The 7th Edition of the National Youth Games (NYG) earlier scheduled to hold in Asaba, the Delta State Capital from February 8-18, 2023 has been postponed. Director of Press and Public RelationsMohammed Manga in a statement quoted the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar to have stated that the postponement is due to logistics and time constraints, especially, taking cognisance of the commencement of the General Elections slated for February 25, 2023 While regretting all the inconveniences the postponement might cause its stakeholders, Alhaji Ismaila assured that a new date for the Games will…
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**Says she misinformed the public with fake news The Kogi State Government has debunked allegation that it blocked private individuals from paying WAEC fees for students in the State.The Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Campaign Organization (NAUCO) in a statement on Monday had claimed that the Kogi State government issued a directive stopping private individuals from paying WAEC fees of students in the state.A statement signed by the Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Campaign Organization (NAUCO) said the directive came few days after the Kogi Central Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate, Barr. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan made a promise to offset WAEC fees of students in Kogi…
***Blames Finance Minister, Emefiele for delay The Senate has cautioned some officials in the executive arm of government to furnish it with required details for the passage of N23.7trillion Ways and Means Restructuring forwarded to it by President Muhammadu Buhari in December last year . Controversy had trailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for approval of restructuring of N22.7trillion Ways and Means advances given the federal government by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) when the senators penultimate week turned down the request amidst rowdy session.The lawmakers raised objections while considering the report of the Committee on Finance for Approval of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm seven new members of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) The names of the nominees were contained in a letter thst read on the floor of the Red Chamber on Tuesday by the Senate President Ahmad Lawan to include, Justice Adamu Bello (Rtd) from Katsina state to represent North- West; Hannatu Muhammed from Jigawa state to represent North- West; Mrs Olubukola Balogun from Lagos state to represent South West. Other members according to the letter are Barr. Obiora Samuel Igwedibia from Anambra state to represent South- East,…
The Ladi Memorial Foundation (LMF) has urged the Federal government to fashion out a new curriculum that will create room for skill to be taught along with formal education in tandem with reality of the times. This it said will provide an enabling environment for skill acquisition centers and formal schools to co-exist together. The Executive Director of LMF, Osikoya Rosemary Ojochenemi stated this when the foundation paid a working visit on the Director General of the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria in Abuja recently. She indicated that having existing schools as centres for vocational learning would attract more…
***Evolve strong institutions The Labour Party policy thrust is to change the narrative by raising the quality of life the average Nigeria and reduce poverty thereby returning the country to a place of strategic relevance among the comity of nations, the presidential candidate of the party Peter Obi has indicated Obi who spoke at Chatham House in London on Monday said by so doing a world that needs a thriving and well governed Nigeria stabilizing the continent of Africa, will be a high value add for a planet imperilled by environmental challenges, terrorism and inequity. “I also plan here to…
***You are a drowning party – PDP By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja As part of the backlash from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign train to Kogi on Saturday, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has avouched that the PDP no longer has a place in the state as the people have rejected it. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, Director Media and Publicity, Kogi State APC Campaign Council who disclosed this during a press conference on Monday in Lokoja said the attitude of the people was eloquent testimony of their aversion to the PDP. He said that the PDP rolled out expired…
The Kogi State government has issued a directive stopping private individuals from paying WAEC fees of students in the state.A statement signed by the Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Campaign Organization (NAUCO) said the directive came few days after the Kogi Central Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate, Barr. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan made a promise to offset WAEC fees of students in Kogi Central senatorial district. The Executive Chairman of Kogi State Science, Technical Education and Teaching Service Commission, Hon. Cecilia E. Cook, had indicated that the state government took the decision because of the security situation in the country. The state government warned…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. Kogi State Government has rejected the reply to its query to the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr Ado Ibrahim on the ground that he used inappropriate title of “Atta Ebira” instead of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland. The paramount ruler has therefore been given 48 hours to re-submit his response to the query, with the appropriate title of the stool as recognised by Kogi State Chieftaincy Law 2006 and his letter of appointment. A statement issued by the state government on Monday in Lokoja said that the monarch had, in his response letter marked: “Ref. No. ETC/CHI/35/VOL.II/33”, dated January…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obiin his presentation at the Chatham House in London on Monday said he would ensure social justice is enthroned in order to discourage social unrest and criminality.Ahead of the February 25 presidential election Obi was at the Chatham House to discuss his plans for the country as Over 60 000 watched himMaking his presentation titled, ‘Policy institutional reforms at the heart of the 2023 elections in Nigeria he said the ethnic tension is the result of injustice, unfairness, exclusion and marginalization adding that once the trend is reversed ethnic tensions will…