Kogi
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) should be truly worried, if not outraged, by the series of assaults on its cherished ideals by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, in particular, and the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration in general. The latest of these glaring negations and crude violations of ASUU principles…
5 Feb
Some residents of Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa State on Wednesday advanced various reasons why Federal Government-owned housing estates remained largely unoccupied. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that unfinished structures, and lack of affordability remained the main reasons why most of the estates had no tenants. They also said that the largely uncoordinated…
3 Feb
Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State has distributed 10,000 free Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) registration certificates to operators of unregistered Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Ododo, who said this at the 2025 Kogi MSMEs and Financial Inclusion Conference on Monday in Lokoja, said the gesture was designed to formalize businesses, enhance access to financial…
3 Feb
A former chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Dr Victor Alewo Adoji, has resigned from the party. Adoji was the Kogi East Senatorial Candidate for PDP in the 2019 National Assembly election. He, however, lost the election to the APC candidate, Senator Isah Jibrin Echocho. Adoji announced his resignation to his…
2 Feb
Police Command in Kogi has warned defaulters as it begun the enforcement of mandatory Third-Party Insurance Policy for all vehicles in compliance with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Miller Dantawaye, has ordered strict adherence to the IGP directive across the state. Dantawaye, in a statement…
31 Jan
Members of the Edegaki community of Kogi Local Government, Kogi State, have expressed appreciation to the Red Cross Society Lokoja for the relief support accorded them during and after the 2024 flood that submerged them. The entire community were evacuated to Ohono, Akpanya, Koto, for one and a half month when the flooding occurred. Leader…
31 Jan
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kogi Chapter, has lauded Gov. Ahmed Ododo’s achievements on the occasion of his first anniversary in office. The association, in a communique issued after its congress on Thursday in Lokoja, however, called on the governor to do more in the area of sports development. The communique signed by…
31 Jan
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to the gas-to-power initiative. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative, which was launched in 2021, aims to transform Nigeria into a gas-powered economy by 2030 through a series of policy reforms, infrastructure development, and investment attraction strategies Mr Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive…
27 Jan
President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared that unity is the only formula that works for national progress, urging Nigerian leaders to draw lessons from the natural confluence of River Niger and River Benue in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Specifically, he said the confluence of the two rivers in Kogi is a metaphor for the…
25 Jan
The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State has announced the mobilisation of its 117 pioneer graduates to various National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps across the country. According to the institution, the graduates who were admitted during the 2020/2021 academic session, are currently serving the mandatory Batch C Stream 2 of…
23 Jan
All three pastors who were kidnapped at gunpoint in Ejule, Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, have been released by their abductors. The pastors were reportedly abducted at about 11 p.m. last Monday night, shortly after departing the crusade grounds in Ejule. It was learnt that the kidnappers, who may have been trailing the…
19 Jan
Residents of Kogi Central have expressed disappointment, with many calling for urgent action to prevent the hospital from becoming another white elephant project. Senator Akpoti-Udughan has vowed to ensure the matter receives attention in the 2025 budget, demanding a clear timeline for the facility’s activation. READ ALSO:Leverkusen’s Terrier out for season with Achilles tear “The…
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