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Kwara State Governor signs MSME Bureau Bill

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over the weekend assented to the Bureau of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Bill, officially creating an agency to drive investments and development in the micro economic sub-sector in the state. With 36 sections and five parts, the establishment of the bureau seeks to support MSMEs and improve the…

Saraki’s Cousin, Ex Kwara Commissioner, Re-arraigned for Money Laundering, Contract Scam

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 22, 2021 re-arraigned the duo of Ope Saraki, a cousin to former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and a former Commissioner for Information in Kwara State, Olatunji Oyeyemi Moronfoye, on charges bordering on abuse of office, diversion of public funds…

Kwara to Hold Next Sports Festival In 2022

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said the state will hold the next State Sports Festival  in 2022, barring any hitches to the preparations. The Governor spoke at the closing ceremony of the sixth national youth’s game held in Ilorin, the state capital, where Kwara finished 6th on the national medals’ table – six places…

AbdulRazaq Lauds Buhari Over Approval Of Neuropsychiatric Hospital For Kwara

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving Kwara as the host state for the federal neuropsychiatric hospital for the north central zone. In a statement on Sunday, the Governor said the approval is dream come true for the administration and the three senators from Kwara, especially Senator Yahya Oloriegbe (Kwara…

Kwara’s N2.5bn Cancer Centre Ready in 12 Months – Abdulsamad Rabiu

The Chairman of BUA Group and founder of ASR Initiative, Abdul Samad Rabiu has stated that construction of the N2.5bn oncology and diagnostic centre donated to Kwara State Government will begin in August and  completed in 12 months. The business mogul, who said this on Tuesday, added that the specialist facility would be the best…

KWIRS Posts N9.5bn In Q1 2021, Highest Revenue Since Inception

Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) on Tuesday announced that it generated N9,598,504,939.90 in the first quarter of 2021, a feat it credited to its increased adoption of technology and steady blockage of leakages within the tax administration system. The figure is the highest ever collected by the agency without any extraordinary item at any…

Hijab Crisis: Kwara Extend Closure Of 10 Schools

The Kwara State government has further ordered the extension of the closure of 10 Mission Secondary Schools in the state over Hijab controversy. A statement released on Monday by Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development said that the schools should remain closed because of security reasons. It will be…

Kwara Governor Dissolves Cabinet

The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman Abdulrasaq, has dissolved the members of his cabinet in just a year after they were inaugurated into office. In a statement released late Sunday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, the cabinet had been relieved with effect from December 31, 2020, though the Secretary to…