The Kogi Government on Thursday said it had upgraded the Zonal Hospital, Idah, to a specialist facility to serve as a renal dialysis centre. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Audu, said in Lokoja that the upgraded hospital would…
Amedical practitioner, who was kidnapped on Monday in Kogi, Dr Solomon Nidiamaka, has regained freedom. Nidiamaka, of General Hospital, Ugwolawo in Ofu Local Government Area of the state, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen around 8:30 a.m. from the premises of…
The Senate, on Wednesday, passed two bills to establish two Federal Universities in Kogi State. They are the Federal University of Education, Ankpa, and the Federal University of Agriculture, Kabba. The passage of the bills seeking to establish both Universities followed…
The Kogi Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Wemi Jones, on Monday, described the conduct of the ongoing National Teachers Institute (NTI) Examinations in the state as ‘quite impressive.’ Jones said this to journalists shortly after monitoring the conduct…
…warns Nigerians not to visit The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has declared Kogi a high-risk state for refusing to acknowledge the existence of the disease. The PTF also said that the Kogi government had failed to report testing,…
Laraba Raphael A two time House of Assembly member, under the People Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Friday Sani, representing Igalamela-Odolu, Local Government of Kogi State and other members loyal to him has defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC)…
Kogi State government has appealed to communities in the state to protect public institutions by taking ownership of the facilities and ensuring adequate security. The State’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Wemi Jones, made the appeal at the…
The Coterie of Ibaji Youths of Nigeria (COIYN), an umbrella organization for youth in Ibaji Local Government Area in Kogi, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to approve funds for the construction of the Otuocha-Ibaji-Idah road to alleviate the sufferings…
