BookNation Begins Strategic Engagement with National Open University of Nigeria
By Kelvin Ebuka. BookNation has commenced a strategic engagement with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) as part of its commitment to advancing purpose-driven reading, lifelong learning, transformational knowledge and community-based literacy development across Nigeria. A delegation of BookNation visited the NOUN Senate Building in Jabi, Abuja, where a formal letter requesting a courtesy…
AJAOKUTA DECLARES 2027 FOR SEA : HE STARTED THE WORK, LET HIM FINISH
By Mike Abu From the blast furnace shadows of the steel town to the riverbanks of Ganaja and the farming hamlets dotting the constituency, one refrain is growing louder in Ajaokuta Federal Constituency as 2027 draws near: continuity. Constituents say they are not interested in experiments. They want Hon. Sanni Egidi Abdulraheem, SEA, to return…
Kogi CP, Edo CP tighten Collaboration on Cross-boarder Security
By ASP Saliu Afusat The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, and his Edo counterpart ,CP Patrick Daaor, have conducted a joint handshake patrol at Aguda Village, along the Okene–Auchi Expressway, at the Kogi–Edo State boundary. The hands of collaboration was conducted on 13 August 2026 in the presence of Chairman…
KOGI PDP REJECTS EXORBITANT CAMPAIGN SIGNAGE FEES, DEMANDS REVIEW AND INCLUSIVE STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
The Kogi State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rejects the newly announced campaign signage and promotional-material fees imposed by the Kogi State Government ahead of the October 2026 Local Government elections and the 2027 general elections, describing the policy as excessive, disproportionate and undemocratic in its present form. In a statement…
Prof. Umuerri appointment as Provost a round peg in round hole DUMSAA
Prof. Umuerri appointment as Provost a round peg in round hole DUMSAA The appointment of Professor Ejiroghene Umuerri as provost, Delta State University Abraka college of Health Sciences has been described as a round peg in a round hole. The Delta state University of Medical School Alumni Association (DUMSAA), gave the assement in a statement…
Flooding: NEWMAP sets to distribute Life Jackets, Constructs Nyamanyama Rd in Ganaja community Kogi.
In its commitment to mitigate the incidence of floodings, the Nigeria Erosion and watershed Management project (Newmap) has finalized arrangements to distribute hundreds of life jackets to residents of Ganaja , a flood prone area of Lokoja metropolis of kogi state. The State Project Coordinator of Newmap, Dr. Yahaya Abdullahi Abbas made the disclosure on…
NCC Targets Multiple Taxation, Tax Disputes Through Ombudsman Partnership
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced discussions with the Office of the Tax Ombudsman on ways to address multiple taxation and other tax-related disputes affecting the telecommunications sector. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, disclosed this after a meeting with the Tax Ombudsman/Chief Executive…
Kogi Assembly charges NSA to disband hybrid miyetti Allah Arm vigilante group
” As over 12 Abugi villagers killed The Kogi State House of Assembly has called for the immediate disbandment of hybrid vigilante groups identified as Miyetti Allah following a violent clash in Kupa District of Lokoja Local Government Area that reportedly left at least 12 people dead and several others injured. The Assembly also appealed…
Road Works Threaten Digital Connectivity as NCC Records 5,000 Fibre Cuts
Road Works Threaten Digital Connectivity as NCC Records 5,000 Fibre Cuts The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on road construction companies, contractors, engineers and other stakeholders to strengthen coordination and adopt preventive measures to protect fibre-optic cables during road construction, rehabilitation and other civil works across the country. The Executive Vice Chairman and…
25th inaugural lecture: Prof. Ebenehi Calls for Counter-marketing Approaches to Combat Poverty, Insecurity, Other Social Vices
25th inaugural lecture: Prof. Ebenehi Calls for Counter-marketing Approaches to Combat Poverty, Insecurity, Other Social Vices Professor of Marketing, Professor Elijah Ebenehi Ogbadu, has called for the deployment of ethical marketing principles, social responsibility and strategic marketing practices as tools for addressing poverty, insecurity, unemployment and other social vices confronting Nigeria. He made the call…
