The Petroleum Products Monitoring Committee in Kogi has assured members of the public in the state of its resolve to guard against fuel scarcity, particularly during festive and electionering periods in the area.
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The National Inland Waterways Authority on Friday confirmed that 11 died in the boat mishap that occurred on River Bukuru in Benue State and not 18 as earlier reported by a section of the media.
The Kogi chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association on Thursday decried the poor working conditions of doctors in the state’s service, declaring that services were provided on empty stomach.
A financial expert, Prof Uche Uwaleke, on Thursday said that the Federal Government’s decision to reduce the size of the 2019 budget to N8.73 trillion would reduce inflation threat.
The Federal Government has disbursed N1.23 billion to 22,245 poor households across the 21 local government areas of Kogi State under its Conditional Cash Transfer programme.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted cloudy weather conditions with chances of thunderstorms and rainfall activities over most parts of the country on Saturday.
Dr Lawal Bello, Manager, Technical Standards and Network Integrity, Nigerian Communications Commission, said the country required more investment in infrastructure to be able to provide optimum services to the growing telecoms subscribers in the country.
The Federal Government says the latest flood data has indicated that the worst is over as the water level at Lokoja and Lagdo Dam in Cameroun dropped significantly.
The ongoing nationwide recruitment exercise being conducted by the Federal Road Safety Corps was disrupted for hours in Lokoja on Tuesday when one of the applicants collapsed suddenly and died.
Senator David Mark, presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, has promised to turn around the economy of the country within two years if elected president of Nigeria in the 2019 general elections.
The Kogi government has set up temporary camps for victims of flood in Lokoja, as more houses get submerged in the confluence city.
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Monday assured the people of his administration continued efforts to develop the state and deliver “the dividends of democracy to all”.
Spokesman of the command, DSP William Aya, who confirmed this to News Agency of Nigeria in Lokoja on Saturday, said the incident had brought the number of people killed during the election to two.
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has asked owners of buildings and shops under its high tension wires to vacate immediately for their own safety.
No fewer than 11, 717 people have benefited from the Federal Government’s Conditional Cash Transfer programme across the 21 local government areas of Kogi.
Melaye, who spoke with journalists shortly after inspecting the burnt section of the classroom block at the school premises, described the incident as barbaric and uncivilised.
The Peoples Democratic Party in Kogi has cautioned against the massive deployment of security personnel for the July 14 governorship Ekiti Poll to check voter apathy.
NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Thursday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 25 to 32 and 17 to 23 degrees celsius.
The Permanent Secretary, Kogi Ministry of Health, Kolawole Johnson, disclosed this to journalists at a news conference in Lokoja.
NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Wednesday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 31 to 36 and 21 to 25 degrees Celsius.