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Gov AbdulRazaq Carries Out Minor Cabinet Reshuffle

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Gov AbdulRazaq Carries Out Minor Cabinet Reshuffle

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, has effected a minor cabinet reshuffle involving four commissioners. Those affected are the Commissioner for Social Development, Afolashade Justina, who moves to Women Affairs; and the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Bosede Olaitan Buraimoh, who switches to Social Development. Commissioner for Youth Development Nafisat Buge, moves to the Ministry of…

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Kwarans Go To Polls For Local Councils 21st September 2024 – KWASIEC

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Kwarans Go To Polls For Local Councils 21st September 2024 – KWASIEC

By Oyez Olatunde Rex The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, (KWASIEC), Thursday announced that Local Government Council polls for the election of members and their Chairmen will take place across the state on September 21st 2024. This information was contained in a statement released by the electoral body in Ilorin on Thursday. According to the…

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Tragic: Gunmen Attacks Koro In Kwara, Kill Monarch, Abduct His Wife and Two Others

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Tragic: Gunmen Attacks Koro In Kwara, Kill Monarch, Abduct His Wife and Two Others

. Gov. AbdulRazaq condemns the killing. Police assure speedy resolution and apprehension of the perpetrators Gunmen on Thursday night invaded the palace of Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti LGA of Kwara State, shot dead the monarch, HRH retd General Olusegun Aremu Cole and whisked away his wife with two other persons. In a swift reaction…

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Opinion: Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazak’s Tenure As Governor Of Kwara State: A Focus On Developmental Projects And Their Socioeconomic Impacts.

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Opinion: Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazak’s Tenure As Governor Of Kwara State: A Focus On Developmental Projects And Their Socioeconomic Impacts.

By: Umar Bologi Abdullahi Other States in Nigeria can learn from this and do better Introduction Kwara State, located in the north-central region of Nigeria, has witnessed a series of remarkable developments under the leadership of Governor Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazak. Since assuming office, Governor Abdulrazak has embarked on an ambitious agenda aimed at fostering socioeconomic…

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Girl child: Kwara pays N150m counterpart funds, constitutes steering committee for AGILE project

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Girl child: Kwara pays N150m counterpart funds, constitutes steering committee for AGILE project

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…

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Youths and Youths Development

Kwara Govt issues Public Advisory on spread of anthrax diseases

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Kwara Govt issues Public Advisory on spread of anthrax diseases

Kwara State Government has issued a public advisory on the outbreak and spread of anthrax, a deadly bacteria outbreak that has been reported in neighbouring countries. Designed by the Kwara State Ministry of Health, the Public Advisory comprises an overview of the bacteria, mode of transmission, spread, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and control, and…

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Health & Wellness

Kwara Wins NGF Healthcare Delivery Award

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The Nigeria Governor’s Forum has given an award to Kwara State being the best state in basic healthcare delivery in the north central region. The state beat Abuja the Federal Capital Territory and other North-central states, to clinch the first position. Along with other considered indices, the state won the Nigeria Governors Forum’s primary healthcare…

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Opinion Leaders, Residents Declare Support For Gov. AbdulRazaq’s Re-election. (see video)

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Opinion Leaders, Residents Declare Support For Gov. AbdulRazaq’s Re-election. (see video)

Residents and major opinion leaders of Obbo-Aiyegunle in Kwara state have lauded Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over the completion of Obbo-Aiyegunle township roads. In response to newsmen’s question, a former PDP stalwart popularly known as Omoga and who has decamped to the ruling APC, said the administration of Gov. AbdulRazaq has left no stone unturned in…

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Kwara holds e-Govt Hackaton for youths.

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Kwara holds e-Govt Hackaton for youths.

•programme holds in partnership with NiTDA, UK Nigeria Techhub, UNDP, others • N10m prizes to be won by gifted participants Kwara State Government’s Ilorin Innovation Hub will on January 28 and 29, 2023 hold an e-Government Hackathon targeted at further identifying and helping young techies in the state, a statement said. Managing Director of Ilorin…

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Employment, Labour & Productivity, Innovation

PDP Flay’s Kwara APC Government For Alleged Jamboree Trips and Phantom Internet Services.

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PDP Flay’s Kwara APC Government For Alleged Jamboree Trips and Phantom Internet Services.

In continued reaction to what it has referred to as ” great financial mess”, the opposition People’s Democratic party in Kwara state has flayed the Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq led government in the state over alleged jamboree foreign trips and Phantom Internet Services. Reacting to the first Quarter (2022) Budget Implementation Performance Report of the APC government…

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