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  By Ismail M. Kabir The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Youth Empowerment, Kogi Central Hon. Olajide Favour Onize has called for investment in the Ebira woven clothes (Itinochi) as a major source of youth empowerment in Kogi central. Hon. Onize gave the call during a courtesy visit to the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, HRM Dr. Ado Ibrahim during the weekend at his Azad palace in okene.  Onize, while presenting to the royal father her forthcoming project on revitalizing the Itinochi, appreciated the paramount ruler for the blessings she has received from him in the course of her struggle for self-development. The project, according to Hon. Onize is aimed at ensuring positive engagement of the youth and generating employment through innovative use of the traditional clothes in driving economic prosperity for the youths in Kogi Central. She noted that her recent appointment by the Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Yahaya Bello as a Senior Special Assis...

In a renewed vigor to revamp and reiterate the importance of Education sector in surmounting our current socioeconomic and security menace, Comrade O.A Mamman embarked on Educational Outreach across Kogi State, starting from his Local Government (Adavi) LGA.  In today's world, it's not a gainsay that Education plays a vital role in addressing our societal problems. It's against this backdrop that the son of the soil (Comrade O.A Mamman) took a bold step towards revamping a ready decaying educational system.  Comrade Mamman during his three days visits to three different government secondary school in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State, began his journey at the Community Secondary School Ibeke (Kuroko) to Ebira Community Secondary School (ECSS) Ogaminana and rounded up at Adavi Community Secondary School (Adavi-Eba), where he met students, teachers and staff of the school.  Comrade Mamman who acknowledged that it's not longer  news that the Educatio...

After prolonged technical and painstaking considerations, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has today passed the bill seeking the establishment of Steel University Ajaokuta, Kogi State. The bill which was sponsored by the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Yakubu Oseni was summarily meant to inaugurate a specialized University which will bridge the intractable intellectual and manpower gaps in steel sector and complement government's efforts to breakaway from decades of monolithic and crude-oil centred economy. Approval for establishment of the specialized university followed considerations and reports of Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) today at the hallowed chamber of the Senate during plenary. Senator Oseni while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after the plenary argued that technical-based and sustainable education is one of the potent ways Nigeria economy could be revived and se...