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“In compliance with the agreement reached between the Federal  and state governments at the 2016 meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development, held in Ilorin, Kwara State, last year,  where it was resolved to facilitate the use of exchange of letters for the transfer of title to land when states are transferring land to the Federal ...

“Kwara Harmony Holdings on Tuesday paid N1.5m out of the N3.7m million as land compensation to owners of 25 hectares of customary lands acquired by the State Government 11 years ago.”- PM News The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 25 hectares of land was acquired for the cultivation of grains at Ogbondoroko, in the Asa Local Government ...

The Guardian reports, “Kwara House of Assembly on Wednesday announced the prohibition of strip clubs in hotels ; nude parties in all government and privately-owned hotels operating in the state.”The assembly gave the order in its resolution after adopting a motion entitled: “Banning Nude Parties in Hotels in Kwara’’ moved by the House Leader, Hassan Oyeleke (APC, Esa Sawo). The ...

“The beneficiaries of the N-Power programme in Kwara State have requested the Federal Government to provide a minimum of 300 hectares of land with good irrigation system.  They have requested 100 hectares in each of the three senatorial districts of Kwara State before the beginning of planting season in 2018, for members of the three pioneer clusters of the N-Power graduates ...

“The Kwara State Government imposes curfew on Iloffa and Odo Owa communities in Oke-Ero local council of the state.”- The Guardian The curfew, which took immediate effect, followed outbreak of hostilities between both communities. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Isiaka Sola Gold said human and vehicular traffic are not allowed in the affected areas during ...

According to Pulse, the Federal Executive Council presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday approved N7.94billion for the reimbursement of Kwara Government to undertake the construction of the Kaiama-kishi road. The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents alongside the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and Minister of Finance, ...

“The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has ordered residents of Alagbado Community in Ilorin to vacate land allegedly encroached upon by the people. Mr Adeniyi Mathew, NAF Coordinator, 303 Medium Airlift Group (MAG), told newsmen in Ilorin on Thursday that the land was allocated to the Air Force in 1987. Adeniyi, who presented the land chart to newsmen, said that 20 ...

Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has launched the construction of the N1.5 billion College of Social Sciences and Environmental Studies campus of the state university in Ekiti Local Government. Ahmed said the execution of critical projects was an eloquent testimony that the Infrastructure Development Fund (IFK) model has strengthened the capacity of the government to meet its obligations. The governor ...

The Nigerian Air Force has threatened to demolish structures encroaching its over 200 hectares of land located along Ilorin International Airport, Ilorin in Kwara state capital According to This Day, already, about 1000 illegal structures have been erected on the land and this development has been given the leadership of the air force a source of concern. The Flag Officer ...

The Guardian reports that a Professor of Material and Corrosion Engineering, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara state, Makanjuola Oki has warned that continuous interaction of man with gaseous industrial wastes could accelerate ageing process and fast track early death. Oki, while delivering the third in the series of Inaugural lectures of the institution said unless mopping up devices are promptly devised and ...