Kwara State Ministry of Communications

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday inaugurated a multi-sectoral state working committee on food security, charging them to work with all stakeholders to ensure that people have access to affordable food.  The committee comprises the Governor as the chairman; Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Oluwatoyosi Adebayo Thomas; Commissioner for Local Government, Community Development and Chieftaincy Affairs; state coordinator of the federal ministry of agriculture; NAGS-AP State Focal Person; representative of the River Basin Development Authority (RBDA); representative of the State ADPs; representative of ICT Providers servicing the state; representatives of relevant commodity associations — AFAN, Maize Cassava, Soybean, rice; bank of agriculture; Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc); and representative of the state traditional council and Etsu Tsaragi Alhaji Aliyu Kpotwa Abdullahi.  The commi...

  (R-L: Director Animal Husbandry Services, Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Mallam Umar Ahmed Mohammed; Dr. Ari Maikano, representative of the Hon. Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Issa Aliyu Kabir; representative of the Permanent Secretary MARD., Dr. Abdulateef Olugbon; Deputy Director FMAFS, Mr. Yekini Razaki at the review of the policy document in Ilorin.) ... as kwara hosts state-level review of draft national animal feed and fodder policy document The Federal Government has restated its commitment to boost animal feed production by harnessing crop residues and increase investments in alternative feed resources, strengthen coordination of regulations and standards to mitigate the challenges of high costs of feed in the country. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Sabi Aliyu Abdullahi restated the commitment at a state-level review of the draft National Animal Feed and Fodder Policy Document, ...

•Application portal opens on Monday His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON, has given approval for the payment of 2023/2024 Bursary and 2022/2023 Scholarship Award to Kwara State indigenes in Tertiary Institutions owned by State and Federal Government. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE: Kindly log on to https://scholarship.kw.gov.ng/ Register your bio-data on the platform to obtain login details Use your login details with your password to fill the application form online Scan and upload the following documents online (mandatory). Passport photograph. Local Government Citizenship Certificate. Your last session results stamped and signed by the appropriate authority. Your Admission Letter. Your Institutional Valid I.D Card. Evidence of NAKSS due payment. REGISTRATION GUIDELINES: Click on Apply now, fill the form correctly. Click the Verification Mail that would be sent to the provided Email for account Activation. Use the Login page to ...

The Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the cash backing of the year 2021 promotion for the staff of Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), with immediate effect. The Chairman, Kwara State Teaching Service Commission, Mallam Bello Tauheed Abubakar disclosed this in Ilorin today, while addressing the management staff of the commission in his office. He affirmed that the approval is another testimony to Governor AbdulRazaq's commitment to improving the welfare of teachers in the State.  Bello recalled that His Excellency on assumption of office in 2019 cash backed the promotions for the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and has since cash backed the promotions to 2021.  The Chairman assured staff of the commission that the current administration will ensure that all promotions are cash backed as and when due. While appreciating Governor AbdulRazaq's huge investment in teacher's welfare, Bello assured him of the commission's support and dedi...

  Kwara State Garment Factory is gearing up for its official launch by providing intensive training to its newly hired supervisors, a statement said at the weekend. "Led by experts from StarSew, the factory's technical partners who are industry leaders in the field of Garment Machinery supply and training in the Middle East and North Africa, this training focuses on mastering the operation of cutting-edge machinery, some of which are exclusive to the factory in the country," according to the statement by the factory's managing director Hajia Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji. "Following the supervisor training, the factory will proceed with comprehensive induction sessions for its workforce, assigning them to various departments to optimise efficiency. "This training is integral to our production process. Our goal is not only to be the largest but also the most proficient and professional in the industry." The statement said the factory will commence training o...

• Your economic drive in Kwara great, commendable: MD Sugar Film Studio Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday paid a working visit to the site of the under-construction state industrial park at Eiyenkorin in Asa local government, calling it a catalyst for development in the state. The Governor expressed happiness with the level of work done so far, and said the project will create job opportunities for people and enhance the economic and revenue base of the state. He said a number of big firms have already indicated interest in the project.  “This is phase one of the industrial park. We are happy with the progress of work. Already, we have some investors who have indicated interest. Yesterday, a company came around for the prospect of building a CNG conversion plant to provide plant and gas for cars. BUA is also coming in as it already indicated interest in production here,” Governor AbdulRazaq told reporters shortly after inspecting the facility. “Thi...

The Kwara State Government has again reiterated its commitment to remove any impediment to free flow of both vehicular and human traffic on our roads, especially within Ilorin, the State Capital. The State Commissioner for Environment, Mallam Shehu Ndanusa Usman stated this in Ilorin today, while updating newsmen on the recent exercise carried out at some strategic locations in the metropolis. According to him, "myself, the Commissioner for Business, Innovative and Technology and Commissioner for Works have had several meetings with Post Office Marketers and other stakeholders on the need to stop displaying their goods under the bridge, road median and pedestrian walkways for easy movement of people and vehicles.  "During our discussions, we took them to Soludero pack and showed them where to display their goods and also informed others to move to Kulende Market to display their goods, with no avail." Ndanusa added further that the Ministry also gave them till 15th of De...

