Tag: Plateau State
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…
Plateau spent N20bn on federal roads – Ministry of Works
The Plateau State Government (PLSG) has spent N20 billion to rehabilitate four federal roads in the state, Mr Sunday Hyat,…
Damishi Sango, Bitrus Kaze, others battle for PDP chairmanship in Plateau
Ahead of the PDP state congresses slated for May 7, former sports minister Damishi Sango and Rep. Bitrus Kaze are…
INEC receives materials for Plateau bye-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it has received election materials for distribution to Registration Area Centres (RACs), in…
How Dariye shared N1.2bn Ecological Fund
The trial of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial…
How Dariye diverted N204m to own company – Witness
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on January 26, 2016 presented more evidence against a former governor of Plateau…
NDLEA advocates law prohibiting brewing of ‘goskolo’
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Plateau Command, has urged the Plateau Government to enact a law that would…
We’ll strengthen traditional institutions – Plateau Gov
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau says the state government will strengthen traditional institutions to enable them to contribute significantly in…