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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 Mrs Mofoluwaso Williams, Kogi Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has urged corps members to strive hard to add value to their lives by acquiring skills while in national service. Williams gave the charge during NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) exhibition marking the Golden Jubilee of the scheme in Lokoja…
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 Kogi Government has ordered residents in possession of illegal arms to surrender them or face the consequences. The government issued the directive in a statement, in Lokoja on Tuesday, by the Commissioner for information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo. “This action became imperative in view of the fact that we have realised…
By Thompson Yamput As Kogi residents prepare for the Nov. 11 governorship election, the state government has cautioned politicians against promoting ethnic sentiments and other divisive tendencies. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, information and communication commissioner, in a statement in Lokoja on Sunday, urged residents not to succumb to the “antics of mischief makers and ethnic bigots”. “Such…
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…
By Thompson Yamput Alh Ahmed Sule-Chogudo, Clerk, Kogi House of Assembly, has congratulated the assembly workers of the state on this year’s celebration of Workers’ Day. The clerk, in a statement issued by the assembly’s Director Information, Aka Adebayo, in Lokoja on Sunday, hailed the workers for their unwavering commitment and dedication to duty….
