October 2025

In a bid to address the growing shortage of healthcare professionals in Nigeria, the Association of Provosts of Colleges of Health Technology and Nursing Sciences, has urged the Federal Government to exempt their institutions from the 7-year ban on establishing new polytechnics and allied institutions. Dr Johnson Adebayo Ojo, Chairman Committee of Provosts of Health…

Surge in criminality in Nigeria blamed on security lapses abroad Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A member of the Board of Trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Engr. Nurudeen Adeyemi, has attributed recent surge in banditry and kidnappings in Nigeria to security lapses abroad, pointing out that instability especially in Libya has fuelled an…

  The founder of Hayishat Abanika Care Foundation Amb. Hayisha Haruna Abanika, the wife of the Kogi State commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Taiye Abanika has taken the Renewed Hope agenda of President Ahmed Tinubu through her political wing, called Ododo Vanguard for Tinubu 2027 to Ebiya District, the group reach out to students…

  The Kogi state Coordinator of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Door-To-Door Movement, Hon. Charity Ijese has lauded Tinubu for his role in sustaining Nigeria’s unity and rekindling hope in the country’s future. She stated this during a press briefing at the NUJ Press centre, Lokoja on Wednesday, which witnessed mammoth crowd, all wearing T-shirts and…

  The Kogi State Government inaugurated the Sustainable Supply System Steering Committee on Tuesday 30th of September 2025, tasked with overseeing the activities of the State Drugs and Medical Supplies Management Agency. The ceremony was conducted by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abdulazeez Adams Adeiza, on behalf of the executive governor of the state….

  The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Comrade Joel Salifu, has commended the State Accountant General, Chief Dr. (Mrs.) Habibat Oyiza Tijani Onumoko, for her commitment to women’s empowerment and grassroots development in the state. He made the remarks on Wednesday, during a ceremony organized by the Ofu LGA chapter of the All…

  As Nigeria marks its 65th year of independence, citizens and leaders are grappling with a complex question: is this an anniversary to celebrate, or a moment for sober reckoning? Today, Nigeria celebrates 65 years of freedom from British colonial rule. The day is marked by a national holiday and is traditionally a time for…

NIGERIA AT 65: KOGI ASSEMBLY DEPUTY SPEAKER CONGRATULATE KOGI CITIZENS, URGES PEACE AND NATIONAL UNITY. The Deputy Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly and member representing Ibaji State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Comfort Ojoma Nwuchilola Egwaba has congratulated Ibaji constituents, Kogi citizens and Nigeria at large on the occasion of 65th Independence Day anniversary. In…

  The wife of Kogi Governor, Hajia Sefinat Ododo, has urged Nigerian women and youths to renew their commitment to national development and unity as the nation celebrates its 65th Independence Anniversary. Speaking at a ceremony held at the Government House Lokoja, Mrs Ododo emphasised the importance of this milestone in reminding Nigerians of their…

  The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Kogi State Directorate, has urged all Nigerians to celebrate the country’s 65th Independence Anniversary with a sense of unity, collaboration, and patriotism. The State Director, Mr Patrick Edogbanya, in a statement on Wednesday in Lokoja, emphasized the importance of reflecting on the commitments of the founding fathers and the…