Tag: Kwara State

Finance

Kwara teachers protest exclusion from 30% salary allowance

Teachers in Kwara State on Friday staged a peaceful protest over their exclusion from the newly approved 30 per cent Peculiar Salary Allowance granted to other categories of state workers. The protesting teachers converged on the state secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Teachers in Ilorin, where they described the decision of the Kwara State […]

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Gov AbdulRazaq approves 27.5% allowance for Kwara teachers

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved a 27.5 per cent Teachers Specific Allowance for teachers across the state. The approval was granted on Monday, just hours after the governor presented the 2026 budget to the Kwara State House of Assembly. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, […]

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NMA urges Kwara govt to curb doctors emigration with loans, scholarships

The Nigerian Medical Association, Kwara branch, has formally advised the state government to provide scholarships, low-interest loans, and other incentives to both engage and entice doctors to work within the state. The Acting Vice Chairman of the NMA, Dr. Ayinde Musa, gave this advice on Thursday in Ilorin, Kwara, while speaking with the News Agency […]

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Kwara adopts new system to speed up CofO issuance

Kwara State has unveiled an automation system for land matters, effectively turning the page on manual processing and enabling applicants to get titles for their land within two weeks to 30 working days, provided all necessary conditions have been met. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq made the disclosure at the launch of the Kwara State Geographic Land […]

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Business

Kwara welcomes shea ban, to launch Nigeria’s second largest factory

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has welcomed the ban on exportation of raw Shea butter by President Bola Tinubu, saying the step will encourage more production and strengthen the local value chain of the prized cash crop. The President’s directive comes as Kwara State prepares to launch its 50-tonne Shea processing factory in Kaiama, the […]

13 Chinese nationals detained in Kwara for illegal mining
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13 Chinese nationals detained in Kwara for illegal mining

13 Chinese nationals have been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly indulging in illegal mining activities in Ilorin, Kwara State. This information was released by the anti-graft organization in a statement on Thursday by its head of media and publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. The 12 male and one female suspects were detained […]

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Electricity

Kwara electricity consumers owe over N50bn – IBEDC

By Wilson Adekumola   The consumers in Kwara State was reportedly owing Ibadan Electriciry Distribution Company the sum of N50 billion naira.   The company’s Lead Media Relations, Mrs Busolami Tunwase, made this known while speaking with journalists during a stakeholders meeting on Tuesday in Ilorin, the state capital.   Tunwase disclosed that the market […]

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Kwara rice farmers commends Gov AbdulRazaq’s irrigation empowerment

The farmers who are beneficiaries of the Kwara State Government Agricultural Inputs and Irrigation Equipment Empowerment Scheme have commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for improving the skills of local farmers and enhancing food production in the state. This commendation was made during an impromptu inspection visit to the Salala Cluster Irrigation farm site in Afon, Asa […]