Tag: Kogi
Kogi to employ 3, 700 teachers
Kogi Government on Friday said it had proposed the employment of 3,700 teachers into public secondary schools in the 2019…
Commission donates N14.376m to Kogi flood victims
The Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) has donated N14.376 million to 599 families affected by the recent flood disaster…
Businessman dies in kidnappers’ den
Mr Sanni Aliu, an Ankpa-based businessman kidnapped few days ago has died in the custody of his abductors, police said…
Nigerian Govt disburses N1.2bn to 22,245 Kogi households
The Federal Government has disbursed N1.23 billion to 22,245 poor households across the 21 local government areas of Kogi under…
Family Planning: Kogi has low level of contraceptive usage – USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) says Kogi is currently ranked lowest in terms of contraceptive usage and adoption…
Police arrest 16 suspected kidnappers
The Police said they have arrested 16 suspected kidnappers, whose ages range from 16 to 45 at Ankpa in Kogi,…
Kogi Clashes: Commission identifies 115 persons behind killings
A Judicial Commission of Inquiry said it had identified 115 persons believed to be responsible for the bloody clashes that…
Kogi East 2019: Protest in PDP secretariat over imposition, automatic ticket for aspirant
There was pandemonium in the early hours of Wednesday (Today) as aggrieved stakeholders and party faithful stormed the National Secretariat…
Winners’ Chapel donates foodstuff to flood victims in Kogi
The Living Faith Church (Winners’ Chapel), Lokongoma, Phase One, Lokoja on Thursday donated foodstuff to flood victims at Internally Displaced…
I won’t anoint candidates, Gov. Bello assures aspirants
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Wednesday assured contesting aspirants to various elective positions on the platform of the All…
Kogi East 2019: Coalition of political parties endorses Victor Adoji for Senate
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kogi East Senate aspirant, Dr Victor Alewo Adoji has been endorsed by coalition of all…
Kogi by-election begins on peaceful note
The Lokoja-Koton Karfe, Kogi State federal constituency by-election into the House of Representatives commenced peacefully as early as 8a.m on…
Hajj rites: Kogi, Nasarawa pilgrims arrive in Makkah
The second batch of 382 Nigerian pilgrims from Nasarawa State on Wednesday joined their Kogi counterparts to formally begin this…
Army arrests 5 suspected armed robbers
Nigerian soldiers have arrested five robbery suspects at Felele, along Lokoja – Okene highway.
Gunmen kidnap catholic priest in Kogi
The parish priest of St. Michael Catholic Church , Obajana, Kogi, Rev. Fr. Leo Michael, has been kidnapped by unknown…
Law Enforcement Agency arrests 60 drug traffickers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kogi on Friday said it had arrested 60 suspected drug traffickers and…
Kogi completes modern diagnostic, imaging centre
The Kogi Government says its N2 billion newly built advanced medical diagnostic and imaging centre in Lokoja will commence operation…
NTI Commences Teachers Training In Kogi
The National Teachers Institute (NTI) on Monday commenced training for 100 Government Secondary Schools teachers in Kogi under the aegis…
Ameto Remains Kogi APC Chairman- Abudullahi
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Alhaji Haddy Ameto, remains the recognised chairman of its Kogi State Working…
NNPC, Kogi sign MoU to produce 84m litres of bio-fuel
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Kogi State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop…
Measles: Kogi to commence immunisation in March
The Kogi Government says it will commence the national immunisation for children from nine months to five years against measles…
Lassa Fever Tragedy: Deceased Contracted Disease In Ondo – Expert
Dr Jones Taiwo, the Head of Clinical Services (HCS) of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, said the late Aisha Jimoh,…
Kogi Lassa Fever Patient Dies
The sick woman in Kogi, Miss Aisha Jimoh, who was confirmed to have contracted the dreaded Lassa fever is dead.
Suspected Lassa Fever Patient Goes For Test In Edo
Authorities at Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Lokoja said they had discovered a suspected Lassa fever patient.
Kogi Govt Commends Groups Monthly Cleaning Operation
The Kogi Government on Saturday commended the participation of various communities and groups in the monthly refuse clearing operation across…
Kogi Strange Illness: Tests To Ascertain Cause Ongoing
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says tests are ongoing in their collaborating laboratories to ascertain the cause of…
Buhari : Kogi Declares Public Holiday For Thanksgiving
Kogi State government has declared Aug. 21 as a public holiday for citizens to thank God for safely returning President…
Unknown disease in Kogi diagnosed as gastroenteritis
The Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Audu, on Sunday said that the alleged unknown disease has been diagnosed…
Buhari’s Return Elates Bello, Ganduje, Others
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Saturday congratulated Nigerians on President Muhammadu Buhari’s return and expressed the hope that the…
Kogi Govt Trains Forest Managers On New Tariff
The Kogi Government on Wednesday organised a one-day training for its forestry officers, guards and contractors on forestry tariff and…