Tag: Plateau State
Fire razes petrol filling station in Plateau state
A mid-day fire on Friday razed down one of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) filling stations at the Building…
Plateau state slams curfew on Bassa LGA
Following the persistent attacks in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau, where people were reportedly killed, the Plateau Government has…
Plateau Govt commends UNICEF for intervention projects
The Plateau Government has commended the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for initiating projects that strive to secure children and…
Plateau boils again as gunmen kill 10
Ten persons were confirmed killed by gunmen that invaded rural settlements in Daffo District of Bokkos Local Government, Plateau State,…
Buhari’s visit: Plateau declares Thursday public holiday
The Plateau government has declared Thursday, March 8, a work-free day to enable residents welcome President Muhammadu Buhari on a…
2019 general elections: Plateau APC endorse Buhari, Lalong for re-election
The Elders Advisory Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau, has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for a fresh…
Plateau state reject anti-grazing law
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau says his administration will not enact the controversial anti-grazing law in the state, as grazing…
Plateau PDP clears 490 aspirants for primaries
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau has cleared 490 aspirants to contest the primaries for Feb.17, 2018 local government…
State inaugurates committee on health development plan
Plateau Government, in collaboration with Saving One Million Lives (SOML) an NGO, and UNICEF, on Wednesday in Jos, inaugurated a…
144 newly promoted officers decorated in Plateau
The Police Command in Plateau on Thursday decorated 144 newly promoted officers with their new ranks.
Floods kill 10 , displace 7,342 in Plateau
Ten people lost their lives, while 7, 342 others were displaced by flooding in Plateau between May and July this…
Gun manufacturer apprehended in Plateau
A 19-year-old gun manufacturer, Eric Labari, has been arrested by Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) military task force in charge of…
Voters Registration: State gets additional centres
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Tuesday that it had created seven additional voter’s registration centres in Plateau.
Lalong: We are not afraid to conduct LG polls
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau on Monday dismissed claims by rival political parties that his administration had not conducted local…
Mechanic bags 3 and half years for theft, escape from lawful custody
A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Friday sentenced a 21-year-old mechanic, James Joseph, to three and…
Chris Giwa defects to PDP
Mr Chris Giwa, ACN candidate for the Plateau governorship seat in 2011, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
95% of keke operators in state not registered – official
Mr Cornelius Shoilbial, Permanent Secretary, Special duties, Plateau Government House, says that 95 per cent of commercial tricycle operators in…
Boko Haram: Plateau introduces peace education in primary, secondary schools
The Government of Plateau has introduced peace education in primary and secondary schools to forestall the resurgence of Boko Haram…
INEC says 20,000 voter’s cards abandoned in Plateau
The Plateau office of INEC said on Tuesday in Jos that 20,000 voter’s cards had been abandoned in its offices.
NULGE rallies in Plateau for LG autonomy
The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), rallied in Jos on Thursday, demanding autonomy for local government administration in…
Plateau government tell residents to patronise train services
Mr Pam Dongs, Plateau Commissioner for Works and Transport, on Tuesday urged residents to patronise train service in the state…
Yuletide: FRSC deploys officers to accident prone areas
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Pankshin Unit Command says all are set to massively deploy its officers to man…
Plateau has not recorded polio case since 2009 – commissioner
Dr Kuden Kamshak, the Plateau State Commissioner for Health, on Monday, said the state had not recorded any case of…
Lassa fever: No new case in Plateau – Health Commissioner
Dr. Kunden Deyin, Commissioner of Health in Plateau said there was no fresh outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.…
FRSC convicts 25 motorists in Jos
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Plateau Command, has convicted 25 motorists in Jos over various road traffic offences. The…
Private school owners cry out over multiple taxes
Proprietors of private schools in Plateau have cried out over what they called multiple taxes in the state. They also…
Plateau State gets N2.06bn as IGR
The Plateau Government on Tuesday said it generated N2.06 billion as revenue in the first quarter of the year. Mr…
Dariye has case to answer in UK, witness tells court
Peter Clark, a retired detective constable with the UK Metropolitan Police, on May 9, 2016, told a Federal Capital Territory,…
SUBEB: Plateau Govt. recovers looted N2.7bn
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau says he has recovered N2.7 billion looted through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB)…
N350 tomato now sells for N3,500
The prices of tomatoes have gone up by 1,000 per cent in Jos and environs in Plateau, a market survey…