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1 day ago | 
leadership.ng | Jonathan Nda-Isaiah |Tarkaa David |Igho Oyoyo |Chibuzo Ukaibe |Patrick Ochoga |Francis Okoye | +5 more
President Bola Tinubu, state governors and other prominent personalities and organisations in the country yesterday sent messages of goodwill to the Muslim community in the country on the occasion of this year’s Eid-al-Kabir. The president called for more prayers for the military and security agencies currently making sacrifices to keep the nation safe, particularly those confronting terrorists and bandits.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
leadership.ng | Sivowaku Abiodun |Okechukwu Obeta |Ibrahim Obansa
Road transport operators in Nigeria have ruled out the possibility of reducing transport fares as a result of the further cut in the prices of petrol by Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Some of the transporters and leaders of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) told LEADERSHIP Weekend that they would not reduce the fares because of the high cost of vehicle maintenance and other related expenses.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
leadership.ng | Ibrahim Obansa
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo has directed the immediate stoppage and reversal of Tax Clearance Certificates (TCC) of parents as one of the requirements for enrolling students in the state-owned tertiary institutions. Chairman of Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS), Alhaji Sule Enehe conveyed the Governor’s directive to the public during a media chat on Wednesday in Lokoja.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
allafrica.com | Ibrahim Obansa
An auto crash involving an articulated vehicle on Tuesday evening left six persons dead and injured 60 persons in Lokoja, Kogi State. This was confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Lokoja, the State capital. FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, who disclosed this to journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday, attributed the accident to over-speeding. Oyedeji confirmed that six persons died and 60 persons were injured.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
leadership.ng | Ibrahim Obansa
The Kogi State Government has awarded contracts for the backlog maintenance and rehabilitation of 106.36 kilometres of rural farm roads under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). Valued at ₦6,387,454,983.00, the government said these contracts mark a pivotal step in improving accessibility and boosting agricultural productivity across the state.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
leadership.ng | Ibrahim Obansa
Two suspects have been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, (NSCDC) for alleged vandalism in Kogi State. A statement on Tuesday night by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSC Abdullahi Aliyu named the two suspects as Yakubu Muhammad and Rabiu Suleiman. He disclosed that the suspects were apprehended in Okumi (up NATACO) Area of Lokoja following a routine patrol and credible intelligence by the anti-vandal task force of the NSCDC in Kogi State.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
leadership.ng | Ibrahim Obansa
An auto crash involving an articulated vehicle on Tuesday evening left six persons dead and injured 60 persons in Lokoja, Kogi State. This was confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Lokoja, the State capital. FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, who disclosed this to journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday, attributed the accident to over-speeding. Oyedeji confirmed that six persons died and 60 persons were injured.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
leadership.ng | Ibrahim Obansa
The Kogi State Ministry of Health has distanced itself from recent rumours making the round regarding the recruitment of personnel by the State Hospitals Management Board (HMB) and the State Specialist Hospital. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Dorothy Onoja, on behalf of the Commissioner for Health, described the rumour as false, saying that the HMB and State Specialist Hospital are not currently engaged in any recruitment activities.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
leadership.ng | Ibrahim Obansa
Kogi State Government is to spend over N7 billion to revamp additional 88 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the 21 local government areas in the stateGovernor Usman Ododo disclosed this at a ceremony held at the official sites hand over of the 88 additional PHCs to contractors by the state government for revitalisation in Lokoja.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
leadership.ng | Ibrahim Obansa
Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has approved the establishment of the Ministry of Livestock Development in the state. The federal government last year approved the establishment of Ministry of Livestock Development and expected that this would be replicated in all the 36 states of the federation. A statement by the Secretary to the Government of Kogi State, Mrs. Folashade Ayoade said the decision took immediate effect.
