Breaking: KWASU commences Sandwich Degree Programme
The Authority of the Kwara State University (KWASU) has commenced Sandwich Degree Programme in 17 Education related courses and Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE). KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SANDWICH DEGREE PROGRAMME AVAILABLE COURSES/PROGRAMMES Business Education Early Childhood and Primary Education Education Management and Leadership Human Kinetics and Health Education Special Education Agricultural Science Education Biology Education Chemistry Education Computer Science Education Mathematics Education Physics Education Arabic Language Education Christian Religious Studies Education English Language...
Kenneth Udeze drags INEC chairman, Directors to court
A former member of the Action Alliance, Mr Kenneth Udeze has dragged the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu before a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja. Udeze had approached the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to obtain form 48 against INEC and its chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu. Udeze also joined the INEC...
748 Indonesians die during 2023 Hajj operations
The Indonesian Government has disclosed that the country recorded 748 deaths during the just concluded 2023 Hajj exercise, the highest figure recorded since 2017. The Minister of Religious Affairs, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas disclosed this while welcoming returning Hajj officers at Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten, on Thursday (August 3, 2023). He explained that the number of Indonesian Hajj pilgrims that...
Kwara Gov felicitates veteran journalist, Tunde Akanbi at 64
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated veteran journalist and broadcaster Alhaji Mohammed Tunde Akanbi on his 64th birthday, calling him a respected community leader, media activist, and a fine gentleman who enjoys the confidence of many stakeholders. In a statement on Friday, the Governor said the veteran broadcaster has remained a source of positive inspiration for young professionals, especially...
Professionals identify viable ways of reporting SDGs at Russia-Africa Media Forum
By Daud Adebayo Media professionals and scholars from 32 African countries have identified effective methods of improving media reportage on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across the continent. This emanated from the 2023 Russia-Africa Young Media Practitioners' Forum held at the end of July in Moscow which featured, among other areas of focus, discussions on the pivotal role of the media...
Day KWASU remembered its late VC, Prof Akanbi
It was a memorable day for the family of former vice chancellor KWASU as well as the university community as the memories of its late VC was rekindled at a ceremony. ABDULWAHAB UMAR reports. Glowing TributesIf tributes are strong enough to wake a dead person, then the late vice chancellor of Kwara State University in Malete, Professor Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi...
Subsidy Removal: Kwara gov approves N10,000 palliative for students
By Abdullateef Fowewe Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the sum of N10,000 palliatives to each student of Kwara origin in public owned tertiary institutions. A statement posted on the Governor's verified Facebook page, says the governor also approved a stipend of N10,000 each for some categories of security agents defined as the first line of defence in Kwara state. Recall...
Food security: Experts advocate trees planting, replacement of conventional with organic farming
...as 50 farmers receive breadfruits in the first phase Nigerian farmers have been called upon to as a matter of priority put a stop to agrochemicals methods and embrace organic farming and trees planting to ensure food sustainability and safer environment. Agricultural experts gave this advice in Ilorin on Monday (July 31, 2023) while speaking at a programme titled...
Mustapha salutes Mutawalli of Ilorin @ 67
Turaki & Mutawalli The Senator representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, Mallam Saliu Mustapha, on Monday felicitated the Mutawalli of Ilorin, Dr Muhammad Alimi AbdulRazaq, on...
NAHCON boss thanks Nigerians as Hajj winds down
The Chairman/CEO of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan has expressed his appreciation and gratitude to Nigerians for their tremendous support for the Commission during the just concluded Haji operation. The Chairman stated this during his address to the last set of Nigerian Pilgrims at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia shortly...
