Government at all levels have been charged to support the private sectors to enable them create jobs for the teeming unemployed youth in order to tackle the raising violence and insecurity in the country The Executive Director , Strategic Empowernment and Mediation Agency (SEMA) Mr Samie Ihijirika gave the charge in Lokoja on Thursday…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Kogi State Command attached to Isanlu Area Command while on stop and search operations led by ASP Ahmed Salihu along Irunda-Isanlu road has arrested a suspect Umaru Muhammed. This was contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relation Office of the Command DSP William Ovye Aya…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condole with the parent, students, staff and management of the Federal University Lokoja over the death of a female student killed by a vehicle at the main gate of the institution. Comrade Ibrahim Ismaila Adejoh, the Director of Sports NANS zone C who issued the condolence…
A delegation from Daura, President Muhammadu Buhari’s hometown in Katsina state, has lauded the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello for his unalloyed support of the President. The group of tradition and political stakeholders from Daura paid a courtesy visit to Governor Bello on Thursday. Speaking through their spokesperson, Engineer Mato Daura, the delegation noted…
Media organizations in the country have been charged to put policies in place to protect journalists from harassment, dehumanization and all forms of impunity against them in the course of their duty. Keynote Speaker at the virtual Media Round table, Dr Theophilus Abbah, made the call in a lecture to mark this year’s International Day…
The Kogi State Government on Wednesday began the closure of sub-standard and illegal schools operating in the state. Speaking to journalists shortly after the exercise in Lokoja, the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Wemi Jones, said the ministry had been empowered by law to close down any illegal school in…
The 650,000bpd Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as well as other modular refineries are expected to be the major drivers of Nigeria’s demand for petroleum products, which is projected to grow massively in the nearest future. Speaking at the 15th Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream Week in Lagos, the…
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has charged media practitioners in Nigeria to be proactive in taking back their profession from the hands of quacks and the hackers who are hellbent in tarnishing the good image of the noble profession. Governor Bello gave the charge on Friday evening during a Dinner put in place in…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has warned against the practice of irresponsible Journalism that could cause the nation more harm than good. Bello gave the warning at a Dinner put in place in honour of the 29th edition of the Nigeria Media Merit Award(NMMA) held in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital at the…
Elders of Obaji Descendants Eika District in Okehi local government area of Kogi State have expressed appreciation to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for the upgrade of three traditional stools in the district. The spokesman of the elders, Chief Ahmed Haruna Osike lauded the governor and the Commissioner for Kogi State Ministry of…