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Oluremi Tinubu Unveils ₦100m Empowerment for 2,000 Kogi Petty Traders, Urges Nigerians to Harness Opportunities

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Nigeria's First Lady and National Chairperson of the Renewed Hope Initiative, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has announced the a ₦100 million empowerment package for 2,000 petty traders across Kogi State to help recapitalize their businesses and improve their livelihoods. Senator Tinubu made the announcement on Saturday during the launch of the National Community Food Bank Programme for the North Central Zone in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. She explained that the initiative is aimed at supporting small scale entrepreneurs, encouraging self reliance and expanding economic opportunities for less privileged Nigerians. The First Lady urged citizens not to look down on any legitimate means of livelihood, stressing that people possess different talents, capacities and aspirations that can be transformed into sustainable sources of wealth. She noted that Kogi  State, like the rest of Nigeria, is richly endowed with abundant opportunities that should be fully harnessed for national development....
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Kogi Govt, Sightsavers Target 550,000 Children in 10 LGAs for 2026 Deworming, River Blindness MAM Campaign

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The Kogi State Ministry of Health, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Control Programme in collaboration with Sightsavers has concluded a 2-day planning meeting for the 2026 Mass Administration of Medicines (MAM), for Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH), and Onchocerciasis (ONCHO). The meeting held on July 9 and 10 in Lokoja had in attendance Directors of Primary Health Care, Local Government NTD Coordinators and assistants from all the LGAs. Mr Adewale Ayodeji of the Federal Ministry of Health said the FMoH is supporting state NTDs programmes to accelerate the elimination of NTDs through preventive chemotherapy, case management, disease surveillance and morbidity management.   He added that the Federal Government is strengthening health systems with technical assistance, capacity building, supportive supervision and improved monitoring to ensure efficient use of resources and better health outcomes.  The goal, he said, is to reduce the burden of NTDs and contribute to Unive...
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i-CCARE, FTH Lokoja Mark 6th Prostate Cancer Support Group Meeting

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The Inclusive Cancer Care Research Equity (i-CCaRE) Consortium for Black Men in collaboration with the Urology Unit of the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH) Lokoja, has held its sixth monthly support group meeting for prostate cancer patients.  The monthly initiative forms part of a research programme supported by iCCaRE for Black Men  and the Cancer of the Prostate Transatlantic Consortium (CaPTC) — both bodies established by Prof. Folakemi Odedina, a hemato-oncology professor at the Mayo Clinic in the United States.  The work is designed to assess how support groups influence quality of life and help lower anxiety, depression, and dropout rates among prostate cancer patients receiving treatment. During the gathering, participants recited their rallying slogan: "United Together! We Stand Strong, We Support Each Other! Together in the Fight, Together in Life." As a highlight of the day's session, members who had shown consistent attendance at previous meetings were rewarded...
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-CCARE, FTH Lokoja Mark 6th Prostate Cancer Support Group Meeting, Push Back Against Stigma and Depression

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The Inclusive Cancer Care Research Equity (i-CCaRE) Consortium for Black Men in collaboration with the Urology Unit of the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH) Lokoja, has held its sixth monthly support group meeting for prostate cancer patients.  The monthly initiative forms part of a research programme supported by iCCaRE for Black Men  and the Cancer of the Prostate Transatlantic Consortium (CaPTC) — both bodies established by Prof. Folakemi Odedina, a hemato-oncology professor at the Mayo Clinic in the United States.  The work is designed to assess how support groups influence quality of life and help lower anxiety, depression, and dropout rates among prostate cancer patients receiving treatment. During the gathering, participants recited their rallying slogan: "United Together! We Stand Strong, We Support Each Other! Together in the Fight, Together in Life." As a highlight of the day's session, members who had shown consistent attendance at previous meetings were rewarded...
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CCARE, FTH Lokoja Mark 6th Prostate Cancer Support Group Meeting, Push Back Against Stigma and Depression

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The Inclusive Cancer Care Research Equity (i-CCaRE) Consortium for Black Men in collaboration with the Urology Unit of the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH) Lokoja, has held its sixth monthly support group meeting for prostate cancer patients.  The monthly initiative forms part of a research programme supported by iCCaRE for Black Men  and the Cancer of the Prostate Transatlantic Consortium (CaPTC) — both bodies established by Prof. Folakemi Odedina, a hemato-oncology professor at the Mayo Clinic in the United States.  The work is designed to assess how support groups influence quality of life and help lower anxiety, depression, and dropout rates among prostate cancer patients receiving treatment. During the gathering, participants recited their rallying slogan: "United Together! We Stand Strong, We Support Each Other! Together in the Fight, Together in Life." As a highlight of the day's session, members who had shown consistent attendance at previous meetings were rewarded...
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Bishop Ibenu urges Nigerians to inspire hope and support government effortsT

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Bishop Dr John Ibenu of Chapel of Freedom International Churches, has urged Nigerians to inspire hope and contribute positively to national development instead of dwelling on the nation's challenges and blaming the system. Bishop Ibenu at a press conference in Lokoja, commended the efforts of government at various levels and acknowledged the difficulties confronting the country. The cleric said that while citizens had legitimate concerns, national progress would be accelerated if individuals and organisations complemented government efforts through positive actions and community service. Ibenu, a former Kogi  CAN Chairman, said the ministry had remained committed to improving the welfare of the people through quality and affordable education, scholarship programmes, road maintenance projects, free medical services and the distribution of food items and clothing to vulnerable members of society. According to him, the church's humanitarian interventions are aimed at demonstrating...
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Bishop Ibenu urges Nigerians to inspire hope and support government efforts

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Bishop Dr John Ibenu of Chapel of Freedom International Churches, has urged Nigerians to inspire hope and contribute positively to national development instead of dwelling on the nation's challenges and blaming the system. Bishop Ibenu at a press conference in Lokoja, commended the efforts of government at various levels and acknowledged the difficulties confronting the country. The cleric said that while citizens had legitimate concerns, national progress would be accelerated if individuals and organisations complemented government efforts through positive actions and community service. Ibenu, a former Kogi  CAN Chairman, said the ministry had remained committed to improving the welfare of the people through quality and affordable education, scholarship programmes, road maintenance projects, free medical services and the distribution of food items and clothing to vulnerable members of society. According to him, the church's humanitarian interventions are aimed at demonstrating...
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