Month: September 2025

The Kwara State Government has pledged fair consideration for residents of communities affected by the proposed Kwara Smart City Project, promising adequate compensation and protection of cultural heritage. The assurance was given during a meeting in Ilorin with representatives of the Alalubosa community in Ilorin East Local Government. The Commissioner […]

The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has emphasized the crucial role of family stability in enhancing national security and upholding moral values. Speaking at the opening of Haske Biyu 2025 at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Issa-Onilu described the family as […]

The Kwara State Education Trust Fund (Kwara-ETF) has awarded its first set of scholarships to 12 outstanding pupils from public schools, covering the full cost of their secondary education. The beneficiaries were selected after a series of rigorous screening stages that began with 640 pupils, narrowed to 180, then 36, […]

France has suspended its counter-terrorism cooperation with Mali and expelled two Malian diplomats following the arrest of a French envoy in Bamako. The expelled officials were given until Saturday to leave the country, in a move that escalates tensions between the two nations. Mali had earlier declared five French embassy […]

The First Lady of Kwara State and Chairperson of the Nigeria Governors’ Spouses Forum, Ambassador Professor Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has distributed school sandals to students in public schools across the three senatorial districts of the state. The distribution, held on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at the Office of the First Lady […]

The Kwara State Government has approved the immediate admission of visually impaired girls into Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, Ilorin, with provisions for free education, feeding, and accommodation. The initiative, announced by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, is aimed at strengthening inclusivity and reducing the […]

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has reaffirmed her commitment to global peace during a meeting with the Qatari Ambassador to Nigeria, Ali bin Ghanem Al-Hajri, in Abuja. The closed-door session focused on strengthening collaboration between her Renewed Hope Initiative and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, with […]

The Kano State Government has formally recruited 4,315 teachers into the state civil service as part of efforts to revamp the education sector. The teachers, who previously served as interns, have now been absorbed as permanent and pensionable staff. At an induction ceremony in Kano, Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf outlined […]