Tag: Nasarawa State
Nasarawa announces date for end-of-year bonus payment to civil servants
It is a clear demonstration of the governor’s appreciation for workers’ dedication, resilience, and service to the state throughout the…
“Our joy of bumper harvests dampened by crash in food prices,” Farmers lament
Mr Sunday Bulus, a farmer from Nasarawa State, described the development as unfortunate, saying many farmers had incurred heavy losses…
We settled families of 3 persons who died during collapse of Keffi flyover – Umahi
Umahi described the July 4 collapse of the bridge as “very unfortunate.”
Nasarawa College Rector jailed 7 years for running fake degree courses
The two defendants deceived unsuspecting applicants by offering admissions to study courses that were not accredited by the regulatory body.
“We’re being hunted” – Tiv raise alarm in Nasarawa
Currently, hundreds of Tiv families have been displaced from their ancestral lands and are taking refuge in Internally Displaced Persons…
Tiv people indigenous to Nasarawa, should be protected – Prof. Kucha
The Tiv leader noted that his ethnic group is the largest in the Northcentral region.
Coalition members ‘political IDPs,’ don’t house them, Tinubu urges Nasarawa people
Tinubu thanked the governor for the judicious application of resources which has led to the completion of the projects.
Nasarawa govt unveils programmes for Tinubu’s visit
Among the projects slated for, according to the Dr. Tanko are the flyover and underpass, the Lafia International Airport, Dualized…
Four killed, many displaced as gunmen attack Nasarawa communities
The attackers destroyed farm produce like rice, cassava, water melon, groundnuts, among others, worth millions of naira.
NAFDAC seals Nigerian Brewery depot, rice milling companies in Nasarawa
NAFDAC also seized some empty branded bags of rice belonging to some known companies such as Royal Stallion, Tomato and…
Nasarawa to enforce stringent rules after 186 arrested for violating sanitation laws
Most of those arrested were commuting across the state, despite the order to stay at home and clean their surroundings…
EFCC grabs 43 for internet fraud in Nasarawa
The arrest of the alleged fraudsters followed actionable intelligence which linked them to fraudulent internet activities.
Over 40,000 displaced Bassa people yet to return home – National Leader
He therefore challenged those concerned with the resettlement to “go down to our villages and see whether they will see…
“We can’t sleep”—Tiv leaders raise alarm over killings, land seizures
A fresh wave of tension is sweeping across Nasarawa State as a coalition of Tiv leaders has accused the state…
Internet fraud: 40 suspects in EFCC net in Nassarawa
The suspects were arrested on Wednesday April 29, 2025 in Tamah by operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of EFCC,…
Herder-Farmer crises: Tiv group says 10,000 people displaced in 4 days in Nasarawa
Giving account of the immediate cause of the current wave of displacement, he said “We thought the crises was in…
Nasarawa: Marshals shut down illegal mining site, nab 3 foreigners
ele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, confirmed this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun…
100 Nasarawa indigenes to be trained in lithium refining – Sule
his much was the commitment gotten from the Ganfeng Lithium Industry when Governor Abdullahi Sule visited the company’s refining plant…
POS operators unveil taskforce to tackle fraud in Nasarawa
The Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, AMMBAN, Nasarawa State chapter unveiled its taskforce on Wednesday, in…
NAFDAC busts rice counterfeiting factories in Nasarawa
The enforcement operation, which confiscated numerous bags of rice from eight different facilities, was led by Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, the…
First lady Remi Tinubu lifts the aged at Christmas in Nasarawa
In her address read by Hajia Aisha Rufai Ibrahim, the Commissioner for Women Affairs in Nasarawa State at the event,…
LG election: APC wins all chairmanship seats in Cross River, Nasarawa
According to the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) APC won all 18 chairmanship and 196 councillorship seats in…
Remi Tinubu doles N50,000 each to 1000 petty traders in Nasarawa
Senator Tinubu who was represented by the Wife of the Governor of Nasarawa State, Hajia Selifat Abdullahi Sule said the…
Expert identifies triggers for increase in cases of mental health, suicides in Nasarawa
By NKRUMAH BANKONG-OBI/Lafia The absence of trained grassroot caregivers and drugs to administer to patients of mental health challenges are…
‘Why ongoing nationwide protests have no foothold in Nasarawa’
The protest that was supposed to be about the feelings or the perceived hunger in the country turned out to…
Nasarawa’s endless charcoal business…How it fuels climate change
Indeed, the enormity of the practice forced the government to ban charcoal production in the State two years ago. A…
#EndBadGovernance: Keffi, Karu LGs of Nasarawa declare dusk to dawn curfew
Alhaji Muhammad Baba-Shehu, Chairman of Keffi local government council in Keffi said in a statement on Thursday that the dusk…
Chaos as protesters, hoodlums block roads in Nasarawa
The organisers of the protests are calling for the reversal of the fuel price hike, the restoration of affordable electricity…
FG’s Renewed Hope Housing berths in Nasarawa
Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, an architect, said plans has been…
NAF moves to pacify victims of 2023 airstrikes mishap in Nasarawa
NKRUMAH BANKONG-OBI/Lafia The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has expressed its readiness to bring closure to the controversies over mistaken airstrikes…