December 20, 2023

By Perpetual Onuegbu The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Ali Muhammad Ali, has reiterated the determination to reposition the agency to attain a greater height. Ali said this in Abuja, in his remark at the 60th birthday and retirement party for a Deputy Director NAN Library, Mrs Liza Orakwe, on…

By Thompson Yamput Kogi governor Yahaya Bello on Wednesday signed into law, the state’s 2024 budget of N258.2 billion, few hours after its passage by the House of Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor signed the budget at the Government House in the presence of Governor-elect Usman Ododo, Speaker of…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi House of Assembly on Wednesday passed into law, the state’s 2024 N258.2 billion Appropriation Bill into law. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the passage of the budget followed adoption of the report of the House Standing Committee on Appropriation, Budget Monitoring and Economic Planning during plenary. The…

By Thompson Yamput Prof Isah Adagiri, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Kogi Specialist Hospital, on Wednesday lamented the dearth of Medical Doctors in the state, which he said, calls for concern and drastic measures. The CMD, who cried out during the 2024 budget appraisal and projection on the floor of Kogi House of Assembly in Lokoja,…

By Thompson Yamput Lokoja, Dec. 20, 2023 (NAN) The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has deployed 800 personnel for highway patrol in Kogi as part of its Operation Zero Road Traffic Crash for the yuletide. The state FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, said this in a statement in Lokoja on Wednesday. He…