Tag: Plateau
Nigeria at 61: Lalong urges for peace and unity
Governor Simon Lalong on Sunday urged Nigerians to shun divisive actions such as hate speeches and fake news for the…
Plateau massacre: Lalong imposes 24-hour curfew
Governor Simon Lalong has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jos North Local Government, following Saturday’s attack on commuters around Jos…
Teenager stabs teacher, Job Dashe to death in Plateau
A student of Government Technical College Bukuru (BUTECHS), Plateau state, has stabbed his teacher, Job Dashe, to death.
Plateau records 953 cholera cases, 14 deaths
Plateau state has recorded 953 cases of Cholera, 14 deaths, 910 discharged cases, while 29 patients are receiving treatment in…
FRSC to begin Operation Show Driver’s Licence on Monday
The Plateau Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) will on Monday begin a special patrol tagged “Operation Show…
NCPC boss sues for peace in Plateau community
Rev. Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), has condoled with the Kushe (Sabon Layi) Community in…
Gunmen move from house-to-house in Plateau, kill 12
Gunmen killed 12 persons and injured five others in the Kushe community, Kuru District of Jos South Local Government of…
Gunmen hit Plateau, kill 7 in Dong community
Daredevil gunmen on Sunday attacked Dong Community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau killing seven persons.
Gunmen kill 6 at Plateau beer parlor
The Plateau Police Command has confirmed the killing of six persons by gunmen in Wereng community, Riyom Local Government Area…
U.S to support Plateau with peace initiatives, health projects
The United States has assured the Plateau Government of support for its peace initiatives, health and other development projects.
COVID-19 vaccination: Plateau trains 4, 296 health workers
The Plateau Government has trained no fewer than 4, 296 health workers to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in the state,…
Plateau to partner NAPTIP against trafficking: Lalong
The Plateau Government is ready to partner with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to…
Plateau Disability Commission seeks Trust Fund for PWDs
The Plateau Disability Rights Commission has called for the establishment of a Disability Trust Fund to enable it improve the…
Plateau postpones reopening of tertiary institutions
Plateau Government has directed tertiary institutions to resume on Jan. 18, as against the Jan. 4 date earlier announced.
NSCDC deploys 2,100 personnel in Plateau
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it had deployed 2,100 personnel to Plateau state.
COVID-19: Plateau records 182 cases in 1 week
Plateau has recorded 182 cases of coronavirus in the past one week, the Commissioner for Information announced on Friday.
Plateau traditional rulers gifted royal regalia
A philanthropist and businessman, Alhaji Abdullahi Incham, has donated royal regalias and other items to traditional rulers in the three…
Low turnout characterizes Plateau South senatorial bye-election
There was a low turnout of voters for Plateau South senatorial bye-election compared to the 2019 general elections.
Bye-election: Voting, accreditation commence early in Plateau south
Voting and accreditation have commenced in the Plateau South senatorial bye-election.
2021 budget: Plateau govt proposes N133 billion
The Plateau Government has put forward a budget proposal of more than N133 billion for 2021, the Commissioner for Information…
Hoodlums vandalise Plateau State Secretariat, others
Some hoodlums have vandalised the Plateau State Secretariat, the Plateau Publishing Company (PPC), publishers of the Nigerian Standard Newspaper, and…
Hoodlums discover, loot COVID-19 palliatives in Jos
Hoodlums on Saturday discovered and looted a warehouse full of COVID-19 palliatives in Jos, Plateau state.
Wereng village head Mwadkon, five others assassinated in Plateau
Unidentified gunmen have killed Mr Chungyang Mwadkon, the acting Wereng Village Head in Riyom Local Government area of Plateau.
Coronavirus: Plateau grants amnesty to 63 inmates
The Nigerian Correctional Service said that 63 inmates in Plateau have been granted amnesty by the state government.
Result of Gov. Bala’s aide quarantined in Jos announced
The Plateau Government said that Hassan Sale, an aide to Bauchi State Governor, who resides in Jos, tested negative to…
Coronavirus: Plateau suspected case Gov. Bala’s aide
Dr. Nimkong Ndam, Commissioner for Health in PLateau, on Sunday, said a suspected case of Coronavirus has been recorded in…
330 Plateau youths trained in music production
Around 330 youths have been trained in music production, audio engineering and entrepreneurship in Plateau State
Coronavirus: 43 people taken into isolation in Plateau
The Plateau State Commissioner of Health, Dr Nimkong Ndam on Sunday said 43 people have been quarantined in Wase Local…
Incessant attacks: Gov Lalong builds watchtower
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has completed construction of a watchtower in the state which, he said, would strengthen its…
Rochas Foundation gives free education to 899 in Plateau
The Rochas Foundation has extended scholarship to 899 indigent students in Plateau as fulfillment of the foundation’s vision to make…