The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced a sweeping redeployment of senior officers across key commands nationwide, even as its operatives recorded a breakthrough with the interception of a suspected child trafficking operation in Nyanya, Abuja. In a statement issued Tuesday, