Governor while performing the ceremony at the New Banquet Hall of the Benue Peoples House Makurdi, also charged...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of 10 new permanent secretaries (PS) to head various ministries, departments, and agencies of the government — barely two weeks after a crop of eight new PS were unveiled. The appointments are with immediate effect while the Office of the Head...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday directed the sack of a government driver that unilaterally attended to an unkempt person who was evacuated with a COVID-19 ambulance in Ilorin. He also directed the issuance of queries to top officials of the state ministry of health for failing to act...
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has sworn in five new judges for the Kwara State High Court, urging them to adhere strictly to their oath of office to be fair. The new judges are Funsho Dada Lawal, a former permanent secretary and solicitor general of the state ministry of justice; Olanipekun Sherifat...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has suggested the setting up of a volunteer team drawn from the labour unions and the civil society to complement the efforts of the security agencies to stop the influx of people into the state. “It has been established that some people sneak into the...
The Kwara State Government says it will not accommodate any new entrant into the state in keeping with the ban on interstate movement. The Deputy Governor and Chairman Covid-19 Technical Committee, Mr Kayode Alabi stated this while meeting with the leadership of the Hausa community in the state today in...
Kwara State said late Thursday it has recorded five new COVID-19 cases as 38 results trickled in from the 158 samples recently taken for test. Results for 83 other samples are still being awaited. “With this, the state now has a total of 21 confirmed cases, out of which 13 are...
Kwara State Government on Wednesday hailed the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) for donating some medical equipments and supplies to support the government’s campaign against the pandemic. “The government commends the private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 pandemic for donating some medical equipments to the state. We are indeed grateful to the...