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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY GRANTS FULL AUTONOMY TO THE 774 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF NIGERIA AS INEC IS NOW TO CONDUCT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS… The National Assembly on Tuesday, granted full financial and administrative autonomy to all the 774 local council authorities across Nigeria by amending section 124 of the nation’s constitution. The section provides a consequential provision…
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the N10.59 trillion 2020 appropriation bill into law. The president signed the budget document into law on Tuesday in the presence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Ahmad Lawan, the senate president, Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, amongst other principal officers. Muhammadu Buhari @MBuhari It is my pleasant…
The immediate past Special Adviser to the kogi State Governor on Assembly and Legislative Matters, Barrister Yusuf Okpanachi Haruna, has expressed confidence that the 7th assembly will make laws that beneficial to the growth of the state. He stated while interacting with assembly press corps in lokoja. He said the assembly has shown commitment to…
Kogi state house of assembly has passed into law over one hundred and seventy six point one billion naira as twenty twenty appropriation bill. At the committee of supply,the house considered the bill clause by clause. The appropriation bill has the sum of over ninety seven billion naira for capital expenditure and over seventy eight…
The Deputy Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly and member representing Ankpa I constituency, RT. HON. Ahmed Mohammed has debunked speculations making the round by some disgruntled elements, blackmailers who are bent on instigating crisis, of an alleged plot to impeach the Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, RT. HON. Mathew Kolawole. The…
Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Rosemary Osikoya says the state government is repositioning the sector to ensure standard and quality of teaching and learning. She stated at the budget defence of the ministry at the state house of assembly in lokoja. Mrs Osikoya explained that the state government was recruiting teachers to address…
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Wednesday signed into law the 2020 appropriation bill tagged “Budget of Prosperity ” at the banquet hall of the Government House, Lokoja, the state capital. The bill which was presented to the Governor by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Mathew Kolawole was earlier this…
Succour has come the way of some Indigent final year secondary school students across the five local government areas of Kogi Central Senatorial District who had their NECO fees paid. A former House of Representative Member, Hon. Abdulazeez Idris King, today released over One million naira for the payment of the NECO fees for the…
“On behalf of the government and the good People of Kogi State, I wish to rejoice with Your Excellency on the occasion of your 77th Birthday celebrations”. ”As President Of Africa’s most populous country; Nigeria, you have exhibited rare wisdom, exceptional vision, and exemplary leadership to deserve our substantial respect for the stability you have…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, asked politicians interested in contesting the 2023 general elections to work hard because he would not allow electoral malpractices. He asked those who may be planning to use their offices or security agencies to subvert the will of the people to have a rethink because he…
