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On the 29th of May 2023, the Nigerian Government announced the removal of the long-standing petroleum subsidy. This decision and its attendant harsh economic effects compelled the Federal Government to initiate palliative measures to ameliorate the effects of the subsidy removal. To address these challenges and develop a comprehensive plan for the palliative distribution and administration, the Kogi NGOs Network …

The Kogi Non-Governmental Organizations Network (KONGONET) has called on the Kogi State Government through the Ministry of Water Resources to repair and restore the Greater Lokoja Water Project. KONGONET made this call as a matter of urgency to improve water supply within the state capital. KONGONET, a network of NGOs in Kogi State, has expressed concern about the deteriorating state …

PRESS– RELEASE BY KOGI NGOs NETWORK (KONGONET) ON 22ND FEBRUARY, 2023. The Kogi NGOs Network (KONGONET) has called on all stakeholders in the state to work together towards a peaceful general election. The apex umbrella body of NGOs in the state made this known in her Press Release made available on Wednesday 22nd February 2023. In her statement, KONGONET asserted …

The Kogi NGO Network (KONGONET) has called on the Nigeria Police Force to engage stakeholders on a continuous basis as the general elections draw near. This was disclosed in the Network’s Quarterly Press Release. In the release, the Network highlighted what it termed the ‘twin disaster’ of the attack on security personnel leading to two deaths on Agbaja road and …

The 2022 flood disaster which affected Kogi state marks exactly ten years after a massive flood submerged several communities across nine local government areas in the State in 2012. The waters have returned in 2022 even in a higher volume wreaking more havoc on vulnerable citizens and residents of the state. The flood has sacked people from their houses and …