Tag: Kogi State
Lassa fever: Kogi state successfully treats and discharges 2 patients
The Kogi Government says it has successfully treated and discharged two patients confirmed of Lassa fever in January.
Kogi state reintroduces Igala traditional festivals
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has lifted the ban placed on five Igala annual traditional festivals since 1963.
Kogi state adopts stringent measures against exam malpractice
Worried by West African Examination Council (WAEC)’s banning of 47 secondary schools from serving as examination centres following incessant malpractices,…
47 secondary schools banned in Kogi over Examination malpractice
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has banned 47 secondary schools accused of aiding and abetting examination malpractice in Kogi…
Gov. tasks residents on peaceful co-existence
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Tuesday charged residents of the state to always embrace dialogue and understanding in order…
Agriculture Expert urge state govt. to intervene in land-clearing for small holder farmers
Mr Stephen Ahiaba, the first Vice-Chairman of National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) has urged Kogi Government to intervene in…
Kogi state to be transformed into the Holland of Nigeria – Gov. Bello
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has pledged to make the state be the Holland of Nigeria in terms of dairy…
Kogi state appeals to doctors to end strike
The Kogi Government has appealed to striking medical doctors in the state to end their industrial action in the interest…
Confluence Rice Factory set to be inaugurated in March
Kogi Government on Wednesday said its Confluence Rice Factory, Omi, would be inaugurated in March as part of efforts to…
Care givers warned against child abuse
Mrs Bolanle Amupitan, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Kogi, has called on all care givers to stop…
4 ex-Kogi commissioners in ICPC custody over alleged fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has arrested and detained four Commissioners in the…
Kogi to emulate Kaduna on teachers’ competency test
A team from Kogi State, led by the Commissioner, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Jacob Tolorunleke is in Kaduna…
Kogi PDP set to hold congress
The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in Kogi said on Tuesday that its ward and local government congresses would hold…
Kogi state receives N30m medical equipment
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday presented medical equipment worth about N30 million for 60 health facilities…
Floods: State orders evacuation in affected areas
The Kogi Government on Thursday ordered the immediate evacuation of traders, shanties and temporary structures around NATCO Junction of the…
Kogi begins recruitment of caterers for school feeding programme
Kogi Government on Thursday began the recruitment of three thousand caterers to handle the Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP)…
Gov. signs Pension Act into law
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has signed into law a bill establishing the new Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) for employees…
Flood: State takes awareness campaign to riverine communites
Kogi Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mrs Rosemary Osikoya, on Monday said that the government had extended its flood…
Kogi SUBEB woos parents to public primary schools
Mrs. Deborah Alaba, Chairman, Kogi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has urged parents to enroll their children into public…
Kogi killer disease: Death toll rises to 62
The death toll from the strange disease ravaging three communities and Fulani settlements in Yagba West Local Government of Kogi…
Construction of ultra-modern cassava processing factory begins in Kogi
CrestAgro Products, an agro-based company, on Friday began the construction of an ultra-modern factory at Achabo in Kogi-Koton-Karfe Local Government…
Over 600,000 children receive Vit. A supplement in Kogi – Official
The Kogi Government says over 651,095 children between six and 59 months received Vitamin A Supplement during the Maternal New…
State trains officers on maternal, neonatal health
The Kogi Government on Monday commenced the training of 105 health officers to cater for women and children during its…
Gov inaugurates rural electrification projects in State
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Friday inaugurated rural electrification projects expected to serve eight communities in Lokoja and Kontokarfe…
Kogi doctors suspend strike
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi has suspended its 18-day old strike to enable government meet up with her…
Sanitation: Govt lauds participation from communities
The Kogi Government on Wednesday expressed excitement over the feedback from communities, groups and organisations on its campaign on sanitation…
Gov: 95% of state workers have received salary
The Kogi government said it has completed payment of salary to 95 per cent of of its workers that were…
Kogi: USAID trains, empowers 105 persons living with disabilities
One hundred and five Kogi residents living with various disabilities have been trained on various skills by the United States…
Govt. warns against indiscriminate excavation of sand
The Kogi Government has warned against indiscriminate excavation of sand, and vowed to sanction anyone caught.
Strike and lose your job: Govt. threatens
The Kogi Government on Friday, threatened to terminate the appointment of any of its staff, under its health sector, that…