November 1, 2024

  A former Nigerian Ambassador to Botwana, Isaac Onuh, has faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over its handling of the alleged money laundering case against former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. In a news conference on Friday in Lokoja, Onuh described Bello’s trial as an “unfortunate witch-hunt”. Onuh, an All Progressives Congress…

  Kwara State University (KWASU) has put necessary machinery in motion to establish a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion site in Ilorin, the State capital. To this end, the University has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese firms, Zhejiang Sinray Electronics Company and Jiaxing Keyuan Electronics Company Limited, for the supply of CNG…

  The Vice Chancellor of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Professor Shaykh Luqman Jimoh, has called on financial institutions and banks in the country to institute special funding to assist Nigerians in making conversion of their vehicles to either Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or electric easier and affordable. The Vice Chancellor made the call on…

  Former Deputy Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Christopher Ayeni, is dead. He died in a ghastly auto accident. It was gathered that the accident occurred at the Igbaja road junction, in Ajase-Ipo in the Irepodun local government area of the State due to over speeding and lack of concentration. It…

  Kogi State House of Assembly has called on the state government to establish a rehabilitation center that will cater for the needs of victims of abuse such as drugs ,rape and other mental challenges. Member representing Lokoja 1 State Constituency, Hon Bin Ebaiya Shehu Tijani who moved the motion during plenary sitting, Thursday ,on…

  Kogi State House of Assembly has appealed to Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to urgently renovate Abejukolo General Hospital and basic healthcare as well as educational facilities in the communities affected by the crisis in Omala Local Government Area of the State. The lawmakers made the appeal during the House plenary sitting on Thursday in…

  A bill for a law to provide for the establishment of Dr Umaru Sandah Ahmadu College of Health Technology in Lokoja and other matters committed therewith 2024 has passed its second reading in Kogi State House of Assembly. Leading the debate on the merits of the bill on Thursday during plenary sitting, the Speaker…

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery wishes to clarify that it has not received any payments from the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) to purchase refined petroleum products. Although discussions are ongoing with IPMAN, it is misleading to suggest that they (IPMAN Members) are experiencing difficulties loading refined products from our Petroleum Refinery, as we…

To enhance its environmental sustainability initiatives in line with global best practices, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has embarked on a restoration project of planting 10,000 mangrove trees across coastal states in Nigeria. The project, in partnership with Eco-Restoration Foundation, kickstarted at Akodo-Ise, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, was aimed at minimising the global effects of climate change, by…