2024

  In a bid to cushion the effect of the lockdown directives of the government aimed to forestall the spread of coronavirus, the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District has begun distribution of food items and toiletries to his constituents. The first phase of the exercise began today cut across the 57 wards of the…

  In line with the Kogi State Government directive to lockdown all activities to curtail the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic in the State, the Member representing Kabba/Bunu State Constituency and Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Prince Matthew Kolawole has approved the distribution of food stuffs worth millions of…

  As part of measures to combat the outbreak and spread of the novel corona virus (COVID-19) in Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has directed the distribution of medical consumables and equipment to hospitals and healthcare centers across the state. The distribution of the medical products is to be carried out by the…

COMMUNIQUE OF THE EMERGENCY MEETING OF NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF OGORI DESCENDANTS UNION HELD ON 28TH MARCH, 2020 AT THE CIVIC CENTER, OGORI In view of the global health challenges posed by COVID-19, the National Executive Committee of Ogori Descendants Union, ODU met on Saturday 28thbMarch 2020, at the Civic Center, Ogori to take a…

  The residents and traders in Kogi on Saturday defiled Government’s lock down order directing residents to stay at home and the closure of markets in the state. The Kogi Government had on Friday announced that it would shutdown the state as from Saturday March 28, as a measure to contain the spread of the…

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  Covid-19: Obasanjo donates former residence for Isolation centre . Former President,  Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday, announced that his former residence at the Presidential Hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun State be used as Isolation centre for victims of the dreaded Coronavirus disease. Obasanjo said the 32-room facility has been handed over to the Ogun state government for…

  The leaders of the different professional bodies in health sector in Kogi, have jointly taken proactive steps to protect their members and the residents against any outbreak of novel corona virus (COVID-19) in the state. The professional bodies include: the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Medical &…

  The Chairmanship aspirant for Ofu Local Government Area , Yunusa A. Yunusa has urged the people of Ofu Local Government Area and Kogi State at large to comply with government directive on the dreaded Corona Virus to guarantee their health. Speaking to newsmen on the imperative of the order, Yunusa A Yunusa noted that…