Kogi Government Monitors Basic Six Examination’s Conduct, Promises Massive Education Transformation   The Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, has restated the commitment of His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello, to ensure massive education transformation across the state. Jones gave the assurance in Lokoja, while speaking to journalists shortly after…

Barrister Tanko Beji Emerges Niger PDP Chairman. Yahaya Zakka Minna. The chairman PDP Congress commitee and Benue state Deputy Governor Engr. Benson Abounu has declared Bar. Tanko Beji as the winner of the PDP Niger state chiarmanship election of the just concluded Congress held at the PDP secretariat in Minna Niger state capital on Saturday….

  ….expels one student for theft Students of the Nigeria -Korea Friendship Institute of Vocational and Advanced Technology, has on Monday commenced their second semester exams for the 2023/2024 academic calendar. In a press statement signed by the Institute PRO, Ademola Emmanuel on behalf of the Rector, Dr. Williams Charles Oluwatoyin, students were warned to…

Kogi NUJ blasts Politicians dragging Journalists into their Election’s Woes. The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists,NUJ Kogi state Council, Comrade Adeiza Momohjimoh has warned politicians not to drag the union into their murky political waters especially at this electioneering period. The Chairman gave the warning on Sunday in a  press conference held at…

  Wemi Jones commemds  Kogi Teachers for Diligence to Duties. The Hon. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones (FCIB) commended teachers in the state for diligence on Friday when he paid a surprise working visit to Government Science Secondary School Aloma in Ofu Local Government Area of the state. He praised the…

2024/2025 Admissions: Salem Varsity Commences Screening.  Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, Vice Chancellor, Salem University Lokoja has disclosed that the  screening of candidates for admission into Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs for 2024/2025 academic session has begun in earnest with vigilance. “As remarkable institution, we are targeting brilliance and competency  during the screening as part of our drive…

  On behalf of the Governing Council, Academic Board, Management, staff and students of Kogi State PoIytechnic, Lokoja, I specially and sincerely felicitate with Her Excellency, the First Lady of Kogi State, Hajia Rashida Bello, on the auspicious occasion of her birthday. Your Excellency, Ma, we celebrate you not just for the Grace of another…

Low PVC collection in Kogi worries INEC * Says  BVAS has enhanced Credibility of Elections. ATABOR JULIUS LOKOJA The Kogi State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Hale Gabriel Longpet, has decried voters apathy to the collection of Permanent Voters cards noting that only 28% have so far  collected theirs since the end  of the continuous Voters…

In an attempt to ensure prevention of hospital and community acquired infections, the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, Kogi State capital last week joined the global community in raising awareness on the significance of hand washing, especially among healthcare providers. May 5th every year is set aside by the World Health Organisation(WHO) to deepen the consciousness…

Mobile Operators Plan $1bn Investment In Network Infrastructure – NCC Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that Nigeria’s telecommunications operators plan to increase capital expenditure on network infrastructure in 2026, with investments expected to exceed the more than $1billion (about N1.4 trillion) spent across the sector in 2025. The planned increase follows infrastructure expansion in…