Kwara State government has reduced the number of working days per week from five to three to lessen the impact of the fuel subsidy removal on their earnings. In a meeting with top labour leaders today, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said the civil service authorities would release further guidance on the measure, including how it affects health workers and teachers. He …

A leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has congratulated the Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on his emergence as the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). In a statement on Wednesday by his media office in Abuja, Olawepo-Hashim explained that AbdulRazaq’s emergence, coming on the heels of his recent re-election and few days to …

The newly elected chairman of the Governors’ Forum, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who is the Governor of Kwara State, has receive commendation from the chairman of Henry George Group, Sir Oladimeji Ladi Thompson. According to Prince Thompson, a seasoned contractor and enterprise leader, the new leadership role would spur the citizens of the state, both at home and in the Diaspora, …

Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has emerged as the new Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). He will replace his outgoing counterpart, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State. Abdulrazaq emerged by consensus at a closed-door meeting of the governors held in Abuja Tuesday night. Tambuwal succeeded Dr. Kayode Fayemi, who completed his two-term tenure as Ekiti State Governor …

Kwara State Governor AbduRrahaman AbdulRasaq has endorsed the staging of a sports administration course for sports officers, organising secretaries, and other stakeholders in schools and government agencies. It is to be organised by the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC). According to the Executive Chairman of the state Sports Commission, Coach Bola Magaji, who represented the Governor at the closing ceremony of …

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday inaugurated the state Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC), charging them to discharge their duties in accordance with the oaths of their offices. He also swore in chairman and members of the Kwara State Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC). The Governor also aswore-in Justice Abiodun Adebara and Kadi Abdullateef Kamaldeen as substantive Chief Judge of the …

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday received his certificate of return, following his resounding victory at the 18th March gubernatorial polls, assuring the people of the state that he would remain just as responsive and empathetic to their yearnings as he has always been. The Governor received his certificate of return alongside Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi, Speaker of the …

Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to sustain the momentum and canvass for votes from all eligible voters in the state to guarantee the success of the party in Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections. “We must not relent because of the success recorded in previous …

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has signed the 2023 budget into law, with the Governor saying the fiscal document provided funding for the completion of some ongoing projects and continuation of many of the administration’s impactful programmes. The size of the budget is N188,845,603,561.00 — a few millions less than the N189,436,248,054.00 that AbdulRazaq had proposed in his budget presentation …

Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has  requested N20 billion from Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over an allegedly malicious allegation made against him. In a 30th December letter to Abdulrazaq, Saraki’s counsel, Afe Babalola & Co, also demanded an apology and a retraction of the allegation about alleged mismanagement of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds during Saraki’s …