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By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim, National President of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), says the Federal Government must honour its commitment to implementing the new national minimum wage. Ibrahim told newsmen on the sidelines of the association’s 72nd Zonal Executive Council (ZEC) Meeting at the University of Ilorin that this must be…

By Thomson Yamput A bill to establish Kogi College of Agriculture, Ochaja-Egume on Thursday scaled second reading at the House of Assembly. This followed the presentation of the general principles of the bill by the sponsor, Mr Enema Paul(APC-Dekina/Okura) at the plenary in Lokoja. Speaking, Paul said that the college would not only build the…

By Thompson Yamput Some prominent Nigerians have congratulated and extolled the virtues of Publisher of The Point Newspapers, Dr Oyeyemi Kolapo, over her installation as the new Iyalode Musulumi of Egbaland. The prominent citizens included; Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Ex-President, Gov. Dapo Abiodun Ogun; serving and ex-lawmakers, former Minister of Trade and Industry, Chief Olusegun Aganga,…

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has approved a 100 per cent hazard allowance for medical doctors and other health workers in the state to boost their morale. The governor announced this on Wednesday, during a courtesy visit by pioneer medical students of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba and leadership of the Nigerian…

By Thompson Yamput Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello,has expresses profound grief over the untimely death of his administration’s former commissioner for Special Duties, late Comrade Yahaya Adesayo. The former commissioner reportedly passed on on Monday, Jan 15 after a brief illness. The governor describes Adesayo’s death as a shocking, tragic, and heart-wrenching event with profound…

By Thompson Yamput The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has tasked Nigerians on unity and peaceful coexistence for the growth and development of Nigeria. Abubakar made call on Saturday while declaring open the Alhaji Abdullahi Habib Memorial Mosque at the Federal University Lokoja (FUL). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…

By Thompson Yamput The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),Kogi Chapter on Saturday felicitated with Dr. Oyeyemi Kolapo On Her Turbaning as the New Iyalode Of Egba Muslims. The Council Chairman and Secretary, Alhaji Seidu Ademu Haruna and Comrade Olusegun Ayindero-Oyenibi respectively, in a statement described the turbaning as “very timely and well deserved.” The ephemeralnews…

By Mustapha Yauri Ahmadu Bello University,(ABU) Zaria has approved the award for Honorary Degrees to former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Lawal Uwais and two other deserving personalities at its 43rd Convocation Ceremony. A statement issued by Malam Auwalu Umar, Director, Public Affairs Directorate of the University on Thursday in Zaria said the convocation ceremony…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government has been urged to ban the consumption of animal blood as meat by the public due to its negative and dangerous implications to human health. “This is because permitting the consumption of blood as meat through legislation is a disaster waiting to happen,” the Animal Science Association of Nigeria…

By Thompson Yamput A Media Consultant and Corporate Communication Guru, Dr (Hajia) Oyeyemi Kolapo, will be turbaned as new Iyalode Musulumi of Egbaland on Saturday, Jan 13. Kolapo, a veteran Journalist, is also the Chief Executive Officer of Right-Dev Limited (Publishers and Media Consultants), The title, also known as Iyalode of Egba Muslims, is one…