Kwara State Ministry of Communications

(Kwara L-PRES team inspecting one of the fetching points at the newly constructed borehole project in Lata grazing reserve, Patigi LGA.) The Kwara State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) has embarked on an inspection visit to Lata Grazing Reserve, Patigi Local Government Area of the State, to monitor the level of implementation of the water projects at the grazing reserve. The Projects, which include the construction of two motorized solar powered boreholes with 40,000 liters steel tanks and reticulation to supply watering points, watering troughs for pasture, irrigation and communal use in the grazing reserve, and the repairs of three existing hand-pump boreholes with provision for watering troughs along stock route in the area. In his remarks, the State Project Coordinator (SPC), Mr. Olusoji Oyawoye said the project is part of the present administration’s strategic moves in developing the livestock sector of the country, creating market linkag...

(L-R: Kwara State SPC, Mr. Olusoji Oyawoye, Alhaji Tunde Atanda, Staff of FMAFS; State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas; Dr. Abubakar Sidiq; Director of Veterinary Services, Dr. Abdulateef Olugbon, Dr. Idiat Aminu; and Dr. Kemi Sulaiman at the symbolic handing-over of the vaccine at the Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Headquarters, Ilorin.) The Kwara State Government has received a total of 330,400 dozes of anthrax vaccines from the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, with a view to ensuring total eradication of anthrax disease in the Country. Taking delivery of the vaccine, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas appreciated the collaborative efforts of the Federal Government and L-PRES Project towards ensuring an anthrax-free state and Nigeria at large. She assured the donors of adequate u...

(L-R: Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Mrs. Funke Sokoya; Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas; Deputy Governor, Mr. Kayode Alabi and Etsu Tsaragi, Dr. Abdullahi Aliyu in a group photograph.) The Kwara State Government has met with relevant stakeholders and the State Working Committee on food security for the purpose of stepping up agricultural production capacity in the state. The meeting is part of the move to deliberate on the strategy to improve the food production, strengthening the capacity of farmers and development of the agricultural sector of the state. The State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, while addressing the committee, said the essence of the State Working Committee on food security is to bolster agricultural productivity as well as food security in the state. The Governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Mr. Kayode Alabi stressed the responsibilities of the committee to formulate policies, capacity building, resea...

• govt fumigates, shuts abattoir till Wednesday  The Kwara State Ministry of Environment has temporarily shut the abattoir at Mandate Market in Ilorin to allow for fumigation and general cleaning of the area following suspected meat poisoning in the facility.  Dr. Abubakar Ayinla, permanent secretary of the ministry, said the steps are part of the efforts to protect members of the public following the incident.  The abattoir will be reopened on Wednesday.  This is an update to the earlier report on the development at the popular Mandate Market. The first statement, issued earlier today, follows hereunder. Kwara State Government officials and experts have arrived at the Mandate Market in Ilorin to activate measures to protect the public amid rumours of poisoned cow meat.  On the team were the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Toyosi Thomas-Adebayo; Commissioner for Health Dr. Amina Ahmed El-Imam; officials from the Ministry of Environ...

Kwara State Government officials and experts have arrived at the Mandate Market in Ilorin to activate measures to protect the public amid rumours of poisoned cow meat.  On the team were the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Toyosi Thomas-Adebayo; Commissioner for Health Dr. Amina Ahmed El-Imam; officials from the Ministry of Environment, including the Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency Mrs Folorunsho Idayat, and officials from the Ministry of Health including the Permanent Secretary Alhaja Afusat Ibrahim, and the Director of Public Health Dr. Oluwatosin Fakayode, among others.  The government has immediately confiscated all the suspected meats for laboratory tests and confirmation of claims after initial engagements with the Mandate Market stakeholders.  Further information will be given as may become necessary. The government urges members of the public to be calm while the team establishes the ...

