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*Dangote’s 650,000bpd, modular refineries to drive Nigeria’s huge demand for petroleum products-Kyari* The 650,000bpd Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as well as other modular refineries are expected to be the major drivers of Nigeria’s demand for petroleum products, which is projected to grow massively in the nearest future. Speaking at the 15th…

Ebonyi Gov Umahi, Deputy tackle PDP in court over defection suit. *say suit defective, incompetent.   Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his deputy, Dr. Eric Kelechi Igwe have jointly asked a Federal High Court to dismiss the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), seeking their removal from office on account of their…

…says neglect of Kogi roads is bad for the nation   Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Kingsley Fanwo has urged political leaders in the country to emulate the leadership qualities of Governor Yahaya Bello, saying the young Governor has “stirred a revolution in governance”.Fanwo made this known while speaking with journalists in…

Kogi health insurance agency educates civil servants on scheme’s benef   The Kogi State Health Insurance Agency (KGSHIA) on Tuesday, educated the state’s civil servants on the planned benefits of the total packages under its health insurance scheme. Dr. Adekunle Aledare, the Executive Secretary of KGSHIA, while sensitising the participants in Lokoja, enjoined them to…

Kogi Women Commissioner mourns late Rear Admiral Ibrahim Drisu Rtd The Kogi State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Fatima Kabir Buba has mourned the sudden demise of (Rtd) Rear Admiral Ndazumi Ibrahim Drisu, Makama of Lokoja.. Buba, in a condolence message on Tuesday described late Drisu as a man who is loved…

Bukky Condoles Lokoja Emirate Council over Makama’s demised Secretary of Assocation of Local Goverment of Nigeria (ALGON) ,Hon. Abubakar Muhammad Bukky, has condoled with Lokoja Emirate Council over the recent death of the Makama of Lokoja, Rtd. Rear Admiral Ibrahim Drisu, who passed away on Monday at a private hospital in Abuja.   In a…

NYSC Kogi Swears In 1,426 Corps Members. By Abbas Yahaya The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kogi state has sworn in 1,426 Corps members of the 2021 Batch ‘C’ Stream I deployed to serve in the state. While delivering address of the Director General, NYSC, Brigadier General S. Ibrahim to Corp members that the…

Kogi State Deputy Speaker congratulates Attah Igala designate. Deputy Speaker of Kogi State and member representing Ankpa 1 constituency, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Mohammed on behalf of the people of Ankpa District, congratulates the new Attah Igala Designate, Prince Mathew Alhaji Opaluwa on his appointment by the Kogi State Government. The Deputy Speaker in his congratulatory…

The uncommon character of Alh. Yahaya Bello. Alh Yahaya Adoza Bello, the executive Governor of Kogi State is a bridge builder per excellence. The emergence of Alh. Yahaya Bello as the Governor of Kogi state was divinely designed by the Almighty, but unfortunately those of us behind the scene did not see the finger of…

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE (NNVS) PAYS A COURTESY VISIT TO THE MANAGING DIRECTOR NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY (NIWA): Dr. GEORGE MOGHALU Dr. George Moghalu, the Managing Director Inland Waterways Authority in Nigeria is a man with so many fielders and uncommon character in all human endeavours. The Nigeria National Volunteer Service and Diaspora Affairs Kogi State…