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The Kogi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KSPHCDA), has organised a 12-Day training for the Community Health Influencers, Promoters and Services (CHIPS) agents aimed at reducing infant mortality rate and morbidity at the grassroot. Speaking at the training centre in Lokoja, the State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Zakari Usman, urged the participants to…
Commercial transporters in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, have stopped operations to protest the high cost of petrol for their business. Okada riders, Keke Napep and other intra city commercial transporters, were forced to stay off the road by their aggrieved members who complained bitterly about the high cost of fuel. Passengers on Okada…
Late Mama Janet Ibiromike Gabriel Bayode For Burial 19th- 21st April 2022 The Remains of Late Mama Janet Ibiromike Gabriel Bayode of Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State, would be laid to rest at her residence E28 Ayetoro Street, in Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of the State on 19th 20th and 21st of April…
The Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) have thrown their weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. This endorsement is a testament to the President’s outstanding performance in office, particularly in the areas of economic recovery, security, and infrastructure development. HOSTCOM’s endorsement of President Tinubu is also backed…
The entire community of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara has received on campus the newly appointed Vice Chancellor, Engr. Prof. Salawu Abdulrahman Asipita. Receiving the new Vice Chancellor in his office were members of the Management Team comprising the Registrar, Ms. Olufunke Hudson, the Bursar, Mr. John Alaji and the…
A seasoned agricultural expert, Dr. Tunde Arosanyin, FCIM, FCAI, has warned that Agricultural production in Okunland, Kogi West Senatorial district, is facing an existential threat from the recent escalating insecurity in the region. Dr. Arosanyin’s assertion underscores the imperative for swift action to protect farmers, ensure food security, and safeguard the region’s economic future….
In a bold move to diversify the state’s economy and unlock new opportunities for growth, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has sworn in Dr. Olufemi Bolarin as the new Commissioner for Livestock Development. The ceremony, which took place today at the State Executive Council Meeting in Lokoja, was a credit to the governor Ododo’s commitment…
Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, has commended the Chairman and members of the Ilorin Emirate Durbar Committee for their efforts in sustaining Durbar celebrations in the emirate. He has also given approval for the 2022 grand durbar scheduled to hold on the second day of…
An Ilorin High Court has struck out a case instituted against the Kwara State Government by the Hon. Moshood Mustapha-owned Crystal Group of Companies Limited over the remodelling of the legacy Kwara Hotel. Hon. Justice E. B. Mohammed struck out the case after upholding the preliminary objections of the state government on the matter….
*….A new international study warns that without urgent reform, higher education systems will repeat the same failures when the next disruption hits* Chrishelle Wickramasekara Fiveyears on from the moment COVID-19 brought university campuses around the world to a standstill, a new research paper is asking an uncomfortable question: has higher education…