(L-R: UNICEF representative Pharm. Adebayo Bolaji; Kwara State Director of Primary Healthcare System Dr Michael Oguntoye; Executive Secretary Kwara State Primary Healthcare Development Agency Dr Nusirat Elelu; and Zonal Coordinator World Health Organization (WHO) for North Central Dr Zeenat Ismail; during the flag off ceremony of the second round of the 2024 Polio Immunization Campaign, in Ilorin, on Friday.) •  Urges parents, other stakeholders to support programme Kwara State Government on Friday flagged off another round of the Polio Immunization campaign for children under the age of five in the state.  The exercise, which is second in series in the year, is expected to cover all the nooks and crannies of the state, beginning from Saturday 20th to Tuesday, 23rd April, 2024. Addressing a press briefing in Ilorin, the Executive Secretary of the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (KWSPHCDA) Dr Nusirat Elelu, called on all parents, religious houses and s...

- Gov's zeal for Kwara education truly commendable: Prof Oba AbdulRaheem  Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has received a three-pronged report from the Prof. Shuaib Oba Abdulraheem-led Planning and Implementation Committee for the Establishment of Kwara State University of Education.  The report included an academic brief; a draft (establishment) bill; and the proposed masterplan for the university. Receiving the documents at the Government House Ilorin, AbdulRazaq said the government will take prompt action on the report for quick takeoff of the university, including forwarding the bill to the House within reasonable time.  "We will look at the academic brief and the masterplan for the proposed university of education as well," he said. The Governor said the government will weigh all the factors stated in the report for the location of the varsity for efficiency and overall success of the project for the maximum benefits of all.  "...

(Sitting L-R: Kwara State Commandant of NDLEA, Alhaji Muhammed Bashir Ibrahim; ALGON Chairman, Hon. Jide Ashonibare; Commissioner for Youth Development, Hon. Nafisat Buge; Rep. of SSG, Mrs. Esther Oluyomi; Rep. of Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Mrs. Iyabo Adekeye; Special Assistant to the Governor on Drug Abuse, Hon. Lekan Mikhail; Director, (PFS), Min. of Local Government, Mr. Michael Oyelowo; and Director, Local Government Affairs, Mrs. Christiana Akande and other dignitaries in a group photograph during the 2-day Workshop on Drug Abuse.) The Kwara State Government  has flagged off a 2-day training seminar on Drug Prevention, Treatment and Care for Local Government Administrators, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Youth Organizations, among others in the State.  The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Mamman Saba Jubril, represented at the occasion by the Permanent Secretary, Political, Cabinet, and Specia...

(L-R: Aisha Ibrahim; Ibrahim Ibrahim; Hajia Morayo Baliqis Ibrahim; Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON); Bilal Ibrahim; and Bolanle Ibrahim; during a condolence visit to the residence of late Senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, in Ilorin, on Thursday.) Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday paid a condolence visit to the family of the former Deputy Governor of the state late Elder Peter Ƙisira, who died on 30th March, 2024. He was received by Mrs Felicia Kisira and other members of the family at their Ilorin GRA residence.  Governor AbdulRazaq was in Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj when the incident happened, although he had earlier sent his condolences through a press statement. “I am here to sympathise with you over the loss of His Excellency former deputy Governor, Peter Kisira. He had served the state well and left a good legacy. We pray for the repose of his soul. We equally pray that God gives you and the children the fortitude to bear the l...

(The Hon Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Ahmed El-Imam (middle), Permanent Secretary, Hajia Afusat Nike Ibrahim flanked by the newly inaugurated members of the Kwara State Ministry of Heath Quality Assurance Team in a group photograph, during the week.) As part of her efforts to promote global standard practice in the health sector, the Kwara State Ministry of Health has inaugurated its Quality Assurance Monitoring Team today at the ministry’s headquarters, Ilorin.  Inaugurating the team, the Kwara State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Ahmed El-lmam, stated that the team is tasked with the crucial responsibility of monitoring and evaluating service delivery across both public and private healthcare facilities within the state. Dr. El-lmam emphasized the pivotal role of Quality Assurance Team in upholding and enhancing service standard throughout the state's healthcare system.  She thereafter charged the newly inaugurated officers to demonstrate unwavering dedi...

...Says govt on course to attain universal health coverage Kwara State Health Insurance Agency on Tuesday inaugurated a regional office of the agency in Kaiama, Kaiama local government area, assuring the residents of a proper health insurance coverage. The office which is situated at the premises of Kaiama General Hospital, was aimed at bringing affordable and accessible healthcare delivery to the door steps of the people at the grassroots, according to the  Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr. Olubunmi Jetawo-Winter, who performed the function. Dr. Jetawo-Winter described social health insurance as the only financing vehicle available to subsidize health services, and to draw in all segments of the population equitably regardless of socio- economic classification. "Social health insurance not only seeks to create demand, but also helps to improve the quality of services, through our stringent assessment and accreditation process of health facilities and providers, a...

(L-R: Production Director ER-Kang Mining Nigeria Ltd Lit Cun Hai; Financial Director Guo De Ring; Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology Hon. Damilola Yusuf; Managing Director ER-Kang Mining Nigeria Ltd Sun Qing Rong; Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON); Chief of Staff Prince Mahe Abdulkadir; Legal Consultant Ibrahim Atanda; Geologist ER-Kang Mining Nigeria Ltd Liu Jain Liang; and Project Architect Architect Olaiyitan Yekeen; during a courtesy visit by management of ER-Kang Mining Nigeria Ltd to Government House, Ilorin, on Tuesday.) • As Chinese mining firm ER-KANG invests in Kwara Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday said the administration is always open for partnerships and engagements that attract investments and pave the way for local processing of solid minerals in the state. He also said that the government is committed to making the ease of doing business a major selling point for Kwara in the country.  The Governor...

(L-R: Director, Personnel, Finance and Supply, Alhaji Hassan Taiye Afodun; Commissioner for Energy, Engr. AbdulAzeez Kola AbdulGaniy; Kwara Regional Manager, IBEDC, Engr. Toyin Akinyosoye; Technical Manager, Engr. Olaifa Gabriel in a group photograph after the meeting.) The Kwara State Government has again called on the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to be reasonable in the way they bill their customers, especially, the facilities owned by the State government such as hospitals and waterworks. The Commissioner for Energy, Engr. AbdulAzeez Kola AbdulGaniy, made the call yesterday when he paid a courtesy visit to the Regional Head, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Engr. Toyin Akinyosoye, at Challenge, Ilorin. Engr. AbdulGaniy said the State government, on its part, has always complemented the IBEDC services by paying the electricity bills of all government’s facilities promptly, constructing feeder lines and providing various commu...

      The Kwara State Government has commenced capacity enhancement training for  1,500 State Civil Servants due for promotion.     Addressing the participants at the opening, the State Head of Service, Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole explained that the training was pertinent to improve the productivity of the civil servants in service delivery.       Represented by the Permanent Secretary ( Establishment), Mallam Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed, She applauded the State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazak for approving the conduct of the program and his unrelenting commitment to ensuring efficient service delivery in the State Service despite the dwindling economy.     She charged the participants to be very attentive to the lectures and adequately grab the content to achieve the objective of the program warning that anyone that fail the examination after the training would not be promoted to the next grade level.    The HOS also r...

(L-R: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Technology, Mrs. Mary Kemi Adeoshun; Chairman, Edu Local Government (TIC), Hon. Mohammed Aliyu; Honourable Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology, Hon. Damilola Yusuf Adelodun; and Executive Chairman, Kwara Internal Revenue Services, Mrs. Shade Omoniyi.) The Kwara State Government has inaugurated a 5 Man Implementation Committee to oversee the newly redesigned and remodeled Gbugbu International Market in  Edu Local Government Area, while reaffirming its commitment to upgrade and promote socio-economic activities through remodeling and redesigning of other ancient markets in the State.  While inaugurating the  Implementation  Committee in her office, the State Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology, Hon. Damilola Yusuf Adelodun, emphasised the importance of  transparency and dedication among the  Committee members and urged them to  uphold these value...