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By Blessing Odega The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) on Thursday held its consultancy Stakeholders Engagement Forum and unveiled the 2024 consultancy services brochure. Dr Afiz Ogun, the Director – General (D-G) of the ITF, said this in Jos while declaring open the forum with the theme “Repositioning ITF Consultancy Services for High Impact,” opened. Ogun,…

Kogi NUJ hosts Journalists to a special breaking of Ramadan By Thompson Yamput The Special Adviser to Kogi State Governor on media Hon. Ismaila Isah has charged journalists irrespective of religion to foster unity among themselves, uphold the ethics of the profession in order to enjoy journalism profession. Hon. Isah who gave the charge on…

By Patience Aliyu The Jos Metropolitan Development Board has sealed a warehouse in Jos for operating illegally without government approval. Mr Hart Bankat, JMDB General Manager, said that the warehouse will remain sealed until further notice from the board. Bankat stated that the board realized that the owner was occupying a building that was a…

By Thompson Yamput Alhaji Chogudo Ahmed-Sule,Clerk Kogi House of Assembly and Head of Legislative Service, on Thursday Condoled the family of deceased staff, Suleiman Oyibo, asking them to take solace in God. According to him, death is inevitable for humanity and therefore should take heart. Ahmed-Sule made the remark when he led Management staff and…

By Ezinne Chinda In the last couple of weeks, the unfortunate allegations of budget padding has raised a lot of dust in the National Assembly as well as the public domain. However, it is intriguing that what was initially perceived as a straight united fight between the National Assembly, as an institution, and one of…

By Blessing Odega Two Non Governmental Organizations, Renew Our World Campaign Nigeria and TEAR Fund in collaboration with the Plateau Environment Protection and Sanitation Agency( PEPSA), on Saturday, held a sensitization walk and a cleaning exercise in Jos Metropolis. Mr Monday Atuboko, the team lead of Renew Our World Campaign Nigeria, Plateau chapter, said the…

From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja A Philanthropist, Mrs Sophie Uzodimma Onovo has launched VOWE Foundation for empowerment of women in agriculture in the states of the south east geopolitical zone in Nigeria. Mrs Sophie Uzodimma Onovo disclosed that the commissioning of the VOWE Agricultural Scheme in Nkerefi Community of Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu…

By Taiye Agbaje A group of Kogi indigenes, on Friday, described the immediate-past Governor, Mr Yahaya Bello, as a transformational leader. The group, under the auspices of Kogi Collective Interest Group (KOCIG), stated this in a statement signed by its chairman, Abdulganiyu Yusuf, in Abuja. The group’s statement was in reaction to a protest staged…

By Thompson Yamput Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi), Lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, on Friday said empowering women will unlock their vast potential and talent for national development. The only Kogi female lawmaker made the assertion in a statement issued by her Media Aide, Arogbonlo Israel, in commemoration of the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD)….

By Blessing Odega The Plateau State Contributory Healthcare management Agency (PLASCHEMA), has taken sensitisation to the informal sector, on the benefits of enrolling into its health insurance programme, to curb out of pocket expenditure. The Director-General (D-G) of PLASCHEMA, Dr. Agabus Manasseh, disclosed this on Thursday in Jos, at a meeting with the leadership of…