Category: News

Kogi Earmarks N2bn for SURE–P Projects

The Kogi State Government has earmarked N2 billion for the execution of projects under the Subsidy, Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). The state Deputy...

Kogi Entrepreneurs Snub BOI SME Loan – Commerce Commissioner

Kogi State Government has noted with regret that small an medium scale business men in the state are yet to take full advantage of the loan facility of the Bank of...

Anatomy Of Genuine Empowerment: IT And Agriculture In Focus (I) by Elere Samuel

Few years ago, Dr Oby Ezekwesili the former Minister of Education declared during a Presidential forum on education reform that “by 2020 Nigeria may have a significant...

Court Flays Kogi Police Command Over Refusal to Arrest HOS, Accountant General

A Kogi State High Court sitting in Okene has frowned at the refusal of the police to execute the warrant of arrest  placed on the  Head of Service, Accountant-General...

Kogi Govt Denies Sharing N3000 To Victims of Last Year’s Flood

The Kogi State Flood Relief Management Committee has denied a media report that the State Government shared the sum of N4000 and N3000 to victims of last year’s flood...

Kogi to Probe New N2.9bn Monthly Wage Bill

Worried by the increase in its monthly wage bill, the Kogi State government has set up a committee to unravel the misery surrounding the sudden rise in the salary of...

Senator Ohiare Defects to APC

Senator Muhammed Salami Ohiare and thousands of PDP supporters in Kogi State central senatorial district at the weekend decamped to the newly formed and yet to be...

EFCC, Judiciary Confused, says Okene Anglican Bishop

The Bishop of Okene Anglican Diocese in Kwara State, Rt.Rev (Prof) E. B. Ajulo, has expressed disappointment with the dispensation of justice in Nigeria, especially as...

Kogi Police Command Foil Attempt by Brother to Kidnap Sister

The Kogi State police command has foiled an attempt by a brother to kidnap his elder sister for a ransom, over alleged failure to offer him financial assistance. Ahmed...

Kogi/Anambra Boundary Dispute: Kogi People Are More Concerned About Their Farmlands and Fish Ponds

The people of Kogi State who share boundary with Anambra State where there have been lingering boundary dispute have once again disclosed that they would not subscribe...