News Update
Towards strengthening medical education and healthcare infrastructure, Gov. Usman Ahmed Ododo has directed the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abdulazeez Adams Adeiza, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the College of Health Sciences and the Teaching Hospital at Prince Abubakar Audu University in Anyigba. The assessment aims to identify any deficiencies hindering the launch of…
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has called on the people of the state to unite for the progress and development of Kogi State. Governor Ododo made the call in Ajiolo, Dekina Local Government Area, during a condolence visit to the family of the State Auditor General, Alhaji Yakubu Yusuf Okala, over the demise…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, January 31, 2025, arraigned 11 Chinese, one Filipino and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendants are: Wang Zheng Ming, Li Yin Hui, Xian Hong Will, Zhang…
There is a raging concern that the Naira-for-Crude initiative, which ensures local refineries receive crude oil in Naira and sell refined products to marketers in the local currency, may be threatened over inadequate crude supply to domestic refiners, findings by Daily Trust have shown. Daily Trust reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had directed the…
The Management and staff of Kogi IFAD-VCDP led by the State Programme Coordinator, by Dr Stella Adejoh, has paid a condolence visit to the Auditor General of Kogi State, Alh. Yusuf Okala, over the passing of his mother, Hajiya Amina Yusuf. During the condolence visit at Ajiyolo, Dekina Local Government Area, Dr Adejoh expressed…
The Kwara State Government has urged communities, commercial farms, and schools, with at least 10 hectares of contiguous cleared land, to partner with it in large-scale production of soybeans, cassava, and sorghum. The initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, aims to boost agricultural productivity, enhance food security, and promote economic…
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has said the establishment of five Mini Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants in Ajaokuta by the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and its private sector partners will strategically position Kogi as an energy hub in Nigeria. Governor Ododo made this statement on Thursday…
Mr. Peter Omoh Dunia, alias Peter Black, has expressed gratitude to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for signing the 2025 Act, paving the way for the establishment of the Nigeria Maritime University (NMU) in Okerenkoko, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, describing the President as a visionary leader and High Chief (Dr) Government…
SEPLAT HAS ENGAGED SAPELE OKPE COMMUNITY TO FRUSTRATE INNOCUOUS CLAIM OF OUR COMMUNITY – OBOTIE COMMUNITY LEADERS · CALL OBOREVWORI FATHER OF ALL DELTANS AND TRIBES IN DELTA STATE · SAY CHIEF ONORIODE TEMIAGIN LACKS CAPACITY TO DRAG THE EXALTED OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE INTO PETTY TRIBAL TENSION Top leaders of the…
Kwara State House of Assembly has passed the 2025 Appropriation Budget size of N584.7bn, an increase of N44.3bn as against the figure of N540.4bn that was initially presented by the Executive. In the approved budget, provisions were made for increases in critical sectors, including education, health, agriculture, water, Housing, youths and works & transport….
