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News Nigeria » Kwara » Economy: New Army Battalion to boost regional security, revive economy across North Central corridor

News channel or source: https://businessday.ng/news/article/new-army-battalion-to-boost-regional-security-revive-economy-across-north-central-corridor/
Published on: Wednesday 22 July 2026

The Federal Government’s approval of a new Nigerian Army Battalion Base in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, is expected to significantly strengthen security architecture across ...

News Nigeria » Kwara » Economy: KWARA: Tertiary institutions witness massive infrastructure development

News channel or source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/07/kwara-tertiary-institutions-witness-massive-infrastructure-development/
Published on: Friday 17 July 2026

One of the iconic legacy projects which Governor AbdulRazaq established is the Kwara State University of Education (KWASUED). The institution is expected to produce competent ...

News Nigeria » Kwara » Economy: IHS trains 30 Kwara youths on digital skills programme

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/ihs-trains-30-kwara-youths-on-digital-skills-programme/ar-AA285Gzb
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

Thirty young Nigerians have begun a three-month cloud computing training programme under the Amazon Web Services re/Start initiative at the Ilorin Innovation Hub. The training is said to be part of ...

News Nigeria » Kwara » Economy: Court jails two, fines company for illegal mining in Kwara

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/crime/general/court-jails-two-fines-company-for-illegal-mining-in-kwara/ar-AA28woDg
Published on: Wednesday 22 July 2026

The Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has convicted and sentenced two individuals and imposed a fine on a company for engaging in illegal mining activities in violation of the ...

News Nigeria » Kwara » Economy: ‘Kwara’s newly-computed GDP 5th highest in country’

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/kwaras-newly-computed-gdp-5th-highest-in-country/
Published on: Wednesday 06 May 2026

Kwara State Bureau of Statistics (KWABS) has said the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated at N8.3 trillion at current market prices. The new figure came up following the compilation and ...

News Nigeria » Kwara » Economy: Nigeria, World Bank strengthen partnership to boost economy

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/nigeria-world-bank-strengthen-partnership-to-boost-economy/
Published on: Thursday 05 February 2026

The World Bank has agreed to provide enhanced supports to speed up Nigeria’s economic reforms to attract large-scale investment and open up more job opportunities for the country’s fast-growing ...

News Nigeria » Kwara » Economy: Outgoing UK Envoy Backs Tinubu’s Reforms, Says Nigeria Must Lift Growth To 7%

News channel or source: https://www.arise.tv/outgoing-uk-envoy-backs-tinubus-reforms-says-nigeria-must-lift-growth-to-7/
Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026

Outgoing UK envoy Richard Montgomery backs Tinubu’s reforms and says Nigeria must raise economic growth from four to seven percent.

News Nigeria » Kwara » Economy: Cost of Cooking Jollof Rice in Every Region in Nigeria Rises, South West Leads

News channel or source: https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/economy/1720595-cost-cooking-jollof-rice-rises-average-pot-nears-n30000/
Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026

The cost of cooking a pot of jollof rice has surged by over 400 per cent across Nigeria in a decade, with the Southwest recording the highest increase.

News Nigeria » Kwara » Economy: Nasarawa's Lithium Revolution: A Defining Moment For Nigeria's Economic Diversification

News channel or source: https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/370815/nasarawas-lithium-revolution-a-defining-moment-for-nigeria.html
Published on: Saturday 11 July 2026

For more than five decades, Nigeria 39;s economy has revolved around crude oil. Oil has financed government budgets, earned foreign exchange, and sustained ...