Relevant Stakeholders in the National Population Census exercise have been charged to make the needed input to the final list of localities for the 2023 Population and Housing Census The Chairman, National Population Commission, NPC, Alhaji Nasir Isa Kwarra made the call in a message to a two day workshop organised by the Commission with […]
The World Health Organization, WHO, has donated 90 Inter Agency Health Emergency kits to the Kogi State Government as part of it’s contributions to areas and people affected by recent flooding in the State The World Health Organization, Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Walter Kazadi, said each kit is expected to treat 10,000 population, amounting […]
The Nigerian Correctional Service has dismissed nine officers and compulsorily retired 25 others for various offences against standard practices. In the same vein, 4 others were issued with letters of plain warning. In a statement, the Controller General of Corrections, Haliru Nababa says the dismissal was also approved by the Civil Defence, Corrections, Fire and […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged parents and guardians to monitor and manage the engagement of their children online as the uncontrolled exposure to cyberspace is fraught with a lot of negativities to children’s wellbeing. Contributing during the recent First Web Rangers Nigeria Summit in Abuja, a Google’s initiative that focuses on developing digital […]
Journalists across the country have been implored to use their platforms to ensure that electorate vote in persons that guarantee national cohesion and good governance in next year’s election. Guest Speaker at the grand finale, 2022 Kogi State NUJ Press Week, Hamzat Lawal made the call in Lokoja at the Public Lecture and Awards ceremony […]
The Federal Government has developed a new National Policy on Senior Secondary Education to reposition senior schools in the country to global standard. The Chairman of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC), Ambassador Nimota Akanbi made the disclosure at the end of a two-day retreat for members of the Governing Board in Abuja. Ambassador […]
Kogi State Governor says his administration will continue to foster sustainable modalities towards economic benefits accrual to host communities of mining companies in the State. Governor Bello stated this in a message to a workshop for active stakeholders in the mineral resources sector held in Lokoja. Represented by his Deputy, Chief Edward Onoja, the Governor […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cautioned public Universities against the cancellation of academic sessions in the aftermath of the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Professor Is-haq Oloyede spoke shortly before he declared open the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Non-Academic Staff […]
Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello has constituted the All Progressives Party Campaign Council in Kogi State with a charge to members to work for overwhelming victory for the Party in next year’s general elections. Governor Bello gave the charge at the inaguration of the Council in Lokoja. He called on members of the Council to work […]
The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Federal University, FUL, Lokoja, Kogi State, Prof.M .S Audu has said that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU will need to change it’s approach in negotiating with Governnent in order to avert incesssnt strikes as the present approach has becometh obsolate. Professor Audu said that the present approach Which […]