Tag: Kwara Govt

  • Kwara govt facilitates CBN support for local rice farmers

    Kwara govt facilitates CBN support for local rice farmers

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government has facilitated the disbursement of N115m by the Central Bank of Nigeria to local rice farmers to cultivate 420 hectares of land for the 2020/2021 dry season farming in the state. Disclosing this in Ilorin, the state capital, at a training programme for dry season rice production organised…

  • Kwara govt identifies measures to boost food security

    Kwara govt identifies measures to boost food security

    AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said the administration is putting in place various measures and collaborating with different stakeholders to ensure zero hunger and boost food security in the state. The governor gave this assurance on Sunday at a food summit organised to commemorate the World Food Day in Ilorin, the state capital. The governor listed such…

  • COVID-19: CSOs slam Kwara Govt for monetising palliative

    COVID-19: CSOs slam Kwara Govt for monetising palliative

    The Kwara CSOs Working Group on COVID-19, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) promoting anti-Coronavirus campaign, has criticised the State Government for monetising the distribution of palliatives in some local government areas of the state. The group on Wednesday condemned what it described as unethical procedure of sharing money as palliative to the people…

  • COVID-19: Kwara Govt warns UITH management against jeopardising citizens’ health

    COVID-19: Kwara Govt warns UITH management against jeopardising citizens’ health

    The Kwara Government has warned the management of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), not to jeopardise the health of the citizenry in the state. Dr Abubakar Ayinla, the Permanent Secretary, Kwara Ministry of Health gave the warning while addressing the Chief Medical Director of the UITH, Prof. Yusuf Dasilva, during the daily routine…

  • Don’t panic over spread of COVID-19, Kwara govt urges residents

    Don’t panic over spread of COVID-19, Kwara govt urges residents

    The Kwara government has called on the people of the state to desist from panicking over COVID-19 and adhere to the preventive measures of social distancing, hand washing and personal hygiene. The state Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi, made the call while inspecting the State Infectious Diseases Treatment Centre in Sobi Specialist Hospital, Ilorin on…

  • Gunmen Abduct Labour Party National Chairman’s Mother 

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin Unknown gunmen on Sunday night in Ilorin, Kwara state abducted a 71 years old woman, Mrs. Elizabeth Omotosho . Mrs Omotosho is the mother of the National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Dr Mike Omotosho. The old woman was allegedly kidnapped by four people at her Tanke, Ilorin, residence, between 7 and 8.00pm. According to…