…Capital Expenditure Hits ₦453bn, Recurrent ₦367bn Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill to the Kogi State House of Assembly. The proposed budget estimates for the 2026 fiscal year is ₦820,490,585,443 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Billion, Four Hundred and Ninety Million, Five Hundred …
Read More »Kogi Govt. Launches Multi-Agency Operation to Secure Worship Centres, Schools, others
The Kogi State Government has activated a coordinated security operation to safeguard worship centres, schools and vulnerable public places across the state. This followed the directive by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo following recent attacks on worshippers and schools in neighbouring states. The Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area, Abdullahi …
Read More »Gov. Ododo Unveils Over N800bn Draft Budget Estimates for 2026
The Kogi State Executive Council presided over by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has approved the sum of eight hundred and twenty billion, four hundred and ninety million, five hundred and eighty five thousand four hundred and forty three (₦820,490,585,443) naira as the draft budget estimates for the 2026 fiscal …
Read More »Gov. Ododo to Commission 80 Revitalized PHCs Accross Kogi
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, is set to commission 80 revitalized Primary Healthcare Centres across the state in the first phase of the PHCs modernization project which began in April, 2024. This is contained in a statement signed by theSpecial Adviser on Media to the Governor, Ismaila Isah …
Read More »Pres. Tinubu Applauds Gov. Ododo on Sound Governance Principles
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, as a pride of the accountancy profession, commending his professionalism, integrity, and application of sound financial principles in governance. In a statement Signed by Ismaila Isah Special Adviser to the Governor on Media made …
Read More »Ododo Congratulates Nmodu as GOCOP President
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has congratulated the publisher of NewsDiaryOnline, Mr. Danlami Nmodu, on his election as the new President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah, Governor Ododo described the election of Mr. Nmodu as …
Read More »Kogi Govt Deepens Ties with Agencies, Investors to Boost Food Security, Agro-Export
Kogi State Government has intensified collaboration with federal agencies and international partners to reposition agriculture as the mainstay of state’s economy, ensure food security, and promote agricultural export. This followed a working visit to Geregu in Ajaokuta Local Government Area, where government officials and a delegation of agriculture experts …
Read More »Tinubu, Shettima, APC, Governors, Others Mourn Gov. Ododo’s Father
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other leaders across the country have commiserated with the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, over the death of his father, Alhaji Ahmed MomohSani Alabi. In a condolence message, President Tinubu described the passing of the late patriarch as a painful loss, …
Read More »Gov. Ododo Flags Off Construction of 12.5Km Unosi-Odonto-Ogigiri Road in Ajaokuta
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has flagged off construction of the 12.5 kilometre Unosi-Odonto-Ogigiri rural road in a major boost to rural infrastructure and agricultural development in the state. The project which is executed under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), is set to transform transportation and …
Read More »Kogi Govt Set to Secure Oil Exploration Investment
By; Imrana Abdullahi The 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 (Oil), …
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