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KWASU Don Urges Empowerment For Nigerian Women Farmers Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A Professor of Agricultural Economics at the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Taibat Moji Yusuf, has called for sweeping reforms to remove the structural barriers limiting women’s participation in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. Professor Yusuf made the call on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, while…
The story is no longer about what Governor Ododo promised. It is about what Kogites can now see, touch, and experience in the health sector. And at the center of that unfolding transformation is Dr. Abdulazeez Adams Adeiza. For years, healthcare in Nigeria has been trapped in the familiar cycle of promises, budget speeches,…
The Kogi State All Progressives Congress APC Disability Network, on Wednesday, inaugurated members of its campaign council for the re-election of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi state in the forth coming 2027 general elections in Nigeria. Members of the Campaign Council that were inaugurated cut across state, zonal and…
Dr Zakariya Zakari, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MNI Analysis Partners, has urged African governments to embrace local skills and indigenous knowledge for sustainable development. He made the call on Tuesday at the 2nd International Conference of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Federal University Lokoja (FUL), holding from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2….
Gov AbdulRazaq reiterates govt’s commitment to people-focussed budgeting • As he engages citizens for 2027 budget process Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday said his government remains committed to building a state where no community is left behind and where development reaches every corner of Kwara. Noting that governance belongs…
Kwara Assembly Sacks Two APC Defectors To PDP * As PDP kicks, urges immediate reversal of action Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State House of Assembly has declared the seats of Hon. Saaba Issa Gedeon, representing Edu Constituency, and Hon. Olusola Odetundun, representing Irepodun Constituency, vacant following their defection from the All Progressives Congress…
With the UK set to hold the G20 Presidency in 2027, and ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting in Antigua and Barbuda this November, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), has called on the UK to urgently lead with concrete action, not rhetoric, in addressing the sovereign debt crisis. In a statement by…
The Ohimegye Igu of Koton Karfe, Dr. Alhaji Saidu Akawu Salihu, on Tuesday stormed the Federal Ministry of Works in Lokoja to demand urgent intervention on the Lokoja-Abuja Federal Highway ahead of the Ember months. The traditional ruler said the visit was to draw attention to the hardship faced by residents and motorists along…
Four people have died while four others were rescued alive after part of a two-storey building collapsed at the Masalasi Gogoro area of Popo-Giwa/Abemi in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred at about 5:08am on Tuesday, with eight rooms of the approximately 26-room building collapsing and trapping eight occupants…
Kwara PDP Alleges Assembly’s Plot To Suspend Two Defected APC Members To PDP * Cautions against such an undemocratic move Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, and the Speaker of the State House of Assembly and APC governorship candidate, Rt….
