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DHF sensitises rural communities on prevention strategies, coping mechanism against Breast Cancer

By Wale Mustapha on July 13, 2022 News, Society News

An NGO, Dove-Haven Foundation (DHF) has organised a virtual symposium on Prevention Strategies and Coping Mechanism against Breast Cancer” targeted at sensitising and educating the people in rural areas. In his opening remarks, Dr Ekundayo Samuel, the Executive Director of DHF, described the organisation as a not-for-profit, non-political and non-governmental organisation located at Isanlu, Yagba […]

725 NYSC members get 10,000 each from Gov. Yahaya Bello, as 2 corpers get automatic employments

By Admin on July 7, 2022 News, Politics, Society News

By Stephen Adeleye Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, has doled out N7.25 million to support the transportation of 725 youth corps members of the 2021 Batch ‘B’ Stream I, who completed their service in the state on Thursday. The governor also gave automatic employment to two members; Jemilu Akpah from Kogi, a physically challenged,and […]

CUSTECH Osara matriculates 220 new sets of students

By Wale Mustapha on July 7, 2022 News, Society News

The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara has successfully matriculated the second set of students numbering 220 for the 2021/2022 academic session today at the auditorium of the university. The Matriculation Ceremony which started at 10:25 a.m. was a colourful event with a long procession having the Principal Officers, the Dean of Faculties, […]

IFAD-VCDP: Dr. Stella Adejoh bags award of excellence from Gaskiya Cluster Marketers in Kogi

By Admin on June 29, 2022 News, Society News

By Stephen Adeleye The Kogi State Coordinator of the International Fund for Agricultural Development/Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD/VCDP), Dr. Stella Adejoh, has received an ‘Award of Excellence’, bestowed on her by the Gaskiya Cluster Women Marketers in the state. Presenting the award on Wednesday in Lokoja, the Chairperson Gaskiya Cluster, Hajia Lare Sule, said the […]

Kogi State emerge North Central champions of 2022 NNPC Science Quiz Finals

By Admin on June 28, 2022 News, Society News

By Stephen Adeleye Kogi State has won the Zonal finals of the 2022 Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) National Science Quiz Competition of Secondary Schools in the North Central zone. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that students from Kogi, Kwara, Benue, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau and the FCT Abuja, participated in the quiz competition […]

KOGI POLY RECTOR FACILITATES BLOCK OF CLASSROOMS, BOREHOLE FOR HIS COMMUNITY IN ANKPA

By Admin on June 24, 2022 News, Politics, Society News

By BinMalik … DESCRIBE GOV. YAHAYA BELLO AS A PROMISE KEEPER IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has through the Kogi Community and Social Development Agency (KCSDA) reassured people Angwa Ogebe in Ankpa Local Government of his administration’s continued support in ensuring increased basic social amenities for community development. This was disclosed […]

Over 200 Okada, Keke NAPEP operators in Lokoja get free fuel facilitated by Kogi RCCG Youth Wing

By Wale Mustapha on June 23, 2022 News, Society News

The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Young Adults and Youth Affairs, Kogi Province 3 in this period of scarcity, has given out free fuel to over two hundred Okada and Keke Napep operators in Lokoja with a call on the operators to embrace Jesus Christ as a source of fuelling that never gets dry. Pastor […]

KOGI POLY RECTOR DEDICATES SUCCESSFUL (100%) ACCREDITATION TO GOVERNOR BELLO

By Wale Mustapha on June 22, 2022 News, Society News

The 100 percent success achieved at the recent accreditation exercise conducted by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has been attributed to His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, for his unflinching commitment to the development of education in the State. Rector of the […]

Perm. Sec., two Directors exit service from Kogi education ministry amidst encomiums

By Wale Mustapha on June 22, 2022 News, Society News

By Stephen Adeleye The Kogi State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, on Tuesday organised a send-off session for her outgone Permanent Secretary, Pastor Emmanuel Idenyi and two Directors who recently retired from the Ministry. It was a gathering demonstrative of praises and goodwill messages for the three retirees as they got affectionate valedictory from […]

‘Be security conscious, shun drug abuse’, DG NYSC urges corps members

By Admin on June 21, 2022 News, Society News

By Stephen Adeleye The Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General, Mohammed Fadah, urged the corps members to be security conscious at all times and report any suspicious characters or activities to the appropriate authorities. Fadah gave the advice on Tuesday at the Swearing-in ceremony of the 2022 Batch ‘B’ Stream l Corps […]