* Distributes Exercise Books to pupils. The First Lady of Kogi State, Mrs Sefinat Usman Ododo has commended the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu for her initiative aimed at promoting access to education for Nigerian children under the RenewedHopeInitiative. Mrs Ododo who is the Coordinator of RenewedHopeInitiative in Kogi State was speaking at…
Salem Varsity Rejoices Archbishop Amaga At 71 The Salem University Lokoja on Friday felicitated with its founding Chancellor, Archbishop Sam Amaga on his 71st Birthday. Prof Alewo Johnson-Akubo, the University’s Vice Chancellor, in a congratulatory message issued in Lokoja, described him as a “visionary and charismatic leader.” The vice chancellor (VC) noted that the entire…
Improve Education funding: Ododo seeks help of TetFund. Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has called for improvement in funding for education to accelerate human capital development in Nigeria. The Governor made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Architect Sonny Echono at the headquarters…
Kogi Progressives Women Network Extols Mouktar Atimah’s Appointment as SEMA Helmsman The Kogi Progressives Women Network, a key support group for Governor Ododo Ahmed Usman’s election victory, has congratulated Honourable Mourktar Atimah on his appointment as Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). In a statement to journalists in Lokoja, the group’s convener,…
By Ufedo Omale PRO On behalf of the Management, Staff and Students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja we wish to heartily felicitate with the Honourable Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Umar Aliyu Yusuf on the occasion of his birthday celebration. Honourable Speaker, Sir, you have distinguished yourself as a thoroughbred parliamentarian, an…
Inter Party Advisory Council ( IPAC) Kogi State Chapter on Wednesday elected Mallam Iliyas Badanga Abdulsalam as the new Chairman. The election which took place at the office of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Lokoja was monitored by one of the INEC official. At the end of th election, Mallam Iliyas Badanga…
Kogi Commissioner Pays Unscheduled Visit To Schools In Okene, Charges Teachers On Integrity, Punctuality. The Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, has charged teachers in the state to show responsibility and display high level of integrity in the discharge of their duties. Jones gave the advice during an unscheduled monitoring and supervision…
The Kogi State House of Assembly has approved two Commissioner nominees sent to the house by the Executive Governor of the State Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo. The eight Assembly confirmed the Commissioner nominees on Tuesday during the house plenary in Lokoja. The Commissioner nominees confirmed by the hallow chamber includes Dr Adeniyi Helen Aderibigbe,…
On behalf of the Governing Council, Management, staff and students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, I heartily and warmly felicitate with the Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Barr. Abdulsalam Ozigi Deedat, on the auspicious occasion of his birthday. The Honourable Commissioner, Sir, that your Special Day is coinciding with the…
By Hon. Matthew Ochada (HMO) In a paramount display of democratic principles, the hallowed chambers of the Kogi State House of Assembly today bore witness to an inquisitive vetting process, culminating in the imprimatur bestowed upon my good friend and brother, Hon. Atuluku Victor Levi to assume the esteemed office of Commissioner. I was very…