FORMER Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, who represented Kwara South in the 8th National Assembly, has passed on at 58 years of age. Ibrahim, who died about 4.30am, yesterday, at an Abuja hospital, has been buried according to Islamic rites in a Muslim cemetery, Osere, in Ilorin, Kwara State. The deceased was, reportedly,…

The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has lamented the increase in number of out-of-school children in the country, saying Nigeria accounts for one in every five out-of-school children in the world, and 45 per cent in West Africa.

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has expressed shock and sadness over the demise of Justice Ahmad Belgore (rtd) whom he described as a great jurist and patriot.

The Chairman, Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) and Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has described the Gateway Agro-Cargo International Airport as a game changer in the country's aviation sector.

The Oloro of Oro Kingdom in Kwara State, Oba AbdulRafiu Olaniyi Ajiboye Oyelaran is dead. He died in his mid-70s after a protracted illness that lasted over a year. Oloro was declared dead last year only to be announced alive later. Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Rafiu Ajakaye, confirmed that…

Special Adviser to Kwara State Governor on Legal Matters, Sambo Muritala, has expressed the need to empower women with Artificial Intelligence (AI) towards achieving food security and poverty alleviation .

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has flagged off the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), a six-year $500m food security programme supported by the World Bank and the Federal Government. Both the Federal Government and World Bank commended the Governor for providing quality leadership and platforms for livestock value chain production and commercialisation in the…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday inaugurated a multi-sectoral state working committee on food security, charging them to work with all stakeholders to ensure that people have access to affordable food. The committee comprises the Governor as the chairman; Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Oluwatoyosi Adebayo Thomas; Commissioner for Local Government, Community Development…

The 36 state governors have unveiled what they called “strategic and proactive” steps towards combating the food and economic crises in the country. 

The Kwara State Government has finally cleared all the salary arrears for SUBEB teachers and local government workers it inherited from the administration of former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed. According to a statement issued by Babatunde Toyin Abdulrasheed, the Press Secretary, Ministry of Finance, and made available to The Guardian, figures from the last allocation meeting…

Leadership of the National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Kwara state have applauded Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for his pro-masses programmes aimed at cushioning the effects of fuel subsidy removal and hike cost of living. Speaking at a news conference in Ilorin on Wednesday, National President…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend said public welfare in form of continuous cash award to workers and other palliatives and support for different segments of the state remains a top priority for the government, acknowledging the impact of inflation on the living standard of the people and provision of public services. The…