Plateau State

Girls Education Mission (GEM), an NGO, has awarded scholarship to 80 indigent girls from communities in Barkin Ladi, Riyom and Bassa local government areas of Plateau State affected by communal attacks. Mrs. Ketrurah Shammah, the…

An outbreak of Bird flu also known as Avian Influenza has hit Plateau State, killing at least 3,900 birds. Dr Spak Shaset, the Chief Veterinary Officer of the State told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Jos, that the…

Less than 48 hours to the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections, security agencies in Plateau State have conducted a show of force in the state. Addressing the personnel before the exercise, Mr Aliyu Tafida, the…

Chief Nelson Bakfur, the Mishkaham Mwagavul and Chairman, Mangu Traditional Council of Plateau State, on Monday gave his blessings to the second term ambition of Governor Simon Lalong. Bakfur gave his blessings and endorsed Lalong for a…

A week to the beginning of the general elections, the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Qua’anpan Local Government Area of Plateau State has been gutted by fire. Mr Osaretin Imahiyereobo, Head, Voter…

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on Thursday in Jos stressed the need for exporters to be trained on ways to effectively export their products. Mr Christian Elekwa, the Regional Coordinator, North Central Office of the…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Plateau State has deployed 5,300 corps members as ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr Abdulsalam Al-Hassan, the NYSC State Coordinator, made this known in an…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has said that the media was a “very crucial stakeholder” in the efforts toward preventing election-related conflicts. “The media is a very critical stakeholder in our collective efforts to…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has organised a sensitisation training for NGOs to mitigate violence against women during the forthcoming general elections in Plateau State. Declaring the one-day programme opened on…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently presiding over the National Economic Council (NEC) at the Presidential Villa, in Abuja. The meeting is meant to deliberate on the new N30,000 minimum wage as demanded by the organised labour.…