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  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday announced new dates for the 2023 elections. The new date announced by the National Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at a news conference in the Federal Capital (FCT), Abuja. According to him, the Presidential and National Assembly elections will now hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023, while governorship and state houses of assembly elections will hold on March 11, 2023. Yakubu explained that the new date is to allow for conformity with the provisions of the Electoral laws which stipulates that elections notice be published at least 260 days to the elections. Below is a full transcript of the chairman's statement today; "As you are aware, yesterday, Friday 25th February 2022, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed the Electoral Bill 2022 into law. This is historic being the fourth time since the restoration of democracy in Nigeria in May 1999 that the Electoral Act w...

The atmosphere was full of love at the arrival of the state coordinator of youth ecosystem support and Scio-development intiatve (YESSDI) Comrade Sunday Enape on an introductory visit to Association of Adavi Farmers and farmers in centra senatorial district in Kogi state. Firstly, I extended the greeting from the founder/ executive Director Honourable Najib Zekeri from Abuja. Comr.Sunday Enape  assured the farmers that this year will be a productive farming season and attention will be focus on farmers and farming in order to achieve sustainable farming in line with global best practice. He also highlighted the aim and practical objective of the association. The farmer association chairman thanked youth ecosystem support and scio-development initiative (NGO) for finding time to visit them and enlightenment program for the farmer and farming. Mr Tijani noted that he has learnt a lot from sensitization program and thanked Comrade Enape ...

It was celebration and exchange of cheers galore at the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja recently when the School received the news of five of its lecturers who were selected among Top 100 African outstanding Scientists for the year 2022 following their remarkable research works which attracted global attention and commendation. These selected lecturers were rewarded for making out time to carry out new findings that were deemed beneficial to academics and humanity in their various fields of study.  Among the five lecturers who made the Top Africa 100 list of Scientists from Kogi State Polytechnic are Dr. Shehu Abdulazeez Shaib from School of Engineering who was honoured for his remarkable research in ‘Mining Engineering, Rock Mechanics, Blasting Technology, Geotechnical Engineering and Quarrying; Dr. Daniel Makolo from the School of Applied Sciences for his research in Medical Microbiology; and Mr. Pelemo Jide Jacob from the newly established School of Agricultural Technology who wa...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have said giving the biting and excruciating hardship Nigerian Students, their parents and indeed majority of Nigerians are going through, it will not condone any appearances or semblance of fee increment from any tertiary institution, not to talk of a fee increment proper.  In a statement signed by  NANS National Assistant Secretary General (ASG), Comr. Omede Sunday, who said, "the attention of NANS have been drawn to a rumour of a plan to increase school and or accommodation fees by the management of tertiary institutions in Nigeria". "Should this rumor be true, we call on such tertiary institutions to think again and drop the idea. However, should tertiary institutions be inconsiderate to the plight of suffering Nigerians and go head to make any such increment, NANS will not hesitate to mobilize Nigerian Students to a mother of all protests and shut down any such institution".  "The leadership ...

Following the high cost of production occasioned by the exchange rate of the Naira to dollar, Kogi State Chapter of the Association of Table... F ollowing the high cost of production occasioned by the exchange rate of the Naira to dollar, Kogi State Chapter of the Association of Table Water Producers (ATWAP) has announced an increment in the price of a bag of table water, popularly known as “Pure Water.” The Association had early last year increased the amount of a bag of Pure Water from N100 to N130 due to the economic effect caused by the first wave of Covid-19 pandemic. The Chairman of the Association, Mr. Joseph Eseyin who announced this while speaking with Newsmen in Lokoja, said a bag of water will now be sold at N200 in view of the present economic realities. Mr. Eseyin explained that the need to increase price of bag of sachet water was as a result of high cost of materials of production and current economic hardship in the country. According to the Chairman, the move was not a...

National Association of Nigerian Students Felicitate with Pharmacist Abdulkarim Jamiu (ASUKU) The Chief of Staff to The Governor of Kogi State on the occasion of his birthday discribed  him a natural-born leader a statement by Comr Omede Sunday the National Asistant Secretary General of NANS. On behalf of the teaming million Nigerian Students we celebrate you. Your headstrong approach and passion to achieve what you set out to do are so remarkable and truly inspirational to so may persons across board. You have guided us all in the right direction and motivated us to do our very best. Thank you for being such a wonderful leader. Your work is truly mesmerising, and you are an exemplary leader for future generations who wish to follow the world of politics. Not only do you seamlessly adapt to address the emerging challenges from the persistent ones that we face in our society today, but you are also always striving to make things better with new approaches and such unfaltering determ...