NEWMAP: Kogi Govt Inspects Ongoing Erosion Control Projects, Expresses Satisfaction With Work Done The Kogi State Government has embarked on the inspection and monitoring of the ongoing erosion projects being executed by the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (Kogi-NEWMAP) across the state. The members of the Steering and Technical Committee of Kogi…
NSCDC Commandant Commends Gov. Bello For Establishing Citizens’ Rights Commission In Kogi The Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kogi Command, Suleiman Mafara, has applauded His Excellency, Gov. Yahaya Bello for establishing the Office of the Public Defender and Citizens’ Rights Commission (PDCRC), to promote fundamental human rights in the state. Mafara gave…
The Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, has congratulated the State’s Caretaker Chairman of APC, Hon Abdulahi Bello, on the occasion of his birthday celebration. A statement by the Commissioner in Lokoja on Monday, described the APC State caretaker Chairman as a great politician and dependable leader with fantastic qualities….
Says, NSCDC officer in kidnap saga a deserter.. The Kogi state Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC on Monday said it has arrested an electrical cable thief and an Impostor of Abuja Electric Distribution Company AEDC who specialises in defrauding unsuspecting customers in Lokoja metropolis. This is just as…
Mailafia ; MBF, Wife suspect foul play. The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) on Sunday narrated how the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Mailafia Obadiah died of negligence. The Forum, which said that his death at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Sunday came as a…
Mailafia Columnist, Former CBN Deputy Governor, dies at 64. A Columnist, Nigeria finest social commentator and a former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Dr. Obadiah Mailafia has dies at the age of 64. His death was confirmed by the President of Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Jonathan Asake. He said Mailafia died…
* lack qualified teachers Most Government and grant aided secondary schools in Kogi state have been described as an abattoir only good to house animals. This is just as the schools lacked qualified teachers, instructional materials and insufficient laboratories for the teaching and learning of science subjects. An Educationist in one of the grant…
Gunmen on Rampage in Kogi , kill one, abduct 3 in church. Gunmen believed to be bandits have again challenged the will power of Kogi state government and the Security agencies in the state as they attacked a church killing one and whisked away three worshippers. The incidence happened on Sunday morning…
Kogi, other 36 states benefit from Rotary International N20M worth FPE – Grace Ben Kato By Bishop Aturu Following the mandate giving by the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria through collaborative efforts with Rotary International to support reduction of maternity and perinatal morbidity and mortality in the country, ten facilities in each of the…
Ajaokuta Federal lawmaker refurbishes Transformer for 500 Housing community. The Member representing Ajaokuta Federal Constituency, Alhaji Lawal Idris has been commended for his efforts at alleviating the plights of the masses. Chairman of the Five Hundred Housing Estate, Ganaja Lokoja, Alhaji Ali Abdul-Ogodu gave the commendation while receiving cash gift donated by the…