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  The Kogi State Scholarship Board (KSSB), has extended the application deadline for the 2024 Students Bursary Scholarship award to May 20, 2024. The Executive Chairman of KSSB, Mr Afolabi Joseph-Raji, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lokoja. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Mr. Wemi Jones,…

Dangote Cement Plc, is prioritizing  community engagement, empowerment, and environmental stewardship to sustain its upward trajectory, The cement manufacturing firm said it believed that true progress is measured not only by economic prosperity but also by the holistic development of all stakeholders. The Plant Director of Dangote Cement Plc Obajana, Mr. Azad Nawabuddin, who disclosed this during a media chat in Obajana, said that…

  Indigenes of Owa-Onire community in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State have appealed to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to discard plan on construction of a 21-kilometre road leading to Owu waterfalls in the community, describing the move as wasteful. In a statement by the Concerned Indigenes of Owa Onire community, jointly signed by its…

  A non governmental organization, the Coalition for the Protection of Democracy (COPDEM), has called on the Federal Government to henceforth tailor government policies towards the best interest of the citizenry so as to alleviate their sufferings. The group canvassed that as government freely elected by the people, democratic governments in Nigeria must always show…

  The Catholic Bishop of Ilorin Diocese, Most Rev’d Anselm Pendo Lawani, has lamented that Nigeria is far behind in technological researches, resulting in the development of robotic science and technology. The Bishop, who addressed journalists on Sunday on the occasion of the 2024 World Communications Day held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral, Ilorin, said:…

The Federal Government is set to implement policy that will ensure that 70 per cent of the contents of cartoons will basically be about Nigeria values. The Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of a Town Hall Meeting with Stakeholders in Lokoja,…

  One of the hallmark of journalism or journalist in any reputable and responsible media organization is “Objectivity”. It is the duty of journalist and media organizations to publish or broadcast unbiased information devoid of slanted opinion. Journalists are expected to balance their stories and provides equal access to all parties to address issues before…

KOGI STATE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE ABDUCTED CUSTECH STUDENTS 1. This is to inform the general public that some of the students abducted by gun men at the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara have been rescued safely by local hunters and other security agents, hours after the Executive Governor of…

  The members Federal House of Representatives Committee on Health, has visited the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL) to evaluate both ongoing and completed projects at the hospital. Speaking after inspecting some projects at FTH Lokoja, the Chairman, House Committee on Health, Rep. Amos Gwamna Magaji, who led the team, said the visit was part…

Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has assured that security agencies are making frantic efforts to rescue abducted students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara. He also promised to review ongoing security operations within and around the institution to ensure the speedy rescue of abducted students. Ododo, who was away when the…