Tag Archives: Kwara

Folake Sokoya The Kwara State Civil Service Commission has denied media report that some of its officials receive bribe from applicants before offering them employment in the state civil service. The Permanent Secretary of the Commission, Alhaji A.B Mohammed, in a statement on Thursday, described the allegation as not only untrue, but a deliberate attempt to cause disaffection and tarnish …

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Folake Sokoya The Kwara State Government has said it would enact a law to curb indiscriminate felling of trees in the State. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, made this known while flagging off tree planting activities in the state in commemoration of the International Day of Forest on Wednesday at the Government House, Ilorin. He said the law would …

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Folake Sokoya The Kwara State government has been commended for adopting an e-payment platform for the payment of stipends to beneficiaries of the World Bank assisted Youth Employment and Social Support Operation-Pubic Workfare (YESSO-PWF) scheme in the State. Mr Chris Anake, Head, Monitoring and Evaluation, Operation Coordinating Unit of YESSO in Cross River State, gave the commendation on Tuesday during …

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Folake Sokoya Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has warned that he will deal decisively with perpetrators of the communal clash between the people of Offa and Ijagbo in Offa Local Government and Oyun Local Government respectively of the state. Governor Ahmed, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba, expressed concern over the “unwarranted and absolutely …

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Folake Sokoya Kwara State Government has commenced the building of three solar farm tunnels in Ilorin, the state capital, to power streetlights Iand other public facilities. The Director General, Kwara State Public Private Partnership Bureau, Mr. Abayomi Ogunsola disclosed this on Monday during a radio programme in Ilorin. Ogunsola said work is ongoing on three Solar Farm Tunnels; Fate Road, …

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Folake Sokoya The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the composition of boards of 20 parastatals in the state. In a statement issued in Ilorin on Monday by the Secretary to the Kwara State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Sola Gold, the government said the composition was driven by the efforts of the state government to achieve efficiency and effectiveness …

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Folake Sokoya The Kwara State Government has clarified that only statutory deductions are made from the salaries of state and local government (LG) workers and pensioners. This follows claims that the local government workers in the state received reduced pay instead of the full January salary as previously announced by the authorities. The clarification was made in a statement on …

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Folake Sokoya Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has assured that the ongoing dualisation of the nine-kilometer Kulende-UITH-Oke-Ose Road in Ilorin will be completed by October 2018. Ahmed, who spoke on Monday while inspecting the progress of work on the road, said irrespective of the dwindling resources to the state, his administration will continue to harness available resources to provide …

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Folake Sokoya The Kwara State Government is set to commence the testing of the Ilorin Metropolis Water Works following the completion of the reticulation project. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed approved the testing on receipt of the completion report from the State Ministry of Water Resources, according to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on …

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Folake Sokoya The Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said no civil servant had been asked to pay for their promotion in the state. The governor made this clarification during an interactive session with youth groups and associations from Ilorin West Local Government of the state, as part of an on-going consultation with stakeholders. He said that workers were …

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