Kogi State
20 Sep
The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Russian consortium for the rehabilitation, completion, and operation of the Ajaokuta Steel Plant and the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO) in Kogi State. According to a statement by the Head of the Press & Public Relations Department, Ministry of Steel…
20 Sep
Concerns have been raised about the recent standoff between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
19 Sep
The media office of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has claimed that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) surrounded the Kogi Government Lodge in Abuja on Wednesday night in an attempt to arrest the ex-governor. This comes just hours after Bello’s media team stated that he had voluntarily honoured an invitation…
18 Sep
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were at the Kogi State Government House to arrest former governor Yahaya Bello, his spokesman Ohiare Michael said. Michael, a spokesman to Bello, said in a statement that EFCC operatives on Wednesday night laid siege at the Kogi Government Lodge, Asokoro in an attempt to arrest…
18 Sep
Stakeholders working on the Kogi State 2025 Agriculture Budget, have tasked the government to invest more in Agriculture to boost food security and promote agricultural business in the state. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the Consultative meeting by stakeholders on the Kogi State 2025 Agriculture Budget organised by the…
14 Sep
Kogi State Government has promised to pay the 2024 bursary to students of Kogi origin in higher Institutions across the country who registered for the 2024 State Government Bursary Award. The Commissioner for Education, Wemi Jones, made this known when he received the Executive of the National Association of Kogi State Students (NAKOSS), led by…
11 Sep
68 years old Chief Olayemi Sunday Steve Oluokun is the Ighare-Elect of Ijalu, who doubles as Asalu of Egbeland, Kogi State. He has lived in the United States for 41 years. Recently coronated the Asalu of Egbeland, Kogi State, Oluokun who also is National President, Titcombe College Egbe Old Students Association (TCEOSA) shared his journey…
8 Sep
The federal government has demolished an illegal mining site located at Jaguna, off Iye and Odogbe communities in the Yagba East Local
7 Sep
The Federal Government, on Saturday, intensified its crackdown on illegal mining operations with a recent clearance exercise carried out by the Mining Marshals in Jaguna, off Iye/Odogbe communities in Yagba East Local Government Area, Kogi State. This was made known in a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid…
4 Sep
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has felicitated with the former Deputy Governor of the state and leader of the All Progressives Congress in Mopa-Muro Local Government Area, Architect Yomi Awoniyi, on his 64th birthday anniversary. In his congratulatory message to the former Deputy Governor, signed by his Media Adviser, Ismaila Isah, Governor Ododo praised…
4 Sep
Second term member of the House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on Customs and Excise, Leke Joseph Abejide, on Sunday, in Abuja, met with the Yagba Action Group (YAG). The body consists of professionals and technocrats from his home, Yagba federal constituency in Kogi State. During the interaction, the group tabled issues of pressing…
3 Sep
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has assured Kogi indigenes of more Federal Government-driven initiatives under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu's administration, aimed at cushioning the hardship faced by the people. The minister stated this during the flag-off of the distribution of bags of rice and fertilisers as…
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Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd), has disclosed his reasons for creating 12 states in Nigeria during his tenure. Speaking on Wednesday while meeting with a delegation of the Senator Ibrahim Shekarau-led League of Northern Democrats, Gowon explained that his decision aimed to reduce tensions and alleviate fears of northern domination in other…
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The United Kingdom (UK) yesterday unveiled what it touted as its largest Visa Application Centre in Africa, located in Ikeja, Lagos State. Operated by VFS Global, the new centre marks a significant step in enhancing visa application services for Nigerians travelling to the UK.
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