    “In the next two years when our Agro-Processing Zones are launched, you will see that Kwara will be the leading state in dairy production and milk production as well”  Above were His Excellency’s re-assuring words when he was responding to a reporter’s questions in Cairo-Egypt some months ago during the “Intra-African Trade Fares 2023” to reiterate his government’s resolve to encouraging agricultural buoyancy that will capacitate Kwara to generate multiple jobs for youths, thereby creating wealth opportunities for the populace.  The government of Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazq is full of re-sounding actualisations and expectations for the people.The administration is famous for policies that foreground the people’s welfare and overall development, this is but a task to project and actualise the El Dorado reality on the State of Harmony. Particularly, the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum has never been ambiguous in igniting economic prospects to...

  Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday visited the Olofa Stadium in Offa, saying the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development will be directed to re-appraise the facility and make recommendations for its reconstruction. "This is a 40-year-old design. So, we need to revamp it to improve the standard. The same attention will be given to the Lafiagi Stadium," AbdulRazaq told reporters at the stadium in Offa shortly after inspecting the facility.  He said budgetary constraints and new socioeconomic emergencies had stalled previous efforts to revamp the facility. He was accompanied on the visit by the former Commissioner for Water Resources Hon. Femi Agbaje. "The plan is for this stadium to also host state and national sporting events, and that will stimulate socioeconomic growth," he said. "I have come to see the state of the stadium as it is. What we found out is that we actually need a new design for the stadium. After that, consu...

• Gov commends Lions Club, Offa community  Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday inaugurated a Diabetes Screening and Treatment Center donated by the Lions International District 404 B2 Nigeria for Offa community and its environs, calling for more partnerships with the administration for improved living standards of the people.     Commissioning the facility which is located inside General Hospital in Offa, the Governor said the donation represents community service and support at its best and commended the donor for the investments to tackle diabetes -- a major public health threat in Nigeria and across the world. “This unique humanitarian gesture will be remembered for years to come as a lifesaving contribution by Lions Club International, District 404B2 for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes," the Governor said in Offa.  “I commend the Lions Club for this huge gesture. We look forward to more of such collaborations with the...

... receives investors from China-Africa Economic and Trade Council The Kwara State Government has again reiterated its commitment to making the state the food hub of the country. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas made the reiteration while receiving in audience the delegation of China-Africa Economic and Trade Council and representative of the organized Private Sector in Ilorin, the state capital. The Commissioner disclosed that the investors' visit was a result of the state government’s investment drive in the agricultural sector. According to her, the state government had earlier sent a delegation to China with some other Nigerians on policies reform, tax policies, and learning about various reforms the People's Republic of China had undergone, which have gotten them to where they are today. Mrs. Thomas explained further that the State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the Ministry to share ...

In compliance with the Federal Government's directive, the Kwara State Government has demolished illegal structures at Unity Road, Ilorin, the State capital. The exercise was to ensure that government offices and schools do not have commercial ventures in front of them to guarantee the safety of lives and property in the face of insecurity in the nation. The Executive Chairman, Kwara State Geographic Information Service, ESV. Abdulkareem Babatunde Sulyman explained that the affected structures were on the road setback of the State Fire Service Office and the Amusement Park. The Executive Chairman, who was represented by the Director, Physical Planning Authority and Development Control, TPL. Sunday Idowu disclosed that the exercise was a federal directive across all the 36 states of the federation. The Executive Chairman, who affirmed that the directive was long overdue, but due to the magnanimity of the Kwara State Government and the people-centric approach to governan...

(The newly renovated buildings of RUWASSA by the Kwara State Government.) The Kwara State Government has handed over the newly renovated phase 1 buildings of the State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), to the General Manager, Mr. Oluwafemi Oladipo Adewumi in Ilorin. Performing the handing over ceremony on behalf of the state government, the Commissioner for Water Resources, Hon. Usman Yunusa Lade urged the staff to make use of the edifice for optimal performance of their duties. The Commissioner disclosed that the1 renovation of the buildings was last carried out in the past 20 years, thereby making it inhabitable for use. "The completion of the phase 1 renovated buildings of this edifice is a demonstration of His Excellency, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq's resolve for the welfare of the workers wherever they might be in the state", the Commissioner said. Hon. Lade expressed satisfaction with the quality of job done by the contractor and than...

(R-L (front) Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina El-Iman represented by Perm. Sec Health, Dr. Ayinla Abubakar ; Commissioner for Communications, Hon. Bola Olukoju; Commissioner for Social Development, Hon. Opeyemi Oluwakemi Afolashade; S.A. Education, Dr. Adetola Salau; Commissioner for Education, Dr. Sa'adatu Modibbo-Kawu; Commissioner for Environment, Mall. Shehu Ndanusa Usman; SUBEB Chairman, Prof. Raheem Adaramaja; Perm Sec. Education, Mrs. Rebecca Bake Olanrewaju; Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon. Olaitan Abosede Buraimoh represented by DPFS, Mrs. Ishola Maryam Idowu; R-L (Back) Project Coordinator, Kwara AGILE, Mr. Adeshina Azeez Salami and other members of the SPSC at the meeting.) ....As steering committee holds inaugural meeting ....All public secondary schools to undergo rehabilitation, numerous benefits for public schools  The Kwara State government has re-echoed its commitment to solving deficiencies in the education sector by encouraging girls in public s...

