Kogi; Bello Lauds Existing Peace, Unity In Bassa LGA

  By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has lauded the existing peace and unity amongst the people of Bassa Local Government Area of the state. “The existing peace and unity in Bassa LG is one of my administration’s major accomplishments over the past seven years,” Bello declared. The governor made the remarks on…

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Kogi NUJ Elects New Chairman, Others

By Stephen Adeleye Mr Ademu Seidu of the State Ministry of Information  has been elected as the new Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kogi State Council. Seidu was elected unopposed alongside  other new executive members at the council’s “Triennial Delegates Conference 2023”, on Wednesday in Lokoja. The new chairman,  his acceptance speech,…

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Kogi Assembly Begins Public Hearing On 2024 Budget Proposal

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi House of Assembly on Wednesday began public hearing on Gov Yahaya Bello’s 2024 Appropriation Bill submitted on Monday . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Speaker of the House, Alhaji Umar Yusuf, chaired the public hearing which had in attendance stakeholders that included Civil Society Organisations (CSOs),…

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Gov. Bello Presents N258.2bn Kogi Budget For 2024

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello on Monday presented N258.2bn as Kogi state’s 2024 Appropriation Bill for approval by the state House of Assembly. The presentation was made at the renovated Assembly Complex. The budget is higher by N60.67bn, compared to N197.59bn Revised Approved Budget of 2023. It has N145.73 billion as Recurrent Expenditure and…

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Kogi Govt Explains Workers Screening

  By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Friday dismissed speculations of imposing compulsory screening for its workers had caused any ugly incident in the state. The ste Head of Civil Service (HOS), Mrs. Hannah Odiyo, who offered the explanation in a statement issued in Lokoja on Friday, debunked reports that the exercise caused the…

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