Despite the deadlocked Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting over disputed payments into the federation purse, the Kwara State Government on Friday commenced payment of June salaries to state workers. Monthly allocations to federal, state and local governments are only released following successful FAAC meetings. Alhaji Demola Banu, Commissioner for Finance, who made the announcement…
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THE Kwara State Government is to set up a task force to checkmate illegal tree felling as well as the production, transportation and sale of charcoal in the State. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed made this known on Monday when he signed into law an amendment bill prohibiting the production, transportation, storage or sale…
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Kwara State Government yesterday in Ilorin disclosed that it had expended over N11billion on infrastructure across the state between December 2016 and December 2017. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Communications, Dr Muideen Akorede, who briefed pressmen alongside commissioner for Information and communications, Alhaji Mohammed Ishiak Sabi, on the outcome of the…
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The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed on Thursday continued his inspection tour of ongoing projects across the State. Governor Ahmed was at the site of the 17km Maigida-Arobadi road project in Moro local government area of the state where he was received by the State Commissioner for Works and Transport, Alhaji Aro Yahaya and…
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The Kwara State government has announced plans to redevelop, rebrand and reposition it’s iconic Kwara Hotel into 3 and 4-star hotels under a Public-Private Partnership(PPP) arrangement. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Communication, Dr Muyideen Akorede disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday at the Government house, Ilorin following the…
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The Harmony Advanced Diagnostic Centre (HADC), Ilorin has emerged winner for the Radiology Service Provider of the Year in the 2018 Nigeria Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA) which held last Friday, at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The NHEA is an annual event where outstanding personalities and organisations are recognized and celebrated for their…
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THE Kwara State government has released the sum of N125,395,252.96 as May 2018 subvention to all state-owned tertiary institutions. The State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Barr. Abdullahi Alkinla disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday in Ilorin. Giving the breakdown, Alkinla said the College of Education, Oro received N33,706,598.99, College of Education, Ilorin got…
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The Kwara State government has urged residents to remain calm in the wake of the heavy rainfall which led to flooding in some parts of Ilorin, the state capital on Monday even as it pledged relief measures for victims. The state’s Commissioner for Environment, Mr Amos Justus, who spoke after inspecting areas affected by the…
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