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The House of Representatives on Friday pledged to take immediate steps to address the damage to facilities at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, following the flooding incident that devastated much of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Chairman of the House Committee on Health Institutions, Amos Gwamna Magaji, made the ...

Ahead of the October 19 Local government council election, the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Thursday flagged off election Campaign. An unprecedented crowd of party enthusiasts from across Kogi State gathered at the modern Muhammad Buhair Civil Center in Lokoja, the state capital, to mark the commencement of the All ...

The Kogi State Commissioner For Solid Minerals and Natural Resources, Engr. Bashiru Gegu has empowered 500 Citizens of Kogi LGA with Cash, 100 Sewing Machines, 100 Pumping Machines and 100 grinding Machines. According to the Commissioner, the gesture and support is a way of giving back to society, said he ...

Former Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alh Yahaya Bello today, honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. This decision was made after due consultations with his family, legal team and political allies. The former Governor, who has great respect for the rule of law and constituted ...

Governor Usman Ododo has pledged that Kogi will not be the last state to implement the N70,000 new minimum wage for workers. This was made known by the Secretary to the Government of Kogi State, Dr. Folashade Ayoade, while inaugurating the implementation committee for the new minimum wage in Lokoja ...

In line with the vision of the administration of Gov. Usman Ahmed Ododo, the Kogi State Government has through the ACReSAL project launched a Land Restoration program to combat land degradation and boost agricultural productivity. The project is with technical support from FAO. The first phase aims to restore 200 ...

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has said that the state government would support rebuilding of the GSM village at Kpata in Lokoja ravaged by fire on Thursday to enable victims of the fire disaster have their sources of livelihood restored. Governor Ododo gave the assurance when he visited the ...

The Kogi State House of Assembly has urged the State Government to intervene in extenuating the loss incurred as a result of the fire outbreak at the GSM village around Kpata market in Lokoja which destroyed goods worth millions of naira. In a matter of urgent public importance moved by ...

Bashir Opaluwa Idris The Kogi State House of Assembly has called on the State Government to expand and strengthen the State Mass Transit System in Lokoja township for development. In a motion of urgent public importance by the lawmaker representing Lokoja One Constituency, Bin Ebaiya Shehu-Tijani, said transportation is an ...

President Bola Tinubu has broken his silence on the increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. Tinubu ,who addressed Nigerians living in China on Friday, said the petrol price hike and other reforms by his administration are part of an overall strategy to set ...