Lokoja
10 Dec
Kogi State Government has explained the rationale behind the construction of a new Lokoja Ultra Modern Market project embarked upon by Governor Usman Ododo Speaking on the new Lokoja Ultra Modern Market, Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, said the Ododo administration is committed to ensuring that all seven smaller markets in…
15 Nov
The governing council of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL) in Kogi State has approved the dismissal of four lecturers over alleged sexual harassment and examination malpractice. The council chaired by Victor Ndoma-Egba took the decision during its second meeting and appreciated the university management for following due process in the investigation. Ndoma-Egba cautioned members of…
2 Nov
Resident doctors at Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL) have appealed to the Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Pate, to give a waiver to the hospital management to employ permanent doctors due to the lingering casualisation of doctors. The doctors expressed great displeasure over the continued alleged victimisation of resident doctors by the management of the…
29 Oct
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, says all the area councils of the FCT will feel the impact of President Tinubu-led administration. Wike gave the assurance at the inauguration of the construction of 15.5-kilometre Pai – Gomani Road in Kwali Area Council of FCT, on Tuesday. He also said that the…
12 Oct
Electricity consumers in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, have slammed the power distribution company for what they described as 'Band A Assumption Billing.' An aged widow told our reporter that her bill for the month of August assumed she was on 'Band A' and was billed almost ₦98,000 against her supposed ₦22,000 bill. "I rushed down…
9 Apr
The death of a 300-level Microbiology student of Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Samuel Agu, on Sunday, has fuelled apprehension in the Kogi State capital over a possible outbreak of Lassa fever.
8 Apr
There are apprehensions in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital over a possible outbreak of Lassa fever following the death of a student of Federal University Lokoja on Sunday. There are claims that a male student of the university fell sick and was taken to Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, where his sample was taken and sent…
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A two-term member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Ojezele Osesua, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Osesua, representing Esan South-East Constituency, announced his defection on Monday in Benin at a news conference held at the APC state secretariat. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…