The Kano State House of Assembly has approved a request by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to take a N15 billion loan to fund his free and compulsory education initiative. The loan will be obtained in the names of the 44 local government areas of the state and repaid from their federal...
The Nigerian Government says it is set to recover a fresh $321 million stolen by a former military head of state, Sani Abacha. It also said it will soon seize other assets linked to a former governor, James Ibori, and an ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. This was revealed in...
Says stadium Indoor Sports Hall for renovation, new squash court coming Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said he approved the resuscitation of the state annual sports festival as part of his belief in productive engagement of the youths to attain their full potentials. The state is currently engrossed with...
The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (( EFCC) Ilorin Zonal Office on Wednesday 29th January 2020 arraigned the immediate past Commissioner for Finance in Kwara State, Mr Ademola Banu before a Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on charges that borders on money laundering. Banu...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday met with the Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama in the capital city Abuja to discuss how to repatriate Kwarans trapped in Lebanon and elsewhere, among other issues. “The meeting is a follow up to the efforts by the Governor to ensure prompt repatriation...
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...
Kwara state Government has agreed an out-of-court-settlement on the disputed land between its and the late Dr Olusola Saraki’s family. The state government’s action is in response to an earlier letter from the Sarakis seeking for an amicable out-court-settlement of the case. Agents of the state government had on January 2nd...
The Kaduna State Government, on Friday, advised parents to send their children to school or face prosecution in accordance with extant laws. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs Phoebe Yayi, gave the advice in Kaduna. Yayi stressed that every child has the right to free, compulsory and universal basic education,...
The Trump administration is imposing new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism,” in which women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship. The regulations, which take effect Friday, address one of President Donald Trump’s main political priorities. The regulations seek to...
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has not taken any loan since he assumed office in May last year, according to a statement Wednesday night. "This administration has not taken any loan whatsoever. The rise in the domestic debt profile of the state to the tune of N2bn, as contained in the latest...