(His Excellency, Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq who was represented by the Honourable Commissioner for Finance Dr Hauwa Nuru, Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Hon Abdullah Abubakar Bata and TIC Chairman, Omotosho Abdulgafar during the commissioning of Woman Vocational Centre at Jaji area in Ilorin West Local Government Area.) The Kwara State Government in its untiring efforts to further enhance lives of Kwarans and its inhabitants has commissioned Multi-Million Naira projects embarked on and completed recently by Local Government Councils in Kwara Central Senatorial district, namely Asa, Ilorin West, Ilorin South and Ilorin East, respectively. The Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (CON) described the commissioning of the projects as a landmark achievement which can be attested to by the large turn out of benefiting Communities to show appreciation during the co...

• Govt cash-backs 2022 promotion for teachers Kwara State Government has finally cleared all the salary arrears for SUBEB teachers and local government workers as inherited from the administration of former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed.  Figures from the last allocation meeting of the local government showed that the government committed N1,297,389,165.83 to clear the balance of the arrears owed to the SUBEB teachers.  Another N1,622,673,992.12 was apportioned to clear the balance of the arrears for the local government workers in the past administration, according to the data from the allocation meeting. Between January 2020 and January 2024, the administration has spent at least N5.5bn to offset the arrears of salary for SUBEB teachers, local government workers and local government pensioners alone -- apart from meeting its multibillion naira monthly obligations to these categories of workers and many others since it was elected in 2019.  The government meanwhi...

 *By: Sangodare Ayinla (Ph.D)*  With ebullient agriculture, the world is on the safe side. This is true if there are governments that are ready to leverage this potential for creating opportunities for the people.  Suffice to recall the popular Yoruba saying that “Agbe l’oba” (Farmers are kings). These characters are not kings with literal crowns, but the metaphorical diadems connoting indispensability in mankind.  The foregoing is a proverb as well as a message to all, that farmers are essential in social sustainability. This philosophy is firmly embraced in the resolve of the Kwara State Government, as it stands to put smiles on the state farmers’ faces, expecting the latter to make society smile through their products. In achieving this, His Excellency, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON) has used the Kwara Fadama CARES project as a potent tool for driving empowerment/stimulation for farmers (especially, the indigent ones) to tackle hunger and poverty....

(L-R: Representative of the Commissioner of Police, ACP Tokunbo Bola Badewole, Camp Commandant Captain Ibrahim, Kwara NYSC State Coordinator, Mr. Onifade Olaoluwa Joshua, representative of Kwara State Governor, Alh. Abdulrasak Babatunde Alabere, representative of Commissioner for Youth Development, Mrs Adenike Funmilola Adenike, representative of Kwara State Chief Judge, Justice Hammed Aliyu Gegele and Director Youth ministry of Youth Development Alh. Abdulsalam Akeem) The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has charged the newly sworn-in members of the National Youths Service Corps(NYSC) to exhibit honesty, hardwork and discipline in the various trainings they would be exposed to in the course of their 3-weeks orientation exercise. Governor AbdulRazaq stated this during the swearing-in ceremony of the Batch 'A', Stream 1 of the Youths Corps members, at the NYSC orientation Camp at Yikpata, Edu Local Government Area, where the Chief Judge of Kwara ...

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed white paper committees to dissect the reports of the Visitation Panels to the three public Colleges of Education and recommend to the government some specific course of action to change the fortune of the schools. The Governor had in October 2023 named the visitation panels to Colleges of Education Oro, Ilorin, and Lafiagi (Technical). The panels, which visited the different schools, submitted their reports in January 2024. As a follow-up to that, the Governor appointed the following persons as chairpersons/members of the White Paper Committees for the Colleges: A.    College of Education , Ilorin 1: Prof. Jimada Idris Shaaba (Chairman) 2: Hajia Afusat AbdulRahman  3: Hajia Eletu Halimat Aduke  4: Dr. Seyi Oloyede  5: Hon. Dele Abiodun  6: Hajia Bilikis Olatundun Suleiman  7: Dr. Ayoku Oba Babatunde  8: Peter Ghana Abu (Secretary) B: College of Education, Oro 1: Prof. Mrs. Binta...

This is to inform members of the public that the  sanitation exercise for this month will come up on Saturday, 24th February, 2024 starting from seven to nine o'clock (7:00 am to 9:00 am) in the morning. Residents of the State are hereby enjoined to fully participate in the exercise, by cleaning both residential and business environments.   Members of the public are to note that there will be no vehicular and human movement across the state during the exercise. Waste Management trucks will be made available for waste collections and subsequent disposal of same at the dump site of the metropolis. Also, some of the illegal dump site in some major areas will be cleared. Kindly note that, it is an offence to dump refuse on pedestrian walkways, road median, drainages, canals and all other unapproved dump sites. In the same vein, any attempt to obstruct government officials from carrying out their statutory obligations will be dealt with, within the ambit of the law...