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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…
The Kogi NGOs Network (KONGONET) stands in solidarity with the families and loved ones of the students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) who were recently kidnapped by unknown gunmen. We strongly condemn this heinous act and express our deepest concern for the safety and well-being of the abducted individuals. The recent…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has disclosed that the Federal Government would soon introduce Citizenship studies as core subjects at all levels of education in Nigeria. The Director General of NOA, Mall. Lanre Issa-Onilu, stated this at a Town Hall Meeting with Stakeholders yesterday in Lokoja, as part of his 2-day working visit to…
