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By Stephen Adeleye Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Wednesday emphasised that peace and security fostered rapid socio-economic development in a society. He was speaking in Koton Karfe during the official presentation of the Staff of Office to the new traditional ruler of Koton-Karfe (known as the Ohimege-Igu), Seidu Akawe-Salihu, where he underscored the significance…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government has paid N115 million for settlement of Joint Administration Matriculation Board (JAMB) registration fees for 15,033 public school students across the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemmy Jones, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Lokoja on Tuesday. He said that the gesture was in…

By YJ Itopa When the good news was broken among all working journalists, other critical media stake holders and within the government house of Kogi State a couple of days ago that Chief Latifat Oyeyemi Kolapo, the media consultant to the Kogi State Government and the woman who the immediate past Chairman of Kogi State…

By Thompson Yamput The Vice Chancellor, Federal University Lokoja, (FUL) Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, on Saturday said intergroup relations and security were vital to Nigeria’s education transformation. The VC made the remark at his book launch, which garnered N5 million at the diamond jubilee at the university’s Adankolo Campus, Lokoja. Akinwumi, who clocked 60 years on…

By Thompson Yamput The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Kogi Command, on Friday disclosed that it recorded 58 auto crashes in which 28 persons died during the 2023 yuletide. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, State Sector Commander of the corps, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Lokoja. Oyedeji said that the casualty figure…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Thursday banned traditional rulers and community leaders from issuing consent letters to prospective miners in the state. The government directed that henceforth any consent letter must pass through due process for its consideration and approval. Alhaji Bashir Gegu, the Commissioner for Solid Minerals and Natural Resources, issued the…

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…