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October 4, 2023 No Responses

Lagos, Kwara, NNPC, Customs, Others Back GOCOP 7th Annual Conference

The Lagos and Kwara States government as well as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are drumming support for the 7th annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), scheduled for Thursday, October...

October 25, 2022 No Responses

Suspected Smugglers Kill Customs Officer In Kwara

An officer of the Nigerian Customs Service was killed on Friday in Igboho by suspected smugglers while on patrol on Sinau-Kenu Road in Baruteen Local Government Area of Kwara State. Customs spokesman in Kwara, Mr Chado Zakari, explained in&nbs...

August 19, 2022 No Responses

Kwara Customs Area Command Gets New Comptroller

Newly posted Area Comptroller of Customs, Kwara Area Command, Mr Aliyu Bello, on Thursday assumed duty in Ilorin, Kwara State. Bello, who was deployed from Zone A Headquarters, took over the mantle of leadership from Comptroller Hussaini Ahmed. A...

February 18, 2022 No Responses

Polaris Bank Supports Kwara State Polytechnic Distance Learning Center Construction With N5m

Polaris Bank Limited has reiterated its commitment towards improving the standard of education in Nigeria through its Corporate Social Responsibility interventions. The Bank made the commitment in Ilorin, Kwara state capital on Tuesday at the presentation of ...

April 20, 2021 No Responses

SON DG In Kwara, Seeks Return To Seaports

The Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Malam Farouk Salim, has urged the Federal Government to allow the agency to return to the nation’s ports to enable the organisation check the influx of sub-standard products into the country.&nbs...

July 18, 2020 No Responses

Kwara Assures Private School Owners Of Interest-Free Loan

Kwara State Government on Friday promised interest-free loan and grants to private school owners to enable them pay their workers. The State Governor, Rahman AbdulRazaq made the promise in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaiye....

July 5, 2020 No Responses

Police Averts Chaos As Customs, Traffic Officers Clash

The Police in Kwara on Saturday averted a bloody clash between personnel of the state Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over a minor incident. The Chief Executive Officer of KWARTMA, Mr Yekeen Bello, who confirmed...

June 10, 2020 No Responses

Kwara Flags-Off Distribution Of Tractors To Farmers

The Kwara State Government has flagged-off the distribution of tractors to farmers at subsidised rates as part of strategies to strengthen large scale farming in the state. Mr AbdulQowiy Olododo, the Technical Assistant to the Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Ag...

May 10, 2020 No Responses

Kwara Returns 200 “Almajiri” To Katsina

The Police Command in Kwara State on Saturday returned no fewer than 200 suspected Almajiri to Katsina State.This was contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Ajayi Okasanmi, in Ilorin.Okasanmi explained that....

March 29, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Kwara Lauds BUA, Elumelu, UBA

The Kwara State Government has commended Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, Chairman, BUA Group; Chief Tony Elumelu, and the United Bank for Africa (UBA) for their financial support to strengthen the campaigns against the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the...

February 20, 2020 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 3,593 kg of Marijuana

The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted and seized 3,593 kgs of cannabis sativa (marijiana) along Bukuro, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara state. The Area Controller of Customs in the state, Husseini Ahmed, made the disclosure...