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The Inspector -General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, has approved the establishment of two new mobile police force units in Kabba and Okene areas of Kogi State. The Public Relation Officer of the state police command, DSP William Aya, who confirmed this in Lokoja on Tuesday, said that while Unit 70 will be in Kabba, OkeneContinue reading “Insecurity: IGP establishes 2 Mopol units in Kogi”

By: Tanimu Abdullahi The slow pace in disbursing the CBN N50BN COVID-19 LOAN to Targeted Credit Facility applicants is our major concern now. The Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele had already directed the CBN development finance department as well as NIRSAL MICRO FINANCE BANK LTD to fast-tract the approval process of loans, which heContinue reading “FAST-TRACT THE APPROVAL PROCESS OF LOAN FOR CBN N50BN COVID-19 LOAN (DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEPARTMENT,CBN AND NIRSAL MICRO FINANCE BANK) TO SUCCESSFUL BENEFICIARIES”

Court of Appeal dismisses appeal filed by the Action Peoples Party against the election of Yahaya Bello as Governor of Kogi State A five man member panel of the Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal filed by Action Peoples Party challenging the election of Yahaya Bello as the Governor of Kogi State. In aContinue reading “Breaking: Gov. Bello Floors APP At Appeal Court”

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNORKOGI STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSEPRESS RELEASE Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Yahaya Bello has approved the appointment of Justice H.A.Olusiyi to perform the functions of the Chief Judge of Kogi State. Similarly, The Governor approved the appointment of Hon. Justice Bayo Olowosegun to perform the functions of the President of the Customary CourtContinue reading “Gov. Bello Appoints Acting Chief Judge, President Customary Court Of Appeal”

The Kogi State Government has declared its readiness to begin a structured tax compliance relief programme for individual taxpayers and businesses in the State to mitigate the COVID-19 impact. The State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who disclosed this through his Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Hon. Asiwaju Idris, charged the State’s Internal RevenueContinue reading “KOGI STATE EASES TAX FOR BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS, AS KGIRS ANNOUNCES RELIEF MEASURES FOR THE TAXPAYERS”

In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful. Praise be to Allah, the lord of the universe. The most gracious, the most merciful. Master of the Day of Judgment. You alone we worship, and [from] you alone we ask for help. Guide us [to] the straight path. The path of those onContinue reading “YAHAYA BELLO AT 45BRIEF REFLECTION ON LIFE, LOVE, LOSS, LAUGHTER AND LEADERSHIP “

As we gear towards the 2023 election it is important to remember that the key tagline for the 2023 election should be anchored on equity. Equity which will permit each of the geopolitical components that make up Nigeria to feel wanted. It is pertinent to remind us that the Federal Character Act demands equity inContinue reading “2023: Equity should be a Nigerian”

By Comr Moses Abdullahi Politics is not a game of gamblers but a complex association of team players whose political opportunities are dim or bright depending on the calculations and affiliations. The reward for selfless service is gradually effacing from the dictionary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) a party we constructively inputted our bestContinue reading “Obaseki: Season of Repentance For APC”

This is a Special intervention loan to help those that have been badly affected by the global disease COVID 19. The process is simple and fast, but you have to be 100% honest in filling the form. Guidelines Log in through the NIRSAL authenticity website and chose your prefer loan specification e.g Household or sme.Continue reading “NIRSAL NMFB COVID 19 RELIEF LOAN, ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW”

247KogiNews has on Friday, learnt that the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has defected from the All Progressives Congress, APC, and joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He collected his membership card at Ward 4, Oredo Local Government of Edo State. It was further gathered that he is moving into the PDP, with allContinue reading “BREAKING: EDO 2020: Governor Obaseki, 18 Local Government Chairmen, 12 Edo State Lawmakers, Defect To PDP”

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has waived the requirement for the provision of guarantors by households and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) applying for its N50 billion COVID-19 Targeted Credit Facility. The N50 billion package was a provision by the bank for small businesses affected by coronavirus to stay in business and not layContinue reading “CBN Waives Guarantor Requirement for COVID-19 Loan Applicants”

The  Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it has approved the sum of N10.9 billion to 14,331 beneficiaries under the N50 billion COVID-19 Loan Targeted Credit Facility for Households and SMEs. The fund, according to CBN, forms part of the N107.45 billion approves so far from the N1.15 trillion Covid-19 Pandemic Intervention Funds. From the dataContinue reading “CBN Approves N10.9 Billion for Disbursement to Successful COVID-19 Loan Beneficiaries”

The Kogi State Government has buried 65 unclaimed corpses in the state. This was revealed by the General manager, Kogi State Sanitation and Waste Management Board, KSSWMB, Mallam Abdulganiyu Ahunni in a statement on Thursday. The KSSWMB General Manager noted that the action was in line with the public health law of 1963, and KogiContinue reading “Kogi Govt Buries 65 Unclaimed Corpses In The State”

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has directed civil servants on Salary Grade Levels 01-10 to return to work on June 15. The directive was contained in a statement issued in Lokoja on Wednesday by the state Head of Service, Mrs Deborah Ogunmola. With this directive, the workers will be joining their counterparts on GradeContinue reading “COVID-19 : Workers On Grade Level 01-10 To Resume Work In Kogi”

Two persons have been killed, why many kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Kogi State. It was reliably gathered that, one of the deceased victim identified as Nicholas Ofodile, is the owner of Chucks Supermarket Lokoja, Kogi State. Ofodile met is untimely death when there was a gun duel between the armed bandit and men ofContinue reading “Kidnappers Killed Owner Of Chucks Supermarket Lokoja And Others, in Kogi”