Kwara State Ministry of Communications

  The Kwara State Commissioner for Youths Development Amb. Ndanusa Usman Shehu has commended the Youths Integrated Group (YIG) for its impactful initiatives and reaffirmed government's support in fostering youths development through skills acquisition and economic empowerment programmes. The Commissioner made this submission to members of the Youths Integrated Group who paid him a courtesy visit in his office today. He appreciated YIG for its efforts and assured them of the government's support in fostering youths engagement, skills acquisition, and employment opportunities. Amb. Ndanusa also noted that the courtesy visit marked a significant step towards strengthening partnerships between the government under the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON, and youths-led organizations to drive positive change in Kwara State. The Convener of the group and Former Aspirant of Ilorin West Local Government Chairperson, Amb. Zakariyahu Mumeenat Jumai explained...

The Executive Chairman of the Kwara State  Geographic Information Service (KWGIS), ESV. Abdulkareem Babatunde Sulyman has pledged its continuous support to the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).  Sulyman gave the assurance while receiving the State Comptroller of the Immigration Service,  Mrs Abolupe Bewaji, and her entourage who paid him a courtesy call. The Chairman, appreciated the mutual working relationship between the State Government and the  Command in securing the borders, assuring that the Agency would not renege in its support and assistance to ease its operations in the State. He promised that the Agency would look into the requests made by the Command to enhance efficient service delivery. The State Comptroller of the NIS, in her address, pleaded that the State Government should urgently consider their request to acquire the land directly behind the Command, for further expansion of the Command. This is to adequatel...

The Kwara State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (KWACReSAL) Steering and Technical Committees have held their maiden meeting for the year 2025 with a view to keeping members abreast of the progress made on the implementation of programmes, while bracing up for the interventions and smooth execution of the project in all the local government areas of the State. Addressing members of the Committees, the Chairman, State Steering Committee, who is also the Kwara State Commissioner for the Ministry of Environment, Hajia Nafisat Buge, while welcoming members of the two committees, noted that the meeting, which was the first in the year 2025, was aimed at contributing to effective programme implementation in line with the Project Development Objectives (PDO) for more impacts.  Buge lauded Governor AbdulRazaq's leadership qualities, transparency and adoption of best technological practices in the execution of projects in the State. She, therefore, advised membe...

 Kwara State Government has assured the public of her commitments at reorienting average citizens, against open defecation, as it poses great threats to public health and safety. The General Manager, Kwara State Rural Water Sanitation Agency (RUWASA), Mr Olorunfemi Oladipo gave this assurance in Ilorin of recent, during a visit to Wara, the Headquarters of Ilorin West  Local Government, in continuation of the statewide engagements with key stakeholders, to stamp out open defecation in the state. While addressing the people of the community, the General Manager hinted them that a combination of both Local and State monitoring teams will be constituted, with a mandate to ensure that every household in the state has at least one toilet, to discourage open defecation. He stated further that the agency believes a lot can be achieved through Local Government authorities, which are closer to the grassroots, therefore promised to sustain the engagements with the local coun...

The Kwara State monthly environmental sanitation excercise  for the month of February will come up on Saturday, 22nd February, 2025 between the hours of seven o'clock and ten o'clock (7:00am to 10:00am) in the morning.  Residents are hereby enjoined to participate fully in the sanitation exercise by clearing and cleaning both their residential and business environments.  The Commissioner for Environment Hajia Nafisat Musa Buge stated that members of the public are to note that there will be no vehicular and human movement across the state during the period of the exercise. The Commissioner further stated that waste management trucks will be made available for waste collection and subsequent disposal at government approved dump sites.  Please note that it is an offence punishable under environmental law to dump refuse on pedestrian walkways, road side, drainages, canals, and all other unapproved dump sites. Buge added that any attempt to obstruct or deny t...

Kwara Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ ) Project has concluded community/stakeholders' sensitisation, even as Government cautioned farmers across the state against deforestation to guide against soil infertility. The State Project Coordinator, Kwara Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Project, Engr.Dr. Busari Toyin Isiaka,  gave the advice today, in Malete, Moro Local Government Area of the State, while addressing farmers during the just-concluded sensitisation workshop.  At the workshop, which was organised for Women's Agricultural Cooperatives and Women's Small Medium Enterprises on climate-smart agricultural technologies, the Coordinator lamented the effect of   deforestation on soil structure and agricultural productions. He observed that if farmers are to ensure maximum productivity and reduced losses, they have to shun acts capable of exposing the soil nutrient to damage. The Coordinator, who was represented by the Project ...

In a bid to ensure a litigation-free environment across the State, the Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Geographic Information Service (KWGIS), ESV. Abdulkareem Babatunde Sulyman has assured the State Chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) of a purpose-driven collaboration towards achieving a robust synergy for the benefit of the State. The Chairman disclosed this during the week when the NBA paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Ilorin. According to him, "we are partners in progress, and working towards the same goals and objectives. We are fully aware of your clean Kwara exercise, and we are ready to collaborate with you in this regard for the progress of all and sundry", he stated Sulyman, who expressed the support of KWGIS to the Association, especially with the Agency's full automation, reiterated the importance of professional input in land transactions to ensure that land registration processes are transparent, reliable, and legally sou...

Kwara State Government has received N349,650,000 from the Office of the First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu to support the production of a movie that promotes our institutions, local values and is without lewd scenes or language.  The money is a fulfillment of the First Lady’s pledge when she toured the facility during her working visit on January 29, 2025. She had praised the quality of the facility and offered to support the production of a local movie that promotes our own values and culture. “On behalf of our administration and the people of the state, I thank Her Excellency for this unique support for one of our iconic projects and especially for her commitment to the growth of our institutions and our cultural values,” according to a statement on Tuesday. “This is a big investment in the future of our communities as a people with a distinct culture and value system. It is a symbolic and significant investment to save our culture and values. So, we are gra...

Kwara State Government in collaboration with International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC), Ajase Ipo, hereby announces the closure of the Youth Empowerment and Employment Generation Scheme (YEEGS ) registration portal, for the batch 8 admission and resumption commences immediately. This is contained in a statement signed by the Rector of the College Engr. Dr. Yaru Salihu, in his office, and made available to the press. In the press statement, the Rector noted that the turn out for the registration was impressive and overwhelming, as over four thousand (4000) Youths applied online for admission, across the sixteen (16) Local Governmnts Areas of the  State before the close of the registration.   In view of this, the statement disclosed that only 200 Scholarships slots are available for this batch, adding that other applicants yet to be considered for the scheme and wish to embark on self-sponsorship are advised to contact the College ...

In its efforts aimed at equipping girls with sought-after digital skills for future readiness, Kwara State Government has flagged off a digital literacy training targeting over 28,000 adolescent girls, in 70 public secondary schools, across the three senatorial districts of the state. The training was organized by Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, in collaboration with the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project, tagged "Digital Literacy Skills Programme, for Educators And Secondary School Girls."  Declaring open the 5-Day workshop held at Bovina View Hotels, the State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa'adatu Modibbo Kawu, noted that "AGILE project is one of the special initiatives of our Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON), in the education sector." The Commissioner who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human ...

Kwara State Government has affirmed that Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ ) Project is an initiative that will add value to farming and as well create market access to farmers, to sell their farm produce. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Funke Sokoya, recently dropped this hint in  Malete, Moro Local Government Area, during a sensitisation programme organised for community stakeholders, on the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ ) Project. Sokoya reaffimed further that, the Kwara SAPZ project, which is designed along the value chains of dairy, beef, maize, rice and soyabeans, will address hunger, regulate youths' restiveness and transform rural communities through the deployment of modern technology in agriculture for productivity. She then noted that, for farmers in the state to fully harness benefits of agriculture related projects by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq led administration, they need to h...

The Kwara State Government has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late "Hafsat Lawal" who was gruesomely murdered over the weekend. The Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr. (Mrs.) Mary Arinde, who visited the family house of Hafsat Lawal at Adebalu Compound of Oju-Ekun Sarumi Street, Ilorin, Kwara State, expressed shock over the ugly incident. Dr. Arinde expressed sympathy on behalf of the State Government over the gruesome killing of Hafsat Lawal, a graduate of the Department of Chemistry/Integrated Science from the Kwara State College of Education, (KWCOED), Ilorin by one Abdulrahman Bello, describing the incident as ‘’unfortunate, alien and a regrettable act of wickedness.” The Commissioner said the state government would ensure justice for the victim while noting that, “it has become pertinent for parents, guardians, as well as people in the neighbourhood to remain vigilant to happenings around them, especially ensuring that their children and wa...

Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) will on Monday (February 17, 2025) send a text message to 9,459 applicants who have successfully completed their online application in the ongoing teachers’ recruitment process.  TESCOM Chairman Mallam Bello Taoheed said in a statement that the invited applicants are those who scaled through the first leg of the process, such as having relevant university degrees and meeting the age requirement of the process.  “A total of 9,459 are being invited. They are those who completed the application process (completed the application form and submitted it online). They have B.Ed., B.Sc. Ed., or B.A. Ed.), or a Bachelor’s degree in relevant subjects with education qualifications,” he said in a statement.  “Some 26,349 candidates started the application process, but not all of them completed it because the system prevented those who were above the age limit and those without relevant degrees from proceeding to other steps...

. ..As livestock farmers are empowered with sheep and goats... The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has again been commended for his investment in the transformation of the livestock sector of the  State.The commendation was given at a "step-down" training organized by "Agbeloba Omodara Cooperative farming group" in collaboration with the Kwara State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) held at the Idi-Igba Community of the Ilorin West Local Government Area of the State. Speaking at the training, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas said the achievements recorded by the L-PRES project was due to the visionary leadership style of the Governor in providing an enabling environment for agricultural businesses in the State. Mrs.Thomas explained that the programme was part of the State government's strategic plan to expand the State's economy by creating job ...

Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, recently played host to Hosts the National Board Of Technical Education meeting, to review National Diploma Curriculum in Paramedics and Higher National Diploma Curriculum in Paramedics. The Acting Provost of the College, Mallam Jimoh Ibrahim, hosted the delegation, led by the Director of Curriculum Development, Dr. Musa Hatim Koko, who is on a working visit to the College, to review the curriculum for the National Diploma in Paramedics. The meeting is aimed at setting the stage for the attainment of Higher National Diploma in Paramedics, which is about to be commenced by the Department of Paramedic, Health Technology of the College. The Provost noted that, cordial relationship had existed between the College and NBTE over the years and should be sustained for the benefit of the College, towards achieving the desired critical academic and administrative milestones.   Responding, the team lead and Director of Curriculum Dev...