Ibaji people of Kogi State have raised serious concerns about the Kogi Oil Producing Area Development Commission (KOSOPADC) Law, amended in July 2025, claiming it undermines their rights as the state’s only oil-producing community. At a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, Apeh Abuchi, President of Ibaji Youths, criticized...
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Partnership agreements for social and economic development between the Kogi State Government and the government of Hunan Province in China has commenced with the successful completion of a three-week agricultural training programme for lecturers under the Lecturers/Students Exchange Programme. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, who disclosed this while receiving the...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo has vowed to keep the people of the state safe by deploying the needed Infrastructure to curb impending flooding and erosion threats. Ododo gave the assurance on Saturday in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Kingsley Femi Fanwo, in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja– Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has extended warm felicitations to the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, on the occasion of his 59th birthday anniversary. Governor Ododo described the vice president as a dependable leader and a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo, has congratulated the people of the state on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the state’s creation, describing the milestone as a moment of sober reflection and renewed hope. This was disclosed in a message personally signed...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has expressed appreciation to government officials and political appointees in the Kogi State government for their solidarity to his family during the demise of his late father, Alhaji Ahmed Momohsani. This was disclosed in a message signed by...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State on the passing of his father, Alhaji Ahmed Momohsani Ododo. The President in his condolence message stressed that his thoughts and prayers are with the Ododo family, friends, and...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja- Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has expressed his condolences to Governor Ahmed Ododo following the passing of his father. The governor’s father passed away on Monday night at the age of 83. In a condolence message issued on Tuesday in Lokoja, Bello paid...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Kogi State government has set machinery in motion to secure investments for the exploration of oil and gas resources in the state. This was the outcome of a meeting held earlier this week between Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – African Development Bank (AfDB) has lauded the leadership of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for his administration’s commitment to advancing agriculture and food security, as Kogi State looks set to benefit from the Bank’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme. This was disclosed during a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the ongoing reconstruction and expansion of the Abuja–Lokoja highway. Governor Ododo, who spoke during a brief stopover at a section of the project site in Koton-Karfe, described the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja– Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has restated commitment to development at the grassroots level through effective collaboration between the state and local governments to take governance closer to the people of the state. Governor Ododo made this known during the the presentation of new...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja– Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has restated commitment to uplift lives and livelihoods of citizens, especially women and girls in the state. Governor Ododo disclosed this at the Flag Off Ceremony of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Government has reaffirmed its position as a frontrunner in human capital development, recording the lowest number of out-of-school children in Northern Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Hon. Ismaila Isah, at the at the 2025...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo is set to be honoured with a prestigious award by Blueprint Newspapers in recognition of his visionary leadership and strategic focus on human capital development. The award is part of the publication’s highly regarded Impact Series Awards,...
Kogi State Government has started building a toll gate on Crusher Road to support its upkeep, a key route connecting various state establishments. Commissioner for Works, Mr. Mohammed Yusuf, shared this development during a media interaction in his Lokoja office on Friday. He noted that Crusher Road, also referred...
By JANET OVAYOZA SAMUEL Since assuming office as the First Lady of Kogi State, Hajiya Sefinat Usman Ododo, has emerged as a symbol of compassion, inclusion, and empowerment for all, especially women, girls, widows, youth, and the less privileged. Her passion for service has reverberated across communities, bringing hope...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Special Adviser on Media to the Kogi State Governor, Hon. Ismaila Isah, has announced a month-long programme of events to commemorate the first anniversary of LugardTV, the state’s official online public service broadcaster. Hon. Isah disclosed this in a statement issued in Lokoja, where...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said it will establish an Emergency Operations Centre to enhance its ability to coordinate emergency response operations in the state. Executive Secretary of the agency, Muktar Atima disclosed this while speaking on TalkTime, a current affairs programme...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Government has commenced the distribution of fertilizer to support over 30,000 farmers across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Timothy Ojomah, in an interaction with the Special Adviser on Media to...