A devastating fire, ignited by unknown individuals in Ilorin, Kwara State, has resulted in significant destruction, consuming a block of classrooms at Grace International School in the Tanke area, as well as four rooms at the Akumaju compound in the Ita-Amodu area of Ilorin West local government area. The incident occurred between Sunday night and […]
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Jimoh Abdulmueez, a 24-year-old computer engineering student at Kwara State University (KWASU), has been reported missing. According to sources, Jimoh was last seen departing the university campus in Malete for his home in Ilorin last Thursday. However, he has not been seen since that time. Efforts to locate him have included filing a report with
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Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has presented N6 million in cheques to the exceptional winners of the 2023 Presidential School Debate of Nigeria. The distinguished recipients, hailing from various public schools, showcased their debating prowess at the national level, bringing laurels to Kwara State. The six triumphant students, namely Mashood Kamaldeen, Jatto Ramatallahi, Jimoh Abayomi
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Kwara State Government has issued a three-month ultimatum to all substandard and unregistered private schools in the state. The State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, gave the ultimatum Wednesday in Ilorin, during a meeting with the owners of unregistered private schools across the state. Hajia Modibbo frowned at the
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The National Union of Teachers (NUT) in Kwara State has expressed deep concern over yet another reported case of kidnapping, which has further heightened fears among educators and students alike. The incident involved Femi Ajayi, a school teacher at Baptist Grammar School (BGS) in Isanlu Isin. In an official statement released yesterday, the NUT condemned
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National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has organised a five-day training programme for teachers in two core secondary school subjects of English Language and Mathematics in Kwara State. According to the state government, the training was part of the measures put in place to check poor performance of students in the two core subjects. The
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The Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has appointed a board for the state’s Education Trust Fund. According to a report, the Board members were drawn from different backgrounds. The governor appointed philanthropist Abdulhakeem Uthman Mustapha (SAN) as the chairman of the fund which is a strong component of the Kwara State Education Transformation Agenda, and
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The Kwara State Government has distributed at least 120,000 customized exercise books and 2000 instructional materials to pupils of public primary and junior secondary schools in the state This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Press Secretary to the governor, Atere Abiola Ameenat, on Thursday, February 16, 2023. According to the statement, the
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Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved the cash backing of year 2018 promotion for the staff of Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), with immediate effect. The Chairman, Kwara State Teaching Service Commission, Mallam Bello Tauheed Abubakar, disclosed this in Ilorin on Wednesday February 8, 2023, while addressing the management staff of the commission
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Kwara Government has ordered the immediate resumption of academic activities at the state College of Education in Ilorin. This directive is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Tertiary Education, Monsurat Amuda-Kannike, in Ilorin on Sunday. Amuda-Kannike quoted the Commissioner in the ministry, Dr Alabi Abolore as saying that Gov. AbdulRahman
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The Kwara House of Assembly on Tuesday called on the state Ministry of Education to ensure strict regulation of private nursery and primary schools in the state to address proliferation. This is a sequel to a motion moved by Abdullahi Danbaba (APC-Kaiama/Kemanji/Wajibe) under Matters of General Public Importance. Mr Danbaba stressed the need to check
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The Kwara State Government has announced the provision of free transportation to all interested students of tertiary institutions in the Northern part of the country on resumption of academic activities. This follows the suspension of the eight months of industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The state’s Commissioner for Tertiary
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Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) has trained about 100 digital literacy instructors and security personnel that would man digital literacy centres across the 16 local government areas of the state. The 3-day workshop is tagged “Train the trainers workshop on the implementation of digital literacy to support teaching/learning and capacity building for digital
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The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, has refunded the sum of one million naira contributed by a women group to build schools in Agindigbi and Onila communities in Irepodun LGA. While disclosing this via his Facebook page on Thursday January 14, 2021, the governor stated the contribution had started since 2017. “A group of 25
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The Kwara State Government has announced plan to distribute the sum of N135.5 million to 1,119 private school owners in the state. While disclosing this on Tuesday September 29, 2020, the programme’s Anchorperson in the state, Mohammed Brimah, stated that the money will be distributed “under the Kwara State Social Investment Programme, as an interest-free
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Private school owners in Kwara State have assured the state government of their readiness and preparedness to resume academic activities. While disclosing this on Tuesday September 15, 2020, Alhaja Mujibat Akorede-Suleiman, one of the private school owners stressed that necessary Covid-19 measures have been put in place. Akorede-Suleiman disclosed this in a statement addressed to
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The first lady of kwara State, Dr Mrs Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has awarded a full scholarship for the children of the blue-eyed woman who was abandoned by her husband. While disclosing this on Sunday August 9, 2020, Mrs Olufolake stated that the two children of Risikat, who are equally blue eyed, would enjoy full early foundation
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