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The Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development has denied ever requesting for the sum of N21 billion to rehabilitate the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. Alh. Mohammed Manga, the ministry’s Director of press and public relations, made the denial in a statement issued on Wednesday. He said that contrary to the remoured report, the…
By Admin The Chairman, Ciuncil and the good, loving people of Bokkos Local Government Area, warmly congratulation Your Excellency, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, on the momentous occasion of your second anniversary in office as Governor of Plateau. No doubt, your leadership over the past two years has brought renewed hope, purposeful governance, and visible progress…
By Thompson Yamput Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, made President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list read on the floor of the Senate on Thursday afternoon. Ex-Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi; former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai; and presidential spokesman, Dele Alake also made the list. After a long wait by Nigerians,…
By Thompson Yamput All is now set for Kogi Government t to distribute Information Communication, Technology (ICT) enhancement business toolkits to Micro Small Enterprises (MSEs) in the State. The distribution, which woukd be done by Gov Yahaya Bello on Monday, was said to be in fulfilment of the Kogi State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic…
By Emmanuel Antswen Mr Fidelis Mnyim, Benue Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, said the ministry under his watch has reformed the state judicial system for improved service delivery. Mnyim said this in a statement signed by his media aide, Mr Jacob Iormbagah, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in…
By Thompson Yamput Prof Isah Adagiri, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Kogi Specialist Hospital, on Wednesday lamented the dearth of Medical Doctors in the state, which he said, calls for concern and drastic measures. The CMD, who cried out during the 2024 budget appraisal and projection on the floor of Kogi House of Assembly in Lokoja,…
By Isaiah Eka The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education has inaugurated a community learning centre in Akwa Ibom to enhance informal education in the country. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, during the inauguration on Wednesday in Ikot Abasi said the centre would serve multiple purposes which include; skills…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi on Saturday expressed determination to rescue the nine abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi safe and sound from their abductors. The governor made the pledge when he visited the university campus on an assessment of the security situation in the wake…
By Thompson Yamput Fourteen students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi, abducted by bandits on Thursday night, have been rescued Mr Bethrand Onuoha, the Commissioner of Police in the North-Central State, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lokoja. The CUSTECH students had been abducted…
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…
