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SIGH OF RELIEF AS DANGOTE REFINERY LAUNCHES EURO-V PETROL …Promises no more importation of polypropylene as from October For the first time, Nigerians will gain a clear understanding of the country’s actual fuel consumption, according to Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group. This announcement comes as Dangote officially confirmed the rollout of…
The Honourable Member of Kogi State House of Assembly representing Ijumu State Constituency Hon Omotayo Adeleye Ishaya Has rates his Excellency Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo as the best performing Governor in Nigeria. Hon Omotayo who Commended Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for his purposeful leadership and for giving women recognition and voice in his…
The Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Prof. Salisu Ogbo Usman on behalf of the Management, Staff and Students of the institution felicitates with the Kogi State Auditor General for Local Government, Honorable Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege on the auspicious occasion of his birthday celebration. Prof. Usman describes Honourable Adabenege as an inspiration to many,…
The Kogi Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, has promised the Ministry’s collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) towards reducing menace of drug abuse in schools across the state. Jones gave the assurance when the Kogi State Commander of NDLEA, Mr. Umar Mustapha Yahuza, led his Management team, on an…
The Governor of Kogi State, Alh. Ahmed Usman Ododo has commiserated with the Yar’Adua Family, the Government and people of Katsina State over the demise of Hajia Dada Yar’adua, the matriarch of the Yar’adua family. In a statement personally signed by the Governor, he described the late matriarch as a “woman of history and…
The Kogi State House of Assembly has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo. In a motion of urgent public importance moved by the lawmaker representing Akpa I, Hon. Lawal Akus, he noted that the present administration under Governor Ododo has performed excellently in health, infrastructure development, improved internally generated revenue,…
A Community Service Provider, Alhaji Azeez Amuda (Baba Oloju), has advised that the eyes should be well taken care of and examined regularly, at least once in a year Amuda also warned against people visiting quacks and unlicenced chemists to complain about their eye, saying that they could be misled. “There are several cases…
Kogi State Governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has appointed Hon (Prince) Abdulkareem Suleiman Onyekehi as his Special Adviser on youth empowerment programmes. Onyekehi, who received his appointment letter on Monday from the Secretary to the State Government Dr Folashade Arike Ayoade was the immediate past Kogi State focal person, National Social investment programme, (NSIP)….
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the incredible para-badminton talent Mariam Eniola Bolaji as she won Africa’s first medal in badminton at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Paris. Eniola, who recently dedicated her rise to number 2 position to the Governor, today defeated Ukraine’s Kozyna Oksana 21-9, 21-9 in the Women’s Singles SL3…
The National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), has called for the inclusion of Telemedicine into the medical curriculum to address braindrain in Nigeria’s health sector. The President of NAGGMDP, Dr Peterside Starson Sofiri, made the call during the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, tagged “Confluence NEC, Lokoja 2024”. The…
