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The trial of the former Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his former Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Demola Banu, over alleged diversion of the State Universal Basic Education Fund has suffered a set back as the witness to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abubakar Hassan, exonerated the duo from…
The Kwara State Government has put necessary machinery in motion to host the 2025 Kwara ADP Agro Input Fair, an initiative aimed at supporting farmers with quality agricultural inputs and training ahead of the new planting season. A statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ashaolu Omotola, said the fair…
Members of the Kogi State House of Assembly have expressed shock and sadness over Monday’s accident on Felele highway in Lokoja, which claimed the lives of scores of students of Federal University Lokoja. This is contained in a Resolution signed by the Assembly and made available to journalists in Lokoja by the Chief Press…
No fewer than 9,459 applicants have successfully completed their online application in the ongoing teachers’ recruitment process in Kwara State. The Chairman of the State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mallam Bello Taoheed, disclosed this in a statement, adding that the applicants are those who scaled through the first leg of the process, such as…
The trial of the former Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, over the alleged misappropriation of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds to the tune of N5.78 billion, has continued before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. The former governor…
…as Coordinator Solicits Stakeholders’ Collaboration for Seamless Implementation Dr. Bello Abdulhakeem, Kogi State Coordinator of the Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to ensure the smooth implementation of the AGILE project in the state. Speaking at a sensitization and stakeholders’ engagement program in Lokoja, Dr….
Kwara State government, in collaboration with the World Bank, has targeted 28,000 school girls for digital skills training under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. Speaking at the opening of a five-day workshop, tagged, Kwara AGILE digital skills workshop for Master Trainers, on Monday in Ilorin, the State capital,, the…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has stated that it would deploy the use of modern technology towards reducing the activities of smugglers across the country to the barest minimum. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, stated this on Monday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, during his familiarisation tour of the Kwara Area Command….
No fewer than 53 people have benefited from the skills acquisition training programme organised by the Abubakar Kawu Baraje Foundation (AKBF) in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, towards making them self-reliant. The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Foundation, Barr. AbdulKadir Adelodun (SAN), who disclosed this at the 28th graduation of the students of…
The Federal Government has affirmed the Dangote Group’s pivotal role in the country’s push towards industrialization, as the company took the center stage at the ongoing Kaduna International Trade Fair. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Dafang I. Sule, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of…
