A new Managing Director/CEO has been appointed for the Kogi State Publishing and Printing Company, the Graphics Newspaper. The appointee is Mr. Jimoh Itopa YJ. The appointment following the approval of Gov. Usman Ahmed Ododo. Making the presentation, the Head of Service, Mr. Elijah Evidemi, urged Mr. Itopa to justify his appointment by repositioning the […]
Corruption is an absent of integrity which have eaten deep into fabrics of our society at National level in general and even in Kogi State in particular. It is on this note we commend the Kogi State House of Assembly, for the passage and subsequent signed into Law by the Governor of Kogi State on […]
A Non Governmental Organization, Hope at Down Foundation has called on Federal and States Government to provide support to sickle cell patients. The Founder of the Foundation, Miss Catherine Ajefu made the call at an awareness program to Commemorate the 2024 World Sickle Cell Day, In Anyigba, Kogi State. Miss Catherine Ajefu who explained that […]
The Federal Government has introduced mobile courts and new guidelines for hotels, schools and other institutions to ensure swift justice for cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye announced these measures during a partnership meeting in Abuja with key stakeholders. She emphasised the alarming rates of SGBV, child abuse, […]
By James Sani .Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has warn the people of the State against drug abuse in the state. Governor Ododo gave the warning in a message to commemorate of the world World Drug Day oganized by the Kogi State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development in conjunction with the National Drug Law Enforcement […]
National Board for Technical Education NBTE says the new scheme of service approved for Nigerian Polytechnics indicates that holders of Higher National Diploma HND can be employed as lecturers in Polytechnics. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Processor Idris Bugaje stated this during the formal presentation of the new Schemes of Service to Polytechnics stakeholders […]
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has said that seven million girls in Nigeria have been vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the second phase of the vaccination campaign. Cervical cancer is the second most prevalent cancer among women in Nigeria, claiming countless lives each year. In October 2023, Gavi partnered with the Federal Ministry of […]
Kogi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has lauded Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s media aides for adding value to governance. Chairman of the Council, Alhaji Seidu Ademu gave the commendation at a Sallah get together organized by the Council at the Press Centre, Lokoja. He noted that the Governor’s media aides have […]
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has felicitated with the former Governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on the occasion of his 49th birthday anniversary. In his message of felicitation to the former Governor, signed by the Special Adviser On Media to the Governor Ismaila Isah, […]
By Abigail Ayindero-Oyenibi, Okene I, Prof Solomon Avidime, Chief Medical Director/CEO of the Reference Hospital Okene, on behalf of the management and entire staff wish to heartily rejoice with our former governor, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, CON, an achiever par excellence on the occasion of his 49th birthday. By divine arrangement, you became […]