***Describes his 100 Days in Office as remarkable By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume has applauded Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State for the positive disposition of his administration in making the welfare of the people topmost priority. Akume gave the commendation on Tuesday when he received Governor Ododo who was on a courtesy call to the SGF in his office. The SGF gave the governor’s administration a clean bill of health as he commended its performance in his One Hundred Days in office, urging him to stay focused on…
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The senate on Tuesday Mandated its Committee of Works to interface with the Minister of Works, to expedite the completion of Wudil-Gaya-Duste Dual Carriage Road. The resolution was reached following a motion on urgent need to expedite the completion of Wudil-Gaya-Duste Dual Carriage Road on Kano Maiduguri Road Sponsored by Sen. Kawu, Suleiman Abdulrahman (Kano South) The Senator in his lead debate noted that the Kano-Maiduguri expressway which is a critical artery for transporting people and agricultural goods across several states including Jigawa, Bauchi, Yobe, and Borno, was awarded a dualization contract by the federal government 17 years ago under…
***Demands outright cancelation, repeat primary Apparently still dissatisfied with the conduct of the April 20 Ondo State governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ondo State, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim took his protest to the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday where he accused Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State and Ovie Omo-Agege of complicity in the shoddy exercise Ibrahim while speaking to the senate Press corps made fresh allegations against Governor Usman Ododo, and a former Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Movie Omo-Agege, accusing them of changing the venue of the state collation centre abruptly without giving…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. Ambassador of Poland to Nigeria, Her Excellency, Ambassador Joanna Tarnawska has called on teachers to encourage critical thinking, inspire and guide their students or listeners to become innovative problem solvers. Tarnawska made the call as a Guest Lecturer at the 6th Distinguished Public Lecture of Federal University Lokoja titled: “How to Effectively Pass Knowledge and Inspire Students in the Contemporary World.” The Guest Lecturer said gone are the days when teachers were seen as encyclopedia and repository of knowledge. saying, “A teacher is not an encyclopedia anymore, a teacher is a book mark, a beacon who…
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu on Monday reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to addressing the challenge of malnutrition in the country by leveraging on data from the National Food Consumption and Micronutrient Survey(NFCMS) report. He spoke in a remark during the launch of the 2021 National Food Consumption and Micronutrient Survey report in Abuja. Bagudu who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Nebolisa Anako, stressed that adequate and proper nutrition was indispensable for human capital development for all ages whether at embryo stage in the mother’s womb, infants, adolescents and…
COMMUNIQUE OF WOMEN AND GIRL’S WHO ARE CAMEROONIAN REFUGEES IN NIGERIA SETTLED IN UTANGA OF OBANLIKU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ADAGOM 1, ADAGOM 2 AND UKENDE IN OGOJA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE AND IKYOGEN IN KWANDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE; BEING AN OUTCOME OF A ONE-DAY SUMMIT ORGANIZED BY CENTRE FOR WOMEN STUDIES AND INTERVENTION (CWSI) SUPPORTED BY AFRICAN WOMEN DEVELOPMENT FUND (AWDF), HELD ON 23RD, 24th, 25th 26th FEBRUARY RESPECTFULLY. PREAMBLE: We, the Women and Girls who are Cameroonian refugees residing in Obanliku Local Government, and in Adagom 1, Adagom 3 and Ukende in…
** Employers should emulate Edo Governor’s Minimum wage Policy The Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last Governorship election in Kogi State Alhaj Muritala Yakubu Ajaka has sent his message of felicitations to the Nigerian workers on 2024 May Day celebration In a Statement he personally signed, Alhaji Ajaka congratulated the Nigerian workers for their exemplary patriotism and spartan resilience especially in recent times when the cost of living for the common man in the nation is at on the high side According to him, “On this 1st day of May, 2024, I wish to congratulate all…
***harps on Public Hearing before passage of bills By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has called on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) operating in Kogi to partner the state House of Assembly to make people-oriented and implementable laws to engender good governance. Mr Hamza Aliyu Executive Director Initiative for Grassroots Advancement in Nigeria (INGRA) made the call at the Bi-Monthly Meeting of the State-level Advocacy and Legislative Engagement Forum on Saturday in Lokoja. The meeting was organized the Situation Room in partnership with INGRA with support from the Foreign Commonwealth and Development of the UK International Development.…
The Nigerian Peace Corps Establishment Bill, earlier passed by the House of Representatives on 29th February, 2024 and transmitted to the Senate for concurrence which was read on the floor of Senate has passed through first reading. In line with the extant rules of the National Assembly a motion for concurrence to be sponsored by the Senate Leader, Sen. Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central) will come up shortly to enable the Senate adopt the Bill The Peace Corps of Nigeria established over 25 years ago by the National Commandant, Dr Dickson Akoh, is incorporated in Nigeria under the Company and…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has paid out the sum of N6,316,621,045.37 to the six area councils and other stakeholders as statutory allocation for the month of March, 2024. Special Adviser on Media To FCT Minister of State, Austine Elemue in a statement indicated that the March allocation is said to be 40 percent higher than the N3,938,092,102.92 paid out in the month of February, 2024. According to the Statement the 188th Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC), meeting was presided over by FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, who expressed satisfaction with the 40% increase. She, urged the…