2024

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi has reaffirmed his dedication to implement transformative policies in the state’s communities. Dr Yunusa Alhassan, Managing Director of the Kogi State Road Maintenance Agency (KOGROMA), made this remark on Tuesday while inaugurating the rehabilitation of community roads in Omala Local Government Areas of the state. Alhassan stated…

By Thompson Yamput Students of tertiary institutions in Kogi have commended Gov. Usman Ododo’s accomplishments during his short time in office. Mr Gomina Kabiru, Kogi State Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), made the remarks at a press conference on Tuesday in Lokoja. Kabiru highlighted Ododo’s achievements, including sustaining free education at…

By Thompson Yamput A Political Economist, Prof. Sam Egwu, has urged the Federal Government to stop listening to International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in the interest of Nigerians. The political economist made the call on Tuesday while presenting his paper at the First National Conference organized by Faculty of Social Sciences, Federal University…

By Chioma Ugboma Mr Tope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, says Bola Tinubu has made the right choices that will deliver for Nigerians. Ajayi made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Ajayi noted that the choices made by the President would deliver significant gains for the…

By Peter Amine The Plateau Government is collaborating with the International Organisation for Peacebuilding and Social Justice (PSJ) to entrench religious tolerance and freedom in the state. Special Adviser to Plateau Governor on Security, Gen. Gakji Shipi (Rtd), said that the collaboration was imperative to re-orientate the people to accept each other’s religion and live…

By Thompson Yamput No fewer than 20 female undergraduate students on Monday won  scholarships awards of VOWE Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to advancing the education and empowerment of women and girls in Nigeria The award was reportedly the 2nd edition of the Sophie Uzodimma Onovo Women Undergraduate Scholarship. The Foundation, in a statement, revealed…

By Patience Aliyu A group of local government workers on Monday in Jos gave reasons why Yohana Arandong is the best candidate to be re-elected as the president, Nigerian Union of Local Government (NULGE), Plateau Chapter. The group, under the aegis of NULGE Tazarche Solidarity Group, said that Arandong’s legacies in his first tenure were…

By Thompson Yamput No fewer than 1000 Farmers affected by the recent drought in Kogi are to receive Federal Government assistance towards boosting their farming activities. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Timothy Ojomah, who made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja, said the list of the affected farmers…

By Thompson Yamput Sen Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Chairman Senate Committee on Local Content, on Saturday  empowered tertiary institution students from Kogi Central with multipurpose business carts. She equally flagged off free Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) registration of 2,500 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the district. Mr Arogbonlo Israel, Chief Press Secretary to Sen Akpoti-Uduaghan, in…

By Thompson Yamput The National Universities Commission has given the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi, full approval to run Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) ,LL.B. Law and four other programmes. The other four programmes that received the nod of the commission included Physiotherapy, Radiography, Agriculture and Agricultural Engineering. The CUSTECH…