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By Thompson Yamput The Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Foundation (NAUF) has launched a N24 million special scholarship programme for her constituency towards mitigating the suffering of indigent students in Kogi. Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi) representing Kogi Central, disclosed this in a press statement on Monday in Lokoja. The ₦24m scholarship scheme, tagged “Educational Intervention Fund”, would be…
By Thompson Yamput The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has granted full accreditation to the programmes of Nigeria-Korea Friendship Institute (NKFI), a vocational and technical school in Lokoja, Kogi. The Rector, NKFI, Dr Williams Charles-Oluwatoyin, made the disclosure during a news conference in Lokoja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
By Thompson Yamput A lecturer and Computer Scientist, Dr Damon Dashe, on Sunday urged the Federal Government to adopt the generative and Artificial Intelligence Application (AI APP) to boost internally generated revenue and Gross Domestic Production (GDP). The don made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via telephone in Lokoja…
By Gyang Bere For the members of the Peoples Democratic Party, citizens of Plateau State, the journey on the tortuous road from March 18, 2023 can only be imagined. However, following the development, it can be safely concluded that the hand of God was certainly available in turning the tide around for good; not minding…
By Admin The African Media Lawyers Network (AMLN) has been officially unveiled, marking a significant stride in the protection of press freedom within the African Union (AU) Member States. This pioneering initiative, a collaboration between the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) and the Congress of African Journalists (CAJ), supported by the UNESCO Liaison Office to…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Assembly Speaker, Rt Hon. Umar Yusuf, has commiserated with the people of Lokoja Local Government Area over the death of their Education Secretary, Kasim Abdulmalik Ndagi. Yusuf said that as a mortal, he had no reason to question Ndagi’s sudden demise as God has designed the time each being would…
By Thompson Yamput No fewer than two persons have been reported dead and two others hospitalised after drinking excess self-made herb in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sad incident occurred in Isanlu, Yagba East Local Government Area of the state. The victims, including a 62-year-old man, reportedly drank in excess…
BY CHRIS GYANG In more ways than one, this is Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Its beautiful outcomes should serve as a fulcrum for addressing some of the current, critical, challenges confronting the country. As things have literally played out so far in the on-going continental fiesta, there is no gainsaying the fact that…
By Admin The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria counterpart have issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government over the failure of the Bola Tinubu-led Government to implement the agreements reached on October 2, 2023, following the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit known as petrol….
By Thompson Yamput Station attendants, customers and many people at the Abiodun Ojo Filling Station, Lokoja escaped death by whiskers on Thursday, when a tanker caught fire, while discharging petrol. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that it took the concerted intervention of the state Fire Service and some good samaritans to put out…
