The Director General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, has expressed worries over the low level of compliance and implementation of the “National Disability Act 2018” across all sectors in the country. Issa-Onilu stated this at the stakeholders’ meeting on awareness campaign to “ending discrimination and non Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)” organized…
The apex Igala Students Association (National Secretariat) has expressed it’s readiness to elect new officials that will oversees its affairs in the next dispensation. This, the outgoing exco says their tenure has elapsed hence to conduct election to fill some vacant positions inline with her constitutional guidelines. The National body of Igala Students Association…
—–Empowers 100 Vulnerable People in Koton-Karfe Kingdom The Chief Executive Officer, Connected Development a Civil Society Organisation Ambassador Hamzat Lawal has called for peaceful coexistence among the people of Kogi State in order to pave room for economic and infrastructural development in the state. Ambassador Lawal made the call on Thursday when he paid…
The November 11, 2023 governorship election was a watershed in the political annals of Kogi state. First, the election was not violent as predicted by many. Also, the election reinforced the notion canvassed for long that no single tribe can singlehandedly make one of her own governor without support of other tribes in the…
The Registrar of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Ms. Olufunke Hudson has officially handed over to the newly appointed Vice Chancellor, Engr. Prof. Abdulrahman Asipita Salawu. The process of handing over officially to the new Vice Chancellor took place today in his office. This was contained in a statement by…
One month after the governorship election in Kogi State, it appears that the dust is yet to settle over the outcome of the election. It will be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ahmed Usman Ododo as the winner of the governorship election…
Governor-Elect of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has assured that his administration would consolidate on the achievements of Governor Yahaya Bello to take the state to another level of economic and infrastructure development. Alhaji Ododo stated this at the Special Thanksgiving Ceremony to mark the end of tenure of Alhaji Taufiq Isah, Chairman…
The Government House Quarters of Alhaji Dr. Umar Oricha Shuaibu, the Director General, Government House Administration was astir with flowing tears of joy, endless laughter and appreciation displayed in different gymnastic forms as he gifted six cars to some of those who have worked under him for more than five years running. According to…
Towards boosting Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity and attaining energy security (self-sufficiency), Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals plant has purchased 1 million barrels of Agbami crude grade from Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited (STASCO), one of the largest trading companies in Nigeria as well as globally, trading over 8 million barrels of crude…
Kogi State Police Command said it has commenced investigation into the attack on the Secretary to the Kogi State Off-cycle Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, David Umar Mike. The Secretary and two others; Labode Apreala ,Confidential Secretary and Hassimu Adamu , Assistant Secretary, to the tribunal were attacked in Lokoja, by yet to be identified…