​ The Executive Secretary, Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA). Dr. Nusirat Elelu has urged Muslim Ummahs to embrace the exemplary leadership and virtues of the noble Prophet Muhammad (SAW) on the special occasion of this year's Maolud Nabiyy.  In a statement made available on Wednesday, she described the birth of Prophet Muhammad as an event that reshaped human history, called on the Muslim faithful to take a cue from the prophet's tolerance, generosity, humility, and modesty. Dr. Elelu who further charged on harmony, preaches that unity is the key to getting Allah’s favor, mercy and protection, adding that everyone should use the opportunity to pray for the state and country as a whole during this hardship.  “As we celebrate the Eid-el-Maulud, I call on all Muslims to ensure that they uphold the love and tolerance this celebration signifies and also to continue to pray for the peace and prosperity of our nation as a whole and Kwara State in particul...

​ Greetings from the Swot Team Organization for Educational Development (STOFED)! We are excited to announce the commencement of the Primary School Spelling Bee—a fantastic platform for aspiring wordsmiths to show off their spelling prowess and word wizardry! This event is designed specifically for primary school pupils, extending a warm invitation to all, regardless of their current grades. We cordially invite both independent learners and those affiliated with schools to participate and exhibit their spelling excellence. 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨: 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐞: ₦6,000  (𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆'𝒔 𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒔 1 𝒂𝒏𝒅 2) 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫: 2212226539 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: Swot Team Organization for Educational Development 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: UBA Embark on this exciting educational adventure, where words come to life, and spelling skills tak...

​ As all is set for the commissioning of the Olufadi Maternity and Child Referral Centre, Ilorin, today, Thursday, September 21,2023, the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union,the umbrella sociocultural organisation of the good people of Ilorin Emirate in Kwara State, has commended the Executive Director,Finance, Nigerian National Petroleum Company PLC,Dr Abdulkadir Tunji Nagode, for facilitating the project. In a statement personally signed by the Union's National President,Alhaji Aliyu Otta Uthman,fsi, and distributed to newsmen in Ilorin, the Union thanked Dr Nagode for ensuring that the project is sited and executed in Ilorin, saying that its location in the Kwara State capital would be of tremendous benefit to the ordinary people of the community and their neighbours. The community leader explained that the Clinic would definitely complement the efforts of the Kwara State Government towards reducing maternal and child mortality in the State. Alhaji Uthman also congratul...

​  By: Olufadi Balarabe Ayuba  Ed Markey, a U.S. senator, argues that “Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future” (Markey, 2019, para. 3). This qoute underscores the importance of investing in education for a better future. Consequently, The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has embarked on the renovation of the Old Institute of Technology (IOT) building, which has been in existence since 1990. The renovation is part of the infrastructural development in the institution, which aims to foster academic convenience and institutional progress. The IOT building was initially awarded to Engr. Adeoye in 1990, but the project was abandoned in 1994. It was later re-awarded to another contractor during the regime of Col. Rasheed Alade Shekoni, who started a new work but did not finished it either. During the administration of Alh. Masud Elelu, The management inspected the unfinished/unoccupied building and decided to provide furniture and o...

​ An Associate Professor at the Department of Veterinary  Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University Of Ilorin, Dr. Nusirat Elelu has facilitated the donation of molecular laboratory equipment by the International Foundation For Science, Sweden to the university.  The items which were delivered on Saturday, 2nd of September, 2023 was received by the University’s Desk Officer on ranking, Dr. Ismaili Odetokun, on behalf of the Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Prof. Oyebisi Mistura Azeez.  Dr. Elelu, in an interview with news men, said the facility would be the first of its kind in the university and among the very few of each across the country, adding that the laboratory would help in real time disease diagnosis, control and management among human beings and domestic animals.  The associate professor furthered that the laboratory would assist in the detection, diagnosis and surveillance of diseases, and will thereby help in controlling their spread....

​ The Rector, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Engr. Dr. Abdul Jimoh Muhammed has described the appointment of Dr. Mary  Arinde as Commissioner, Ministry of Tertiary Education as well deserved one. A statement issued and signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Polytechnic,  Mrs. Halimat Garba, says the track records of Dr. Arinde qualifies her for the post. According to the statement, the Rector, who congratulated the commissioner on behalf of the management, staff and students of the institution, noted that Dr. Arinde's rich experiences  would no doubt, bring to bear, modern administrative techniques, creativity and innovations in the Ministry of Tertiary Education. He, however, lauded  the State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, for the appointment, stressing that the ministry would continue to wax stronger with the newly appointed commissioner. The Rector, therefore, prayed God to grant the commissioner stable health, wisdom, knowledge and understandi...

​ Members of the Balogun Gambari Community have commended the State Governor and Chairman Nigerian Governor's Forum, Mall. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq over the re-appointment of Mall. Zubair Ibrahim Danmaigoro as the  Senior Special Adviser on  Religion (Islam).  The community in a statement signed by Engr. Abdul Jimoh Muhammed, Rector, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, disclosed that his outstanding performance and unrelenting efforts in contributing to the upliftment of Islam earn him the re-appointment. The community members who appreciated the State Governor for finding him worthy of the great task also laud the palliative initiative of the state government which has brought succor to the indigenes. They described the governor as a leader whose welfare of his  people is always paramount to, hence, the need for the various welfare packages embarked upon by his administration. The community also thanked Mall. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq whom it described as a democratic leade...

​ The Rector, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Engr. Abdul Jimoh Muhammed has commended the State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq for the appointment of professionals as heads of the state owned media establishments. The Rector in a statement signed by the Polytechnic Public Relations Officer, Hajia Halimat Garba, described the appointment of Mr. AbdulRasaq Ayobami Akanbi, Mr. Tajudeen Kayode Aremu and Mr. Yomi Clement Adeboye as General Managers of KWTV, Radio Kwara and The Herald Newspaper as the right step in the right direction. Abdul disclosed that the appointment of Mr. Ayobami Akanbi, a former Director News and Current Affairs Department, KWTV and retired Director of Information Services from the state Ministry of Communication is a reward for his passion for professionalism, honesty, hard work and dedication to duties. According to the Rector, the re-appointment of Mr. Aremu and Mr. Adeboye who had served in the same capacity before also demonstrated the Governor's ...