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The Media for Social Change Foundation is deeply concerned by the disturbing pattern of deaths linked to Nigeria’s mining sector, from the loss of 20 plus miners each in collapsed pits in Kogi and Taraba States to the death of 37 suspected illegal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil…
The authority of Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba has approved the establishment of nine (9) new Institutes and Centres in the University. The approval follows the recommendation of the University Senate at its Emergency Meeting held on Wednesday, 9th September, 2026. The programmes are aimed at expanding the University’s academic, professional, research, and community-service…
The Kogi State Government has reaffirmed its ban on cash collection and the mounting of roadblocks for revenue collection, while unveiling a new operational framework for the Infrastructure Maintenance Levy (IML), now reclassified as Daily Ticketing under the new national tax reform laws. The government also formally unveiled Solution Network Consults as the new…
Governor Ododo, Faleke, Karimi, Olumoko, Abejide, Other Dignitaries Expected as Community Honours Distinguished Citizens and Corporate Partners The historic Egbeda-Egga community in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State is set to host its 2026 Egbeda-Egga Day Celebration from October 1 to 4, bringing together sons and daughters of the soil, friends, in-laws and…
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has condemned the death of about 37 persons suspected to be artisanal miners while in custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna, Niger State. The Commission called for an independent forensic autopsy and preservation of all evidence, stressing that the investigation ordered by the…
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has been commended for his inclusive style of leadership which has given residents of South South extraction in Kogi State a sense of belonging and participation in governance. The commendation was given by the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 8 Headquarters, Lokoja, AIG Betty Isokpan…
The Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared that Nigeria’s insecurity challenge will soon be defeated while declaring that the banking sector is now stronger and more resilient than before. The Senate President acknowledged that security challenges remained a major obstacle to Nigeria’s development. He gave the assurance in a statement by his Special Adviser…
ASOHON Disowns Illegal Orphanage Home In Kwara * As Govt Begins Rehabilitation Of 30 Rescued Children Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Association of Orphanages and Home Operators in Nigeria (ASOHON), Kwara State chapter, has disowned the Iranlowo Oluwa Orphanage and Children’s Home, where 30 children were rescued by the state government, saying the facility was…
A witness of the Department of State Service in the ongoing trial of alleged Ansaru terror group members on Friday told the Federal High Court in Abuja, that their abductors left them to starve during the ordeal. The witness code-named AAA who was one of the victims of the Orire school abduction said that…
Across Africa, governments are facing an impossible choice that has now become routine: whether to channel scarce public funds into servicing foreign debts or to invest in hospitals, schools, food security and jobs. Increasingly, debt repayments are coming first. This is the central argument in a new advocacy statement by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)…
