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  By Thompson Yamput Brig. Gen. Isangubong Akpaumontia, 12 Brigade Commander, Nigerian Army, said NYSC was the most effective organisation in Nigeria fostering unity among the youth. The brigade commander made the statement during the Kogi NYSC Award Night as part of celebration of the corps’ 50th anniversary at Glass House, Government House, Lokoja. Akpaumontia…

  By Admin Dr Ife Oluwole, National Chairman, Association of Registrars of Nigerian Universities (ARNU) says poor funding and infrastructure deficit among other challenges have been the bane of Nigerian Universities. Oluwole, Registrar of Ekiti State University, made the assertion in an interview with newsmen on Friday Shortly after the week long ARNU Worksop held…

By Thompson Yamput Dr Philip Vande, a Senior Lecturer at Federal University Lokoja (FUL), has called on the Federal Government to urgently address some challenges threatening the ideals of National Youths Service Corps (NYSC). Delivering a lecture to mark the 50th anniversary of NYSC at FUL Adankolo Campus, Lokoja, Vande also appraised the scheme. Vande,…

  By Thompson Yamput The Executive Secretary, National University Commission (NUC), Prof Abubakar Rasheed, has tasked Universities’ Registrars on effective strategic planning to transform the nation’s universities to meet the global competitiveness. “In an era of limited resources, effective strategic planning is vital for universities to remain globally competitive.” Rasheed threw the challenge at the…

By Thompson Yamput The Vice Chancellor, Federal University Lokoja (FUL) Prof.  Olayemi Akinwumi, says Registrars as Chief Administrative Officers of universities are pivotal to achievements of  broad goals of Nigerian universities. Akinwumi said registrars remained  the driving force behind the administrative machinery of universities. He  stated this on Wednesday in his address at the 15th …

  By Thompson Yamput Prof Alewo Johnson-Akubo, Vice Chancellor (VC), Salem University Lokoja, said the institution, established 15 years ago, was a blessing and open-ability to Nigerian youths to fulfill their destinies. The Vice Chancellor made the statement while addressing newsmen in Lokoja on Wednesday on the 15th Anniversary celebration of University. Johnson-Akubo said that…

  By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government says all is set for the restoration of pumping of potable water to residents of Lokoja Metropolis soonest. Mr Abdulmumuni Danga, State Commissioner for Water Resources, made the pledged while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Tuesday. The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ),…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government  says the state will likely become the hub of Africa in Cashew production. The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, made the declaration while speaking with Journalists in Lokoja on Friday. Fanwo attributed the feat the state had so far attained in Cashew production to sound agricultural…

By Thompson Yamput Kogi Government has approved 65 years as retirement age for teachers in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the approval was sequel to the passage of Retirement Age of Teachers in Kogi State and for Related Matters Bill, 2022 on Thursday by the House of Assembly. Speaker of…

  By Thompson Yamput The Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has began the construction of a N220 million Erosion Control Drainage system along the Lokoja-Abuja road in Kogi to mitigate flooding. “This is sequel to the yearly flooding that has been ravaging the highways around Koton Karfe in Kogi Local Government Area of…