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Food Crisis: Go Back to Farm, Lawmaker Urge Lokoja Youths

By Musa Tanimu Nasidi A lawmaker, Hon Idris Ndako, on Monday in Kabawa, Lokoja 1 constituency, urged youths to return to farm as a way of addressing the nation’s food...

20th Dec Deadline; A Commitment Fulfilled in the Breach Amidst Dubious Claims by Kogi State Govt

That the administration of Alh. Yahaya Bello inherited a backlog of arrears of salaries is not in contention as also the intention to rid the payroll of the state of...

Seme Wins NAKOSS Election, Pledges to Move Association Forward

By Mary Amodu. In an election devoid of rancour and violence, Comrade Ahmed Shehu Usman emerged president-elect of the National Association of Kogi State Students...

Promise Kept as Senator Ogembe Begins Construction of 25 Motorised Boreholes Across Kogi Central

In fulfilment of his promise to ameliorate the suffering of his people, the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial district, Ahmed Ogembe has commenced the...

Kogi NYCN: State, LG Chapters on War Path

By Yabagi Mohammed. A recent decision by the Kogi State Chapter of National Youth Council of Nigeria that the Local Government Chapters be dissolved has set the arms of...

Kogi 2017 Budget Presentation: Full Text of Gov Bello’s Speech

Budget of New Direction TEXT OF A SPEECH BY THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KOGI STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, YAHAYA BELLO, AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE KOGI STATE YEAR 2017 BUDGET...

N10bn Lokoja, Baro, Ogoja Ports To Be Ready in 2017 – NIWA

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says that works on the N10 billion inland ports under construction in Lokoja, Baro and Ogoja will be completed in 2017....

Kogi Gov Presents N174.9 billion Budget for 2017

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Thursday presented an Appropriation Bill of N174.9 billion to the state House of Assembly for deliberation and approval for the 2017...

Aspirant Condemns ‘Illegal’ NAKOSS Election, Calls for ‘Proper Process’

By Adewale Ibrahim. …Predators Auctioned NAKOSS for N2m The recent crisis that engulfed National Association of Kogi State Students, NAKOSS, is yet to subside as a...

Kogi, Edo to Get Fresh Revenue as FG Approves 13% Derivation for Non-oil Producing States

The federal government has given approval for the implementation of the constitutionally guaranteed 13 per cent derivation from mineral revenues to deserving states....