Tag: Ajaokuta Steel, Kogi, Kogi News, Michael Jegede
Ajaokuta Steel and Buhari’s Renewed Pledge
By Michael Jegede. Like his predecessors in office, the resuscitation of the recklessly abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Company (ASCO), the largest integrated steel complex in...
When Bishop Delisle College Old Students of ‘95 Set Reunited in Lokoja
By Michael Jegede It was a moment of great joy and excitement for the members of the 1995 set of Bishop Delisle College Old Students Association, BIDOSA ‘95, when they...
INEC, Electronic Voting and Credible Polls
Nigeria’s election management body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), recently reiterated its plan to fully migrate from manual to electronic...
June 12 as a Signpost for Democracy
On June 12, 1993, over 14 million Nigerians went out to vote with great excitement and eagerness to elect their president, between Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale...
Transparency International’s Corruption Index and Nigeria’s Poor Rating
On January 23, 2020, Transparency International (TI), the well-respected global corruption watchdog, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, released its...
Kogi and Yahaya Bello’s Agricultural Revolution
About a year after Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State assumed office, he launched the Agricultural Revolution Programme (ARP) as a move towards the actualization of his...
Pan African Parliament and Forced Migration
The African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government at its 32nd Ordinary Session held on February 10 and 11, 2019, launched the AU Theme of the Year 2019:...
Kogi 2019: Onoja as Bello’s Running Mate
After his emergence as the flag bearer of All Progressives Congress (APC) from the primary poll conducted on August 29, 2019, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State...
Opinion: Kogi Guber, APC and Bello’s Candidature
The Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary held on August 29, 2019 was an easy win for the incumbent governor, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya...
Opinion: Ajaokuta Steel and Nigeria’s Industrialization Dream
By Michael Jegede. After Nigeria’s attainment of independence in 1960, we have had various industrial and economic development plans, designed for the purpose of...