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In a bold move to stem the tide of brain drain in the state’s healthcare sector, Kogi State Governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has announced a special monthly intervention allowance of N300,000 for every medical doctor in the state civil service. This groundbreaking initiative aims to curb the exodus of medical doctors and other…
Kogi Health Insurance: Governor Ododo Enrolls 76, 243 People, Launches More Access to Care Program for Local Government Workers, Pensioners, and Students By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh Government House, Lokoja September 29, 2025 Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has launched the Access to Care program, aimed at providing health insurance coverage to local government…
Milestone; Kwara LG Declared Open Defecation Free by FG Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has officially declared Oke-Ero Local Government Area (LGA) in Kwara State as Open Defecation Free (ODF), following a comprehensive validation exercise conducted by the National Task Group on Sanitation (NTGS). The validation exercise was…
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, ALHAJI AHMED USMAN ODODO, THE CHIEF SERVANT OF KOGI STATE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE FLAG-OFF/LAUNCH OF LANDMARK INITIATIVES IN THE HEALTH SECTOR, PARTICULARLY IN HEALTH INSURANCE AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IN KOGI STATE PROTOCOLS Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you today with gratitude and a deep sense of purpose…
Justice Emmanuel Danjuma Subilim of the National Industrial Court in Abuja, has restrained the Petroleum, Natural Gas Workers Association of Nigeria (PENGASSON) from embarking on its planned industrial action against Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. Justice Sublim in a ruling on an ex-parte application by Dangote Refinery on Monday, specifically restrained the defendants…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ànd the office of the Accountant General of the Federation OAGF on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja denied the release of the witheld Osun State Local Government witheld financial allocations to the chairmen and councillors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in…
On behalf of the Governing Council, Management, Academic Board, staff and students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, I heartily felicitate with our mother and Professor of Professors, Professor Marietu Ohunene Tenuche, Vice-Chancellor of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, on the joyous occasion of her birthday celebration. Ma’am, your tenure as Vice-Chancellor of Prince Abubakar…
PDP sympathises with Oke-Ode community over bandits’ massacre Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has expressed deepest sorrow and outrage over the gruesome massacre of innocent citizens in Oke-Ode community in the Ifelodun local government area of the State by heartless and inhuman bandits. According to the party, the…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the plan by a former Presidential candidate, Prof Pat Utomi to establish Shadow Government in Nigeria. The Judge on Monday issued an order restraining Utomi and his associates from proceeding with their plan to establish a shadow government/cabinet…
Insecurity remains one of the most pressing challenges confronting Nigeria today, with banditry, kidnapping, and violent attacks threatening lives, livelihoods, and the very fabric of communities. Kogi State, situated at the heart of the nation and sharing boundaries with ten states and the Federal Capital Territory, has in recent times found itself at the…
