Dissecting Un-accessed UBEC Grants BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF The issue of lackadaisical approach to assessing grants by state governments has become recurring, particularly when it comes to grants jointly funded by federal and sub national level. In the last seven years, the federal government through Universal Basic Education Commission UBEC has been battling with states over…
Delta governor approves airlifting of 250 Christian pilgrims to Israel, Jordan …Pilgrims’ screening is scheduled for December 9-10 Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved and released funds for the airlifting of 250 Delta pilgrims to Israel and Jordan. Executive Secretary of Delta State Pilgrim Welfare Board, Very Rev Fr. Christopher Ekabo, made…
Engr. Clement Ohida re-elected as Chairman of Nigeria Union of Pensioners in Kogi Members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners have renewed Engr. Clement Ohida’s mandate as chairman of the Kogi state chapter for another four years, following the successful completion of his first term. A delegation from the national secretariat of the Union in…
Gov Ododo felicitates with new NUJ President, Vice President Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has sent congratulatory messages to Alhassan Yahaya on his election as the president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the just concluded triennial delegates conference held in Owerri, the capital of Imo state. In a statement issued on…
1,600 Corps members registered for 2024 NYSC Batch C stream 1 orientation course From Roseline Okafor, Nasarawa Commissioner for Youth Development in Nasarawa State, Jafaru Ango, has urged National youth Service corps (NYSC) members posted to Nasarawa State to work towards promoting national unity. He made the assertion while inaugurating the 2024 NYSC batch C…
Senegal opposition leader hospitalized in intensive care – His Lawyer reveals Ousmane Sonko, the opposition leader in Senegal, who has been denouncing his detention since late July and resumed his hunger strike eight days ago, is currently in a very weak state in the intensive care unit of a Dakar hospital, according to his lawyer….
Nigerian Supreme Court confirms President Tinubu’s election win Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Bola Tinubu’s election win, bringing to an end a legal challenge brought by his two main rivals, who argued that his victory was marred by irregularities. The ruling will give the 71-year-old Tinubu a clear mandate to govern Nigeria. The…
Family Commends Kogi Polytechnic for Honouring Late Professor Mathew Ajibero By Yahaya Idris, Lokoja The immediate family of the late former Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Professor Matthew Idowu Ajibero, has expressed appreciation to the Rector and Management of the institution for naming the Polytechnic Library in honor of the erudite scholar. A statement…
Food security: World Bank approves Kogi as Livestock Service Center IDRIS AHMED Lokoja. The World Bank has selected Kogi State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (Kogi L-PRES), as one of five implementing States to host Livestock Service Center (LSC). The State Project Coordinator of Kogi L-PRES, Dr. Olufemi Bolarin, who disclosed in a press…
Education: Don urges Tertiary institutions to adapt e- learning IDRIS AHMED , Lokoja Nigerian Tertiary Institutions has been urged to embrace digital education to complement the traditional methods of teaching and learning. The former Vice Chancellor, Kwararafa University, Wukari, Taraba State, Professor Yakubu Aboki Ochefu, who gave the advice, said the adoption of the digital…