Author: Kwara Reporters

The TetFund Board Member, Engr. (Chief) Nurudeen Adeyemi Balogun has expressed a profound gratitude to the Executive Governor of Kwara State Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, teaming friends and family within and outside Kwara State, over their support to the success of the thanksgiving prayer organized on Tuesday, September 3rd at his home town. The statement reads;To the glory of the Almighty God, who made the organized event materialised, I am overwhelmed by the degree of supports received before, during and after the thanksgiving prayer. I am humbled to be honoured by all classes of people in Kwara State and beyond.I offer…

The Esie Iludun Grammar School Old Student Association (EGSOSA) Congress which was earlier fixed for Saturday, September 21st 2024 has been postponed to Saturday, September 28th 2024.The Congress is holding at TREDEN Hotel along Tanke/University of Ilorin road, Ilorin, Kwara State.According to the National President of the association,Dr Femi Ogunremi,the postponement was necessary because of the scheduled Local Government elections which is holding on Saturday, September 21st 2024 in Kwara State.According to Ogunremi, the association’s by-election has also been rescheduled for Saturday, September 28th 2024.He mentioned that all other processes remain unchanged.The National President however urged members to inform their…

A former spokesman of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has charged President Bola Tinubu, ex-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi to step aside ahead of the 2027 elections.Okonkwo said Tinubu, Obi, and Atiku are not fit to contest in the 2027 election, stressing that they have failed Nigerians.Speaking on Arise TV, the Nollywood actor also criticized the opposition for their failure to form a consolidation and work together against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).According to Okonkwo: “I completely agree with you that we need new faces, 100%, and…

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has said tax collection in Nigeria is low.Gates stated this at a Pan-African youth dialogue on nutrition in Abuja, on Tuesday.Daily Trust reports that the American business magnate is currently in Nigeria for a series of events.Speaking at the event, Gates said the low tax collection poses a challenge to adequately financing critical sectors such as health and education.He said for citizens to gain confidence in the government’s ability to deliver quality healthcare, there must be a commitment to ensure that the funding of health programmes is well-managed.Bill Gates said,…

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says the $20bn Dangote Refinery in Lagos will supply the Nigerian market with 25 million litres daily this September.The regulator also said that starting in October, the 650,000 barrels per day facility will pump 30 million litres daily into the Nigerian market.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the regulator further said at a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, the NMDPRA and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) reached an agreement to commence crude oil sale and supply to Dangote Refinery in local currency.“The refinery is now poised to supply…

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday, insisted that President Bola Tinubu has not been unfair to the North in appointments, pointing out that the President filled key security positions with northerners.This decision, according to Matawalle, is because Tinubu understands the security situation in the North, particularly the North-West, and he wants a solution.The minister spoke in Sokoto on Tuesday during a visit to the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji at 8 Division Headquarters of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto.Matawalle, who was accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said the visit was on the…

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has reacted to the new price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, saying there is a high possibility of a rise in inflation figures, impacting household budgets. The body also said the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), which often operate on thin margins, could be hard-hit by the development.There was an increase in the price of petrol on Tuesday from about ₦568 per litre to ₦855 per litre, and this has been implemented across NNPC filling stations.The hike has generated reaction nationwide with the organised labour demanding an immediate reversal of the…

An extortion scene In Kwara State, the scourge of police extortion continues to plague the lives of okada riders and youths. The situation has become so dire that many are left wondering if the police are truly serving to protect or merely preying on the vulnerable. Several cases of extortion have been recorded in the state daily with the victims left with a bitter experience.Victims Share Their StoriesA recent graduate of the University of Ilorin shared his harrowing experience of being extorted by police officers. He was stopped while on a motorcycle and accused of being a Yahoo boy. Despite his…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has reached an agreement to sell crude oil to Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Naira.The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, made this confirmation on Tuesday via its X handle, @NMDPRA_Official.According to NMDPRA, the NNPCL reached an agreement to commence crude oil sale and supply to Dangote Refinery in local currency.The agency also said the refinery was determined to supply an initial 25 million litres per day of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) into the domestic market in September 2024, adding that the refinery will increase the volume to 30 million litres…

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has arrested the Headmaster of Gaidar Makada Special Primary School in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano for allegedly selling the school asset.A statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Kabir Abba Kabir, on Saturday said the arrest followed the discovery of a disturbing scheme involving the illicit sale of vital school assets.He said that the commision was investigating the issue, and efforts were being put to recover the assets.Kabir said, “An investigation uncovered that critical items including metal fixtures, benches, and furniture had mysteriously disappeared from the school,” the statement…