By Friday Idachaba Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Dr Salisu Ogbo-Usman has charged students of the Polytechnic to shun all forms of criminality and vices that can give the state a bad name and affect their stay in the polytechnic. The Rector gave the charge on Thursday during the matriculation ceremony of 6,216 students into various programmes of the institution for the 2021/2022 academic session. He charged them to concentrate on their studies and ensure that they shun all vices, for a bright and meaningful future. Ogbo Usman revealed that a total of 5, 229 students of National Diploma…
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By Friday Idachaba The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has flagged off a Skills Acquisition Scheme under its Youth Transformation Programme for 600 Kogi Youths drawn from 10 focal riverine Local Government Areas in the state. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of HYPPADEC Dr Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa, disclosed this in his keynote address to the flag-off of the programme on Thursday in Lokoja. Yelwa said the Youth Transformation Programme was organised by the Commission in partnership with “New Approach” was part of its efforts to ensure that unemployed youths across the country became self-reliant. “HYPPADEC will ensure…
**Says Govt has done a lot to treat victims with records Founder of The Albino Foundation, (TAF), Mr. Jake Epelle, has countered some fake news that Government has not done anything to assist skin cancer victimsHe said the Ministry of Finance, National Hospital and other designated agencies involved in the due diligence for the treatment of Skin Cancer patients from the Foundation have corroborative records of patients treated for the disease. Epelle spoke at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday to dispelled allegations of undue benefits that have accrued to his foundation brought against him by rival organizations, The…
The court verdict on the Electoral Act has all the trappings of a kangaroo show By The Nation We can describe it as comedy or even farce. But that would bring a piece of laughter into a matter of national sobriety, or even mourning. It is rather a tragedy bleeding freely on our nation, a ridicule of the law, contempt for justice, grandiose folly and another episode of a judge working as a caricature, an ugly cartoon of the real thing. The verdict handed down by Evelyn Anyadike at the Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, on March 17…
Apparently angered by the incessant kidnapping in their community, Irate youths of Chukuku, barricaded the road connecting Gwagwalada and Kuje as early as 6:00 a.m, preventing human and vehicular movement in the area.The community, which is a few kilometres away from Kuje, the headquarters of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, has recently become the epicentre of abductions in the nation’s capital. It was gathered that four people, including women, were kidnapped on Wednesday night. The gunmen were said to have raided the village in a commando style, shooting sporadically as residents scampered to find safety.…
***fix refineries from oil windfalls The Senator representing Kogi west Smart Adeyemi has asked the Federal Government to fast track the completion of Ajaokuta Steel Project which has the potential to catalyse full industrialization of the Nation’s economy Adeyemi who made the call at an interactive session with journalists covering the Senate on way out of the dwindling fortunes of the Nation’s economy.He urged the federal government to use the current gains being made from Crude oil sales at the International market which is above $100, to fix the comatose oil refineries or build new ones. He expects proceeds from…
From Daniel Abogonye The Federal Government has made commitment to partner Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) to promote research on artificial intelligence (AI) in order to catch-up with other developed Nations. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy Prof. Isa Pantami, made the disclosure on Thursday in Lafia, Nasarawa State at the maiden summit on AI organised by NCS. The Minister was represented at the occasion by Director-General, National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Yaa’u Garba. Prof. Pantami commended NCS for organising the summit in an area he described as the most facinating technological development in the world today. He said…
The son of immediate past Governor of Jigawa State, Mustapha Sule Lamido has thrown his hat in the ring to contest for the governorship position in Jigawa State under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)Lamido(jnr) also known as Santurakin Dutse, made the declaration before party supporters in Dutse on ThursdayThe Aspirant, indicated that after series of consultations with elders, leaders, youths and women he made up his mind to contest jigawa for the office of Governor in Jigawa State come 2023.According to him he was pressurized by supporters to contest as they have confidence in him going by…
By Ahmed Rufa’i Dutse The Central Bank of Nigeria has expended N975 billion in 2021/2022 to ensure Nigeria achieved self reliance in terms of wheat production and food security. The CBN Governor Godwin Emiefele who was represented by the Jigawa State Branch Controller Hajja Saadatu Ibrahim Inuwa made the disclosure at the celebration of ‘Brawn Day’ and flag off of the 2021/2022 Wheat harvesting period held at Gabarin village of Ringim local government Jigawa state.He said, “Since the introduction of the national agricultural policy under the president Muhammad Buhari mantra of ‘We must Produce what we eat and we must…
The Federal Government has given approval for the engagement of four of its Agencies to train 50,000 Non-Graduate N-Power Beneficiaries.The special adviser on media to the minister Nneka Ikrm Anibeze in a statement issued on Thursday said”At the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, the National Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Industrial Training Fund (ITF), National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, Hydraulic Equipment Development Institute (HEDI) were given the mandate to train the beneficiaries for 9 months.She quoted the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq to have indicated that the ministry is coordinating the implementation…