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FAAC: FG, States, LGs Share N1.15trilion
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N1,149.816 trillion January 2024 Federation Account Revenue to the Federal, States ...
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NSCDC Arrests 28-Year-Old Man for Alleged Impersonation, Fraud In Kwara
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Muhammed Jamiu Maruf from Gbaaku Area, Okolowo ...
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ASK Hails Kwara Mode Of Palliative Rice Distribution
A leading pressure group, Alliance For Sustainable Kwara (ASK) has hailed the model adopted by the Kwara State for the fresh distribution of ...
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NGIJ Urges President Tinubu to Take Swift Action on Nigeria’s Economic and Security Challenges
The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has calls on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his All Progressives Congress led-administration to swiftly address ...
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Alleged N10bn Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed, As Court Orders Arrest Of Ex-Commissioner Of Finance
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned the former governor of Kwara state, Abdulfatah Ahmed ...
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Death of Deputy DOP Nathaniel Shocking, Sad – Kwara Governor, As NUJ Mourn Ex-Union Scribe
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed shock and sadness over the death of Deputy Director of Protocol in Government House Mr. Timothy ...
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No Going Back On Reforms Despite Challenges, Tinubu Insists
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday defended his administration’s reforms, saying there is no going back. Tinubu on his inauguration declared an end to ...
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CSO Calls For Probe Of Governo Eno, LG Councils Over Allocations, N30bn FIRS Fund
A Non-Governmental Organization, Center for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has called for the probe of allocations from the Federation Account received ...
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Court Orders NPC To Release Detailed Spending On Aborted 2023 Census To Lawyer
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the National Population Commission (NPC) to release details of spending on the aborted 2023 Population ...
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Correpondents’ Chapel Commiserates with Kwara Governor, NUJ Over Demise Of Deputy Director Of Protocol Govt House
The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kwara State Council has commiserated with the Kwara State Governor, and journalism fraternity ...
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Missing Person Not Our Student; He Stopped Paying School Fees Since 200L – KWASU
The management of the Kwara State University, (KWASU) Malete, has disowned AbdulMueez Olamilekan Jimoh who was declared missing by his parent since last ...
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Gov. AbdulRahman Presents Another 500 Mattresses to NYSC
In furtherance of his earlier promises on Corps Members’ welfare, the Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Thursday presented another 500 mattresses ...
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FG To Restart Direct Cash Transfers To 12m Nigerian Households
The Federal Government plans to restart direct cash transfers to the poorest and most vulnerable Nigerians. Presently, approximately three million people are recipients ...
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Lagos To Deploy 10,000 Neighborhood Officials For State Police — Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says Lagos State is ready for the creation of state police, adding that the state boasts of at least 10,000 ...
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EFCC Raids Kwara Varsity, Arrests 50 Students For Alleged Cybercrime, See List
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 48 students of the Kwara State University, ...
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Kwara South Group Reacts To Requests Seeking Renaming Unilorin After Sheik Alimi, Hanging Of Emir’s Portrait In Govt Offices
A group of elders operating under the aegis of Kwara South Consultative Forum have reacted to some requests of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants ...
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Stop Planned Removal Of Electricity Subsidy, Senate Urges FG
The Senate on Wednesday, made a resounding plea to the Federal Government, urging it to refrain from eliminating the electricity subsidy, particularly in ...
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Mathew Ojeifo Assumes Office As New Controller Of Customs In Kwara
Comptroller Faith Mathew Ojeifo has assumed office as the new Customs Area Controller of Kwara Command. This was made known in a statement ...
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48 hours After, EFCC Continues Grilling of Ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed Over Alleged N10bn Fraud
Barely 48 hours after honouring the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah ...
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400 Level Kwara Varsity Student Declared Missing
A 400 level, male student of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Kwara state, identified as Jimoh Abdulmueez, has been declared missing since ...
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Hardship: Customs To Distribute Seized Food Items Nationwide
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is working to distribute some seized food items nationwide as the biting food crisis continues in ...
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Cement Manufacturers Give FG Conditions To Reduce Price Of Products
Cement manufacturers in Nigeria have agreed to bring down the price of the product to between N7,000 and N8,000 per 50kg depending on ...
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Justify Confidence Repose in You, Gov. Abdulrahman Tasks NYSC Members
The kwara state, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has tasked the Nigerian Youth graduates to justify the confidence recline in them to bring about development ...
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NGIJ Mourns Access Bank Holdings’ CEO, Herbert Wigwe, Ogunbanjo
The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has consoled Access Bank Holdings over the tragic death of their Group Chief Executive Officer Dr. ...
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Ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed Reacts After Sojourn To EFCC
The former governor of Kwara State, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has reacted to his invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision, EFCC, as ...
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N5.7bn Spent To Support 124,170 Households Since Subsidy Removal, Says Gov AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend said public welfare in form of continuous cash award to workers and other palliatives and ...
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Gunmen Kill APC Spokesman, One Other
Gunmen on Saturday killed the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Sylvanus Namang, and one other person. According ...
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Insecurity Can Only Be Addressed By State Policing, Says Gov Sani
The Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has said the menace of insecurity plaguing a large portion of the North can be put to ...
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Make A Conscious Effort On Your Security, NYSC DG Charges Corps Members
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps Brig. Gen. YD Ahmed has charged Corps members to be particular on the issue ...
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EFCC Arrests POS Operators For Selling New Naira Notes In Kwara
The Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin zonal office have arrested three people for selling new naira notes in ...
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EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other for Suspected Illegal Mining
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two Chinese: Yang Chao, 39, and Xiao ...
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PDP Hails President Tinubu’s Decision To Upgrade Health Facility Centre In Kwara
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has commended President Bola Tinubu’s government for its decision to include Harmony Advanced Diagnostic Centre, ...
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WASA2023: Military Hospital Honours 5 Soldiers, Civilians
The Nigerian Army Military Base Hospital in Benin, has rewarded two soldiers and three civilians for their outstanding performance and
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EFCC Warns Transport Unions Against Illegal Mining
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has called on members of the
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NLC To Hold Two-Day Nationwide Protest Over Hardship, Insecurity
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) will hold a two-day nationwide protest over the hardship being experienced by Nigerians as well as the
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Court Remands Fake Unilorin Teaching Hospital CMD In Prison Over N18 Million Job Scam
Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has dismissed a bail application filed by a fake Chief Medical ...
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Tell Us How Much Goes To Every Tier Of Govt Monthly – Falana Charges AGF
Renowned human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called upon the Office of the Accountant General of the ...
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Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun Announces N5bn Palliatives For Residents
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced a N5bn palliatives in all sectors of the state economy to cushion the effects of ...
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FG Indebted To Tune of N1.3 trillion, Can’t Continue To Subsidise Electricity — Power Minister
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says Nigeria cannot continue to subsidise electricity, adding that the nation must begin to move towards a ...
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Land Encroachment: Kwara Assembly Makes Case For Polytechnic’s Perimeter Fencing
To stop further encroachment on its vast land, the Kwara State House of Assembly on Wednesday urged the Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman
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Stakeholders Express Worries Over Alarming Rate Of Drug Abuse In Kwara, Chart Way Out
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday said his administration is deploying different strategies and investing in people-
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42,000 Nurses Have Left Nigeria In Three Years, Says FG
The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) Faruk Abubakar says 42,000 nurses have left the country
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Emefiele: Documents Used To Pay Election Observers $6.2m Not From My Office, Ex-SGF Testifies
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday, appeared at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
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Governor Adeleke’s Removal Of Oba Famodun A Witch Hunt – Community Leaders
The people of Igbajo in Boluwaduro local government of Osun state Monday described the nullification of the process that led to the installation ...
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Again, PDP Governors Demand State Police, Say Nigeria Almost Becoming Venezuela
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, restated their position on state policing, as the solution to ...
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Gunmen Free Seven Inmates In Imo Prison Attack, Kill Cop
The Imo State Police Command has confirmed an attack on a Correctional Service Farm Settlements, in Umualomoke community in the Okigwe Local Government ...
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Tears As Fire Burns Down Community Leader House In Kwara
No fewer than twenty rooms and properties worth millions of Naira were on Monday night razed by a fire outbreak at Wara community ...
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WASA2023: Obaseki lauds military’s support on fight against criminality in Edo
By Usman Aliyu Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has applauded the Nigerian Army for its support on the unprecedented successes in curbing criminal ...
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Seek Debt Relief From International Creditors — Afe Babalola Tells Tinubu
The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola has urged President Bola Tinubu to seek debt relief from international creditors. ...
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Blame Buhari Not Tinubu For Economic Hardship, Ex-CBN Governor Sanusi Tells Nigerians
Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Mohammed Sanusi, has said rather than blaming President Bola Tinubu for the present hardship in the ...
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Rain, Wintry Weather Responsible For Herbert Wigwe Helicopter Crash — US Authorities
The United States authorities said rain, winty weather could be responsible for the crash in the helicopter that claimed the lives of Herbert ...
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Kano Hisbah Seizes 8,600 Bottles Of Beer, Arests 15 For Prostitution
Kano State Hisbah Board has confiscated no fewer than 8,600 bottles of beer loaded in a van that came to the state from ...
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Kidnapping: Seriki n Fulani Kwara Kicks Against Tribal Tagging, Seeks Collaborative Efforts To Nab Perpetrators
The Seriki n Fulani in Kwara South Senatorial District, Adamu Ojonla Mahmud, has called for a collective collaboration in tackling insecurity, saying tribal ...
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Minimum wage: APC Chieftain Warns FG To Avoid Arbitrary Increment
Osita Okechukwu, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged the federal government to exercise caution in implementing an “arbitrary” salary ...
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Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe Feared Dead In Helicopter Crash
The Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has been feared killed in a helicopter crash along with his ...
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FG Has A Duty To Control Prices Of Commodities – Falana
The Nigerian government has a duty to intervene decisively on behalf of the majority of the people by enforcing price control mechanisms that ...
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Pensioners Threaten To Protest Naked Over Rising Cost Of Living In Nigeria
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners says its members will take to the streets naked, if the welfare of pensioners in the country does ...
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Troops Arrest Suspected Female Kidnapper While Trying To Pick Ransom
Troops of 93 Battalion under 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected female kidnapper while trying to pick ransom for ...
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Tinubu Orders Recitation Of National Pledge At Public Events
President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory recitation of the National Pledge after the National Anthem at every official and public engagement. Tinubu ...
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Gov AbdulRazaq Commends FG Over N350 Billion Ongoing Bode Saadu/Kaiama/Kosubosu Road
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday visited under-construction Bode Saadu/Kaiama/Kosubosu road project, calling it a major breakthrough for the state and Nigeria. ...