Kogi bans graduation ceremonies in schools

The Kogi government has banned incessant graduation ceremonies in basic and secondary schools across the state as part of reforms in the education sector. The decision was announced by the Commissioner for Education, Mr Wemi Jones, during a stakeholders’ meeting in Lokoja on Wednesday. The government also banned “students’ signing-out” ceremonies in tertiary institutions within…

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Dangote Cement Extends Scholarship Scheme To Some Oworo Students in Higher Institutions

  Dangote Cement Plc has expanded its scholarship programme beyond her immediate communities’ to cover other communities in Oworoland, Lokoja LGA,  Kogi State. Speaking at the scholarship award ceremony in Obajana on Monday, the Plant Director, Azad Nawabuddin, explained that although the Oworo communities do not fall directly within the company’s catchment areas, Dangote Cement…

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Kogi Assembly Speaker Celebrates State AGL’s Birthday

  The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Aliyu Umar Yusuf has congratulated the Auditor General for Local Government in the State, Hon Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege on the occasion of his birthday. The Speaker described the celebrant as amiable, down-to-earth and compassionate, and prayed to Almighty Allah to grant Hon Adabenege many…

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Nigeria’s Vice President Shettima Receives Birthday Wishes from PBAT Door-to-Door Movement

  The PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, led by High Chief Dr. Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo (Alias Tompolo), has felicitated with Vice President Kashim Shettima on his birthday. The group in a Press Release signed by Activist Sunday Adekanbi Asuku, National Coordinator, PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, praised the Vice President’s unwavering loyalty, commitment, and dedication to the Renewed Hope…

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