2024

  The Deputy Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Comfort Ojoma Nwuchiola Egwaba has called for peaceful coexistence among the diverse ethnic groups for the purpose of development of the State. Rt. Hon. Egwaba made the call during the carnival, held at the Prince Abubakar Audu University Stadium in Anyigba on Wednesday…

  The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called upon the youths across the country to close ranks and confront the monster of corruption, noting that while the menace affects all age group, it bites harder against the prospects and possibilities of youths. Speaking at a town…

  The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has sent its heartfelt condolences to the people and government of Zamfara State on the unfortunate road explosion in which six persons reportedly died. The Forum said the incident, which the police have blamed on the run-away local terrorist group, was a cowardly attempt to inflict collateral harm on…

  Kogi State Governor, Alh. Ahmed Usman Ododo, has flagged off the Private Veterinary Practice Programme (PVP) in the state, aiming to ensure the consumption of safe and healthy livestock. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony at the Glass House, Government House Lokoja recently, Governor Ododo urged critical stakeholders in the Agriculture sector to collaborate and…

  The Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) has commended Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi, for prioritising civil servants’ welfare and ensuring that citizens feel the impacts of democratic good governance. The National President of NCSU, Comrade Sunday Adeleye Oluwole, gave the commendation on Thursday in Lokoja, at a plenary of the union’s 80th National Executive…

Gov . Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi, has flagged off Private Veterinary Practice Programme (PVP) aimed to ensuring consumption of safe and healthy livestock in the state. Ododo, who launched the program Glass House, Government House, Lokoja, said livestock farming played a critical role in the strategy to ensure food security and drive industrialisation in…

  Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has inducted 61 newly qualified Medical Laboratory Scientists from the 2023/2024 academic session into the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN). The Registrar of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, Professor Tosan Erhabor, who conducted the oath-taking and induction ceremony, commended the management of the Kwara State…

  A large swathe of Nigeria’s population is scandal-fatigued. Lying public officeholders have traumatised them to the extent that they cannot be bothered about acts of brazen impunity anymore. This is the only logical explanation for the trepid response to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari’s…

  Kwara State Government has assured both local and international investors of its readiness to partner with them to further promote mining activities in the State. The State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Dr Alabi Afeez Abolore, gave the assurance on Wednesday in Ilorin, the state capital, while delivering a keynote address on the strategic…

  The trial of the immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu, over alleged stealing and mismanagement of public funds to the tune of N5.78bn got underway on Wednesday before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High siting in Ilorin. The former Governor and his finance…