By Our Reporter The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has sent a heartfelt message of condolence to Hon. Suleiman Danladi Aguye, the House of Representatives member-elect, following the passing of his mother, Hajia Amina Yunusa Aguye. In a statement released on Friday, Dr Aliyu expressed her deepest sympathies to Hon. Aguye and…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that old N200, N500, N1,000 notes remain in circulation till December 31, 2023. The apex court also nullified the Federal Government’s naira redesign policy, declaring it as an affront to the 1999 Constitution. Justice Emmanuel Agim, who read the lead judgement, held that the…
By Our Reporter The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Lokoja, has advocated early presentation, diagnosis and treatment of cancer in the hospital as the most effective way for curative management. This assertion was made by the Medical Director, Dr Olatunde Alabi, alongside other Consultants at FMC Lokoja, as part of activities to mark the ”2023 International…
By Lami Ibrahim No fewer than 3,667,265 persons were treated of River blindness (Onchocerciasis) in three years across the 21 local government areas (LGAs) of Kogi. River blindness is a disease spread by repeated bites from infected black flies, mostly common in remote African villages. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Zakari Usman, disclosed this…
By Lami Ibrahim The Ebira Doctors Forum (EDF), an umbrella body of all Ebira doctors across the world, has felicitated with Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello, on the occasion of his 7th year Anniversary in office as the Executive Governor of Kogi State. A statement by the EDF President, Dr Kabiru Zubair, on Friday in Lokoja,…
By Our Reporter Abuja, January 20, 2023 The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Goodluck Nanah Opiah, on Thursday flagged off the UNESCO supported Incentivised Pilot Schools Sewing Championship 2023 (SSCP2023) project for secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The SSCP2023 was initiated by an NGO, Ladi Memorial Foundation (LMF), in collaboration…