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  Following the directive of the federal government through the Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC) to close all Universities in the country between 22nd February and14th March, 2023, the Kwara State Government has declared a 50 percent transport support to Kwara state students in tertiary institutions across the country. Commissioner for Tertiary Education Dr. Alabi Afees…

  The Lade District Development Association (LADDA) in Patigi local government area of Kwara state has begun processes for the payment of NECO examination fees for senior secondary school students in the local government. The association, which is carrying out the gesture alongside some other self-help projects for the area, has flagged off registration and…

  Dr Kabiru Zubair, the Second Cousin of the late Aisha Habib Ibn Usman, has dissociated himself from an unwarranted publication arising from the issues surrounding the demise of his late cousin. The late Aisha Habib Ibn Usman, a wife of a Bank Manager, was allegedly said to have committed suicide in her bathroom on…

  In life, there are those who are born great, some achieve greatness and others have greatness thrust upon them. Hon. Lawal Idirisu could be described as a man who went through the ladder of life to achieve greatness. The story of Hon. Lawal Idirisu who hailed from Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi, is…

  Kogi Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) is set to flush out illegal and fake revenue collectors as part of the measures to prevent double taxation on businesses and tax payers across the state. The just confirmed substantive Chairman of the state internal revenue service, Alhaji Sule Salihu Enehe, disclosed to Journalists during an interactive session…

  The french revolution of July 14th 1789 was obviously caused by a multitude of grievances more complicated than the price of bread, but shortage of bread played a role in stoking anger toward the monarchy, Marie Antoinette’s supposed quote upon hearing that her subject had no bread, “let them eat cake” is entirely apocryphal,…

  By Stephen Adeleye (NAN) The Chairman, Kogi State Board of Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) Mr Sule Enehe, has assured that the agency would achieve 100 per cent of the estimated 2023 Budget target. Enehe gave the assurance at a press conference and interactive session with Journalists in his office, Monday in Lokoja. The News…

  On behalf of the entire staff of the Public Relations and Protocol Unit, Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, I wish to heartily felicitate with you on your remarkable two (2) years in office as substantive Rector, Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja. Sir, your disposition and commitment to the development of our dear Institution is unrivaled. With…

  The Kwara state Police Command has lifted the ban on rallies and processions it had imposed in the state, saying “all necessary security arrangements have been put in place across the state to forestall any security breach, now, during, and after the general elections.” It would be recalled that the Command had on February…

  Following series of kidnappings recorded in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State recently, residents in the area have demanded the sack of the Council Chairman, Hon Friday Nicodemus Adejoh over negligence of duty. Some residents who expressed dismay over the rising insecurity in the Local Government Area accused the Council Chairman of relocating…