The Kwara State Government has advised pregnant mothers to exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months to guarantee healthy life. Dr Abubakar Ayinla, Permanent Secretary, Kwara Ministry of Health, gave the advice while addressing the mothers at the…
Kwara government says that the contributions of the people of the state will form the bedrock of its fiscal proposals and budgeting. This was contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on…
Kwara State governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has explained why the 2021 Durbar celebration was cancelled in the state. According to the state governor, the celebration was not cancelled due to security concerns. He made the clarification while hosting the Emir of…
The Kwara Government says it is targeting about 600,000 children for seasonal malaria chemo-prevention drugs in 11 local government areas of the state that are prone to the disease. Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq stated this during the flag off of the…
The Kwara government has acquired interverter freezers, generators and stabilizers for the State Cold Store, to preserve vaccines across the 16 Local Government Areas. Dr Nusirat Elelu, Executive Secretary, Primary Health Care Development Agency, while inspecting the equipment on Friday…
The Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWSSIP) on Monday began the disbursement of N6,000 bimonthly stipend to targeted 10,000 vulnerable adults across the state. Our Correspondent reports that the disbursement of the stipend, “Owo Arugbo” commenced in the Patigi local…
The Kwara Government says about 20,420 people have so far been vaccinated on COVID-19 in the ongoing first phase as at Day 7, since commencement of the exercise in the state. The Executive Secretary, Kwara State Primary Health Care Development…
The Kwara Government has begun disbursement of over N31 million cash compensation to 194 victims of the December 2020 fuel tanker accident that occured in Jebba, Moro Local Government Area of the state. Mr John Bello, the Chairman, Jebba Fire…
The Kwara Government has warned principals in public schools not to extort students during the registration of the upcoming West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examination. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, gave the…
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has commended the Kwara Government for ensuring regular supply of Supplemental Oxygen to Infection Diseases Hospital, Sobi in Ilorin, to save more lives. Prof. Baba Issa, NMA Chairman, Kwara Branch, gave the commendation in an…
