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The Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has matriculated a total of 6,549 students for the 2024/2025 academic session, spreading across eight schools with 57 various programmes. The institution’s Rector, Prof. Salisu Usman, disclosed this at the 32nd Matriculation and Orientation ceremonies on Saturday at polytechnic campus, Lokoja. Usman said that out of the 57 programmes…
The Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja, has matriculated a total of 6,549 students for the 2024/2025 academic session, spread across Eight (8) Schools and Fifty Seven (57) various programmes in the Polytechnic. The matriculation ceremony is also the 32nd Matriculation Ceremony of the State Polytechnic, fifth (5th) in the series of Matriculation ceremony presided over…
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman/Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Saturday visited the scene of the petrol tanker explosion in Niger State, describing the incident as devastating and sad. In a statement on the incident, the NGF Chairman expressed shock at the quantum of the casualties and the magnitude of the burns suffered by…
In a bold move to enhance accountability and integrity in the Kwara State Polytechnic, the Rector, Engr. Abdul Jimoh Muhammed, has inaugurated the Staff and Students Disciplinary Committees with a charge to members to ensure justice and fairness in carrying out their assignments. In his brief remarks while inaugurating the committees at the administrative…
The Kwara State Government has assured the EU-Strengthening Access To Reproductive and Adolescent Health (SARAH) of unwavering support to its programme, adding that it would stop at nothing to ensure the sustenance of the programme in the State. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Ahmed El-Imam, gave the assurance while receiving the delegation from…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved a request of the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) to employ 1,800 teachers, 100 non-teaching staff, and 200 security guards to promote safer school environment. Those to be employed, according to TESCOM Chairman, Mallam Bello Tauheed Abubakar, are for the senior secondary schools across the State, with emphasis…
The First Lady of Kwara State, Ambassador Olufolake AbdulRazaq, has called for equal access to quality education for every child, regardless of their socio-economic background. Ambassador AbdulRazaq made the appeal during a lecture titled “The Need for Girl-Child Education” at an event organised by the Havilah Foundation in collaboration with Chidimma. The event, held…
From the onset of creation, there has been a noticeable imbalance between the male and female genders, which society often overlooks. The girl child seems more vulnerable and is unjustifiably treated as a second fiddle in arrangements, if not neglected at times. There are cases where they are often referred to as the weaker…
IGBO ENTREPRENEURS CAUTION PRIMATE AYODELE, SAY SEYI TINUBU IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR The hope of Ndigbo in Lagos was rekindled on Thursday as business leaders of South-East extraction reiterated their choice of Seyi Tinubu as the next governor of Lagos State. ‘’The 2027 governorship election lies in the hands of the electorate. They…
Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to revitalising effective healthcare delivery system and achieving universal health coverage in the state. Ododo gave the assurance at the stakeholders’ engagement meeting organised by Kogi Ministry of Health in collaborations with the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KSPHCDA) on Friday in Lokoja….
