Gov Ododo approves bursary payment for Kogi students …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has approved the sum of N316 million for disbursement as Bursary to 8,750 undergraduate students of the state who have been successfully cleared. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Mr Wemi Jones, disclosed at a news conference on Friday … Read more
Gov Ododo Approves ₦600 Million For Kogi Public School Students’ WASSCE Fees …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has sanctioned ₦600 million to cover the 2024/2025 WASSCE fees for 18,734 students in public secondary schools. Speaking at a press briefing in Lokoja on Tuesday, State Commissioner for Education, Wemi Jones, explained, … Read more
Kogi State gets approval for international airport …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Kogi State Government has announced receiving approval from the federal government to build an International Airport in Zariagi, near Lokoja metropolis. This approval, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications said, was given by the Federal Ministry of Aviation and … Read more
LG election: Kogi govt restricts movement with immunity for travellers …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Kogi State Government has announced the restriction of vehicular movement on Saturday, between 7.a.m. and 4p.m. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, Commissioner for Information, in a statement issued in Lokoja on Friday, said that the decision was to ensure a hitch-free Council … Read more
Kogi State Government Restricts Vehicular Movement On Saturday …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Kogi State government has declared a restriction on vehicular movement for the upcoming elections scheduled for Saturday, October 19, 2024, across all 21 Local Government Areas in the state. In a statement released on Friday, Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi … Read more
Peter Obi mobbed in Kogi (Watch Video) …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The presidential candidate of the Labour party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, was mobbed by motorists and travellers during a mid-rift between trailer drivers and police officers in Kogi. According to an X user, Nwoke Agulu (Anyafurugo), on Tuesday, … Read more
Why I approved new minimum wage for Kogi workers – Gov Ododo …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi on Monday, approved N72,500 as the new minimum wage for Kogi workers, effective from October 2024. Ododo gave the approval after receiving report of the Kogi State Minimum Wage Implementation Committee headed by the … Read more
Kogi: 70 communities submerged in flood …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Following the flood that submerged 70 communities in Kogi, the state government has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently intervene to mitigate the impact of the flood. The Deputy Governor, Joel Salifu, made the appeal during an inspection tour to the Edeha … Read more
Flood: Rivers approach danger thresholds in Kogi …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged communities in flood-prone areas to immediately relocate to highland as the Benue and Niger rivers approached danger thresholds. The Director-General of NOA, Lanre Issa-Onilu, gave the advice on Thursday when he led the “NOA Flood Sensitisation and … Read more
Yahaya Bello agrees to appear before EFCC …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Yahaya Bello, the former Governor of Kogi State, has finally agreed to attend a hearing with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This development follows an Abuja Court of Appeal ruling on August 20, which mandated Bello to submit himself for EFCC arraignment. … Read more