Kwara State Government has confirmed receipt of N2bn out of the N4bn relief funds that the Federal Government released for purchase of rice to be distributed en masse to vulnerable members of the public in the state. The state also said it awaits a balance of N2bn of the funds as well as N1bn worth…

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has nominated renowned communications, public relations and policy advocacy specialist, Bolanle Olukoju, as commissioner-designate for his second term in office.

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has nominated a renowned communications, public relations, and policy advocacy specialist, Bolanle Olukoju, as a commissioner-designate in the new cabinet that will drive effective and efficient governance during the governor's second term in office. Olukoju's name was among the list of 18 commissioner-nominees forwarded to the Kwara State House of…

Kwara State Government has constituted a steering committee for the implementation of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), a FG/World Bank-supported programme to improve girl child’s access to quality secondary school education. The setting up of the steering committee is another step which follows the state government’s fulfillment of all criteria that…

Kwara State House of Assembly on Monday read the list of cabinet nominees forwarded to it by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, followed by its approval of another request of the Governor to appoint 10 special advisers. The list is a powerful blend of young and middleagers, high-achieving entrepreneurs, academics, professionals, and grassroots politicians with fine records…

Four former commissioners and 14 others have been listed as commissioner-nominees in a list sent to the Kwara State House of Assembly by Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. This is contained in a letter from the governor and addressed to the Speaker, Mr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu which was read during Monday’s special plenary. Reading the letter to his…

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has commiserated with the people of the state, especially Offa community, over the death of a former military administrator of the state, retired Group Captain Salaudeen Adebola Latinwo.

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday presented 32 new patrol vehicles and 160 motorcycles to support the movement of security personnel as his administration steps up collaborations to improve safety in the hinterlands. The Governor also presented three patrol vehicles to Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) to improve their operations. “Today is…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the payment of ₦10,000 each to students of Kwara origin in public-owned tertiary institutions. The Governor has also approved a stipend of ₦10,000 each for some categories of security agents, which would be disbursed through the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP) Office. The support for students is…

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved a cash support of N10,000 for every public sector worker in the state, from this month till a new minimum wage is introduced, to enable workers to cope with the economic shocks caused by the removal of petrol subsidy, Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, said…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved a slew of multibillion naira palliatives to neutralise the effects of recent removal of fuel subsidy, cutting across different sectors and demographies of the state. On top of the palliatives is a cash support of N10,000 for every public sector worker in the state, which will begin this…

The Kwara Government has approved a slew of multibillion Naira palliatives to neutralise the effects of recent removal of fuel subsidy, cutting across different sectors and demographies of the state.