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Kwara Government Receives 230,000 Vaccine Doses in Major Livestock Health Intervention

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The Kwara State Government has received 230,000 doses of vaccines under the World Bank assisted Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) to strengthen the fight against animal diseases and improve livestock productivity. The vaccines which consist of 200,000 doses of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) vaccines and 30,000 doses of Newcastle Disease vaccines was received on behalf of the Kwara L-PRES Project Coordinator, Mr. Olusoji Oyawoye by the Project Animal Health Officer, Dr. Bukola Richards at the State Veterinary Clinic in Ilorin on Friday. The move forms part of the Federal Government nationwide intervention aimed at controlling major animal diseases. According to the statement by the L-PRES Animal Health Services Specialist, Dr. Mustapha Mohammed, on behalf of the National Project Coordinator, Dr. Sanusi Abubakar said the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, through L-PRES, procured the vaccines to strengthen animal health serv...
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Kwara Showcases Achievement as L-PRES Concludes Implementation Support Mission In Yola

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The World Bank supported Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) has concluded its Implementation Support Mission (ISM) in Yola, Adamawa State. The mission is part of the strategy to evaluate the project progress, identify and resolve operational challenges, strengthen coordination by aligns Federal Government, Participating States, World Bank, and relevant partners for seamless execution to achieve the project development objectives (PDO). In his presentation at the event, the Kwara State Project Coordinator, Mr. Olusoji Oyawoye highlighted some of the milestones achievement of the L-PRES Project in the development of the State livestock sector that includes the rehabilitation of a solar-powered cold chain facility, construction of solar-powered boreholes with watering trough in various locations across the state. Rehabilitation of existing boreholes and mapping of 683 km stock routes, as well as planting of over 190 hectares ...
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Oyawoye Urges Livestock Farmers to Embrace Digital Tools for Productivity, Market Access. ...As L-PRES National Coordinator Commends Kwara on Project Implementation

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The Project Coordinator of the Kwara State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project, Mr. Olusoji Oyawoye, has urged livestock farmers and value-chain actors to embrace digital communication tools to improve productivity, access timely information and expand market opportunities. Oyawoye made the call while delivering his opening remarks at a training programme on “Digital Communication Tools for Enhanced Livestock Production and Market Access,” held at the E-Phoenix Hotel, Ilorin. The training was organised by the Kwara L-PRES Project in collaboration with Four Icons Premium Limited. Addressing participants, Mr. Oyawoye said technology is rapidly changing the way people produce, and conduct business, stressing that the livestock sector must take advantage of opportunities created by digital innovation. He explained that mobile phones and other digital platforms can provide farmers with access to veterinary advice, disease alerts...
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L-PRES: Kwara Government Trains 100 Livestock Farmers On Forage Conservation To Unlock Sector's Potential ...As presidential committee backs the initiative to end farmer/herder conflict in the country

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The Kwara State Government has trained one hundred livestock farmers on conservation and preservation of forage crops for sustainable livestock feed production in the state. The five days intensive training was organised by the Kwara State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) and conducted by Hilltop Intercontinental and Business Services Limited, held at the National Centre For Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) in Idofian, Kwara State.  Speaking at the opening ceremony of the programme, The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, represented by the state commissioner for Livestock Development, Mrs Oloruntoyosi Thomas, disclosed that there is no longer an excuse for youth unemployment in Kwara State, especially with the efforts and activities of the present government at developing the livestock sector. The governor, who enjoined the youth to make use of the knowledge garnered at the training programme to grow themselve...
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Kwara L-PRES, NAAHHT Pledges Stronger Collaboration to Boost Livestock Service Delivery

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The Kwara State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project [L-PRES] and the Kwara State Chapter of the Nigerian Association of Animal Health and Husbandry Technologists [NAAHHT] have pledged to strengthen collaboration to enhance livestock service delivery and productivity in the state. This was the outcome of a courtesy visit by the leadership of NAAHHT Kwara State to the Kwara L-PRES Coordination Office in Ilorin on Friday. Speaking during the visit, the Kwara L-PRES State Project Coordinator, Mr. Olusoji Oyawoye, commended NAAHHT for its critical role in animal health, disease control, and extension service delivery at the grassroots.  He assured the association of the project’s commitment to work closely with professional bodies to ensure the success of L-PRES interventions across the state. In his remarks, the Kwara State Chairman of NAAHHT, *Mr. Bashiru B. Atoyebi*, said the visit was to identify with the project and explore areas of partnership that wi...
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Behind the scene pictorial highlights of the L-PRES documentary in Kwara State

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Behind the scene pictorial highligh of the L-PRES Project documentary production in Kwara State by the National Project Coordination Office.
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KWARA L-PRES HOLDS JULY 2026 TECHNICAL MEETING, REITERATES COMMITMENT TO TIMELY PROJECT DELIVERY

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The Kwara State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project [L-PRES] has held its July 2026 State Technical Committee [STC] Meeting with a renewed pledge to support the project in achieving its Project Development Objective [PDO] in the state. The STC Chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Yahaya, who is also the Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Livestock Development, stated this yesterday in Ilorin during the meeting with other committee members. Alhaji Mohammed explained that the committee serves as the core body responsible for technical oversight, policy direction, and strategic guidance at the state level, and will continue to provide the technical support needed to enhance the speedy implementation of project activities in the state. He charged all members to sustain their commitment and provide the necessary support for the success of the project. In his presentation, the State Project Coordinator, Mr. Olusoji Oyawoye, hig...
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