Governor Ahmed dissolves cabinet, drops some aides
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has dissolved the state executive council with effect from 18th January 2018. Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, who made the announcement in a statement issued in Ilorin, the state capital on Thursday, said Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants are also affected by the dissolution. According to the statement,...
Era of over relying on Federation Accounts gone for good– LG boss
By Yunusa Ishola The Oke-Ero Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara said on Thursday(January 18, 2018) that the era of relying solely on funds from Federation Account was gone for good. Mr Joseph Oni, the Chairman of the council said this in Iloffa, while inaugurating the council’s Internal Revenue Generation (IGR) committee to boost the present revenue profile and fast track...
STRIKING WORKERS AND THE EUTHENESIA FOR AILING NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
By Mubarak Oladosu For a month and a half, the non teaching staff of Nigerian universities have stayed off work in protest against the Federal Government's non implementation of agreements reached nine years earlier with the three non-teaching unions namely, the Non Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities(NASU), The National Association of Academic Technologists, (NAATs), and the Senior Staff Association...
ARMTI trains 40 kwaran youths on Cassava production
By Yinusa Ishola CONTENT CONTENT CONTENT CONTENT No fewer than 40 participants in Iloffa, Oke-Ero Local Government area of Kwara, have benefitted from a training programme on Cassava Value Chain Development. The one-week agripreneurship training programme was organised by Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) in collaboration with Mcgeorge Consulting, Ilorin, for youths in the council. Dr...
Housemaid remanded for stealing N30m jewelries
A 24 year-old housemaid, Funmilola Oladipupo of Danialu area, Upper Gaa-Akanbi, Ilorin was on Tuesday (January 17, 2018) remanded at the Federal Prison Yard, Oke-Kura, Ilorin for allegedly stealing N30 million worth of gold jewelries belonging to her employer. An Ilorin Chief Magistrate Court ordered the remand of the accused having appeared before it on a two-count charge of criminal...
Nigerians remember the fallen heroes
Activities marking this year's Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration and Emblem Appeal Week was rounded off today across the Country with the laying of wreaths by Eminent Nigerians and Military personnels. In Ilorin, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed represented by his Deputy, Elder Peter Kisira led others to lay wreaths at the Metro park. Others who laid wreaths at...
Prayers, felicitations as Al-amin clinches the post of permanent secretary
The newly appointed Permanent Secretary to the Kwara State Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Alhaji Amosa Isiaka Al-amin has been described as an astute administrator and a kindhearted senior civil servant who has been using his position and connection to touch the lives of people positively. The commendations were made at the weekend by the people of Gambari District in...
No entrepreneurship skills, no future, says Adedimeji
By Is'haq Babatunde The Nigerian youths, especially students in various tertiary institutions in Nigeria, have been urged to hone their entrepreneurship skills and develop the capacity to do things with their hands as a way of guaranteeing their future and breaking the cycle of “inter-generational transmission of poverty”. This call was made by the immediate past Director of the Centre for...
See the list of Kwara Permanent Secretaries as @ Jan. 2018
*KWARA STATE SERVICE RECORDS OF PERMANENT SECRETARIES as @ Jan, 2018* 1 Oluwole Dupe - HOS 2 Alh. Abdul Rafiu Ayinla - General Service 3 Opowoye S.O. - Min. of Agric 4 Abubakar B.M. - CSC 5 Samuel Michael Ayobola - Min. of Sport 6 Abdulsalam A. Yusuf - Govt. House 7 David Adeshina - Cab. & Political 8 Friday Samuel Olaitan Adefila - Min. of Health 9...
Justice Akanbi counsels youth on ICT …As 26 graduate from MAYF free computer training
The former President of the Court of Appeal and pioneer Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practice and other related offenses Commission (ICPC), Justice Mustapha Akanbi (rtd) has called on Nigerian youth to explore the derivable opportunities in the Information Communication Technology (ICT). Justice Akanbi who is the founder and Chairman of the Mustapha Akanbi Foundation (MAF), also described ICT as a...
