Amo Byng Nig Limited, a leading producer of poultry feed and concentrates, has commenced a strategic partnership with the Kwara State Government to bolster local soybean production, addressing the current shortage that is impacting poultry feed production across Nigeria. This collaboration was formally launched on July 16, 2024, and marks a significant step towards revitalizing…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over the weekend assented to the Bureau of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Bill, officially creating an agency to drive investments and development in the micro economic sub-sector in the state. With 36 sections and five parts, the establishment of the bureau seeks to support MSMEs and improve the…
The Nigerian Association of Zoological Gardens and Wildlife Parks (NAZAP), has expressed regret over the death of an elephant in Kwara State. In a statement signed by the secretary of the association, Dr. Kabir Ali, the association regretted the death of the wild elephant which died after it was evacuated in a bid to prevent…
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 22, 2021 re-arraigned the duo of Ope Saraki, a cousin to former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and a former Commissioner for Information in Kwara State, Olatunji Oyeyemi Moronfoye, on charges bordering on abuse of office, diversion of public funds…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said the state will hold the next State Sports Festival in 2022, barring any hitches to the preparations. The Governor spoke at the closing ceremony of the sixth national youth’s game held in Ilorin, the state capital, where Kwara finished 6th on the national medals’ table – six places…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving Kwara as the host state for the federal neuropsychiatric hospital for the north central zone. In a statement on Sunday, the Governor said the approval is dream come true for the administration and the three senators from Kwara, especially Senator Yahya Oloriegbe (Kwara…
The Chairman of BUA Group and founder of ASR Initiative, Abdul Samad Rabiu has stated that construction of the N2.5bn oncology and diagnostic centre donated to Kwara State Government will begin in August and completed in 12 months. The business mogul, who said this on Tuesday, added that the specialist facility would be the best…
Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) on Tuesday announced that it generated N9,598,504,939.90 in the first quarter of 2021, a feat it credited to its increased adoption of technology and steady blockage of leakages within the tax administration system. The figure is the highest ever collected by the agency without any extraordinary item at any…
Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), on Wednesday, empowered a total of 16,000 women in all the 16 local government area of Kwara State. Each of the 16 thousand rural women were given the sum of N10,000 each, to help boost their petty trade and also start new businesses. In all, a total of N160,000 million were…
The Kwara State government has further ordered the extension of the closure of 10 Mission Secondary Schools in the state over Hijab controversy. A statement released on Monday by Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development said that the schools should remain closed because of security reasons. It will be…