THE Kwara State government has spent a total of N551million on micro community projects under its Community Development Programme in 104 communities across the State. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed disclosed this on Thursday in Ilorin at the project launch and cheque presentation of N92million to another 16 beneficiary communities of the programme. Governor Ahmed,…
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Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has congratulated Christians in the state on the occasion of 2017 Christmas and urged Nigerians to pray for the country for a more speedy and sustainable economic recovery. In a Christmas message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba, the Governor said while this occasion calls for sober…
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THE Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has signed the People With Disabilities (Amendment) Bill 2017 into law. Governor Ahmed said that with the law in place, the rights and privileges of the physically challenged persons in the State would be well protected against any form of discrimination. He added that the signing of the…
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WORRIED by the impact of fuel scarcity on people of Kwara State, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the constitution of a task force on the control and sale of premium motor spirit (PMS) in the State. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Isiaka Gold, who made this known in a statement on Thursday,…
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THE Kwara State government has said it will sponsor 85 students yearly for training at the International Vocational Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC) Ajase-ipo. This was disclosed by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed while featuring on a popular radio program called ‘Governor Explains’ today in Ilorin, the State capital. Alhaji Ahmed said five students will be drawn…
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TO ease the financial burden on local government councils in Kwara State, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the State government is considering a take over of the funding of Junior Secondary School education from the councils once the financial implication has been worked out. Governor Ahmed said this while fielding questions from journalists during…
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THE construction of the Kwara State University, KWASU, Ekiti Campus, Osi, has gathered momentum, in line with the Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed’s commitment to finish all ongoing projects before the end of his administration. It would be recalled that The college of Agriculture in Ilesha-Baruba, and the Post-Graduate School of Business, both of…
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Kwara State in the recent years has witnessed significant level of development in every sector of the state due to huge investment in capital projects by Governor AbdulFatai Ahmed led administration. Kwara State Government has consistently for over four years allocated over fifty percent of the State annual budget to capital expenditures to fast track…
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