Tag: Nasarawa
Nasarawa APGA debunks allegation of coalition
Nasarawa State Chapter of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has debunked allegation of coalition with any other party or candidate…
Woman, 3 kids allegedly kill neighbour’s goat
The Police on Monday arraigned one Eunice Nwankwo and her three children before a Mararaba Upper Area Court in Nasarawa…
Prices of food stuff crashes in Nasarawa
Prices of food items have started crashing in parts of Nasarawa State following the arrival of newly harvested farm produce,…
Hajj rites: Kogi, Nasarawa pilgrims arrive in Makkah
The second batch of 382 Nigerian pilgrims from Nasarawa State on Wednesday joined their Kogi counterparts to formally begin this…
Nasarawa offers free hepatitis screening to 1000 persons
The Nasarawa State Government says that 1000 persons in the state are expected to be screened and counseled for hepatitis…
2019: Sen. Adamu receives PDP faithful in Nasarawa
Sen.Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa West) on Sunday received some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains who defected to the APC in his…
APGA supports establishment of cattle ranches
The Nasarawa State Chapter of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has supported the establishment of cattle ranches in the state.
Gov. Al-makura increases minimum pension by 100%
The Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Al-makura, has approved increase in minimum pension for the state retirees from N5,000 to N10,000,…
Nasarawa state dismisses reports of Cholera outbreak
The Nasarawa State Ministry of Health has dismissed as untrue the reports of Cholera outbreak in Keffi Local Government Area…
3 policemen killed by suspected herdsmen
The Nasarawa State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed that three policemen have been killed by suspected herdsmen at Maraban-Udege village…
NBA vows to expose corrupt judges, lawyers
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Lafia branch, has vowed to expose corrupt judges and lawyers in Nasarawa State.
Butchers sell meat of sick, dead animals
Mr Jameel Zakari, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, says some butchers in the state have been selling…
3 suspects arrested for looting houses deserted by IDPs
The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested three suspects for…
NURTW employs over 15,000 in Nasarawa – Chairman
Mr Salihu Adamu, Chairman, Nasarawa State Branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), said on Wednesday that…
Easter: Traders lament low patronage
As Christians celebrate Good Friday in preparation for Easter, traders in Mararaba and Masaka markets in Karu Local Government Area…
Easter: NSCDC deploys 5,200 personnel in Nasarawa to provide security
The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has deployed 5, 200 personnel…
Nasarawa Govt. to dam River Uke to establish water scheme
The Nasarawa State Government says it will dam the River Uke and establish a water scheme to tackle water challenges…
Nasarawa to rebuild communities destroyed by terrorist attacks
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State said on Friday that the government would soon start rebuilding communities destroyed by terrorist…
U.S. donates 1.6m bed nets to Nasarawa State
The United States President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) jointly implemented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Centers…
Plateau, Nasarawa, Bayelsa pay highest price for Kerosene in February – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says residents of Plateau, Nasarawa and Bayelsa paid the highest price for kerosene in…
Nasarawa commences process of converting casual workers to permanent staff
The Nasarawa State Government has commenced the process of converting the casual workers in all its Ministries, Departments and Agencies…
Security Tightened In Nasarawa For Ex-Governor’s Burial
Security measures were beefed up in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital and its environs to ensure a hitch-free burial of ex-Governor…
Former Nasarawa State governor Aliyu Akwe-Doma is dead
Former Nasarawa State governor, Aliyu Akwe-Doma, has passed on.
Nasarawa gets new Controller of Prisons
The Controller-General of the Nigerian Prison Service, Alhaji Ja’afaru Ahmed, has appointed Mr Dalyop Patrick as the new Controller of…
Killings: IGP Idris calls on Benue, Nasarawa people to embrace peace
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris has called on Benue and Nasarawa state indigenes to live in peace…
Herdsmen/Farmers: Monarch sues for understanding
Mr Christopher Jatau, the Uehra Ashea of Kube Chiefdom in Nasarawa State, has advised farmers and herdsmen in the country…
Nasarawa to engage physically-challenged persons as teachers
Nasarawa State Government says it has concluded arrangement to engage the qualified physically-challenged people as teachers in the state’s comprehensive…
Nasarawa government freezes MDAs accounts
The Nasarawa State Government has frozen the accounts of all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) over non-compliance with its directive.…
Senator wants Nasarawa North to produce 2019 governor
Sen. Abubakar Sodangi on Thursday threw his weight behind the calls to zone the Nasarawa State governorship seat to the…
Zoning Of Political Offices, Undemocratic – APC Chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Aliyu Wadada, on Monday said zoning of offices by…