(Lokoja) Astronomical calculations have confirmed that there is no possibility for sighting the crescent moon of Shawwal in the evening of Friday, Ramadan 29, corresponding to May 22. The calculations showed that moon will set before sun on Friday and hence Eid Al-Fitr would be on Sunday, May 24, after completing 30 days of fasting,…
(Minna) As part of measures to check indiscriminate waste disposal, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state has signed into law, a bill establishing Niger State Water and Sewage Corporation passed by the Niger State House of Assembly. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Nasara Dan-Malam, disclosed this on Thursday,while briefing newsman after…
(Abuja) President Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed the Executive Order 008 on Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularization Scheme (VOARS) 0ctober 2018. As a result of stakeholders input and need to strengthen implementation mechanisms and structures, the Order was reviewed. Consequently, the Amendment to Executive Order 2008 was signed on 20th May, 2020…
(Lokoja) In all being equal, kogi state workers should, any moment from now, receive 80 per cent of their salary for May, following the meeting between the organised labour and government officials, Duaglobalnews reports. Our correspondent gathered that the two parties finally agreed to maintain the 80 per cent salary as was paid for April….
(Lokoja) Mr Femi Bolaji, the Special Adviser to Kogi Governor on Culture and Tourism, on Thursday says Kogi is ready to fully harness its cultural diversity and tourism potential for the benefit of the people of the State after Coronavirus must come and gone. Bolaji gave the assurance in a statement in Lokoja to mark…
(Gusau) As the world battles the novel coronavirus with no end in sight, no fewer than eight medical doctors are said to have tested positive for the pandermic disease in Zamfara State. This sad news was disclosed by the Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association,(NMA), Zamfara branch, Dr. Mannir Bature in Gusau on Wednesday….
(Lokoja) Irrespective of certain reservations it has over the handling of the Coronavirus scourge in Nigeria, kogi state government says it remains committed to the concerted efforts aimed at fighting the pandermic coronavirus. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Haruna Audu,stated this in a release he signed and made available to journalists in Lokoja on…
The President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Muslims in Nigeria to pray at home during the forthcoming Eld-el-Fitri The monarch gave the advice in a statement signed by Professor Salisu Shehu, Deputy Secretary-General, NSCIA on Wednesday. The Sultan said he gave the advice,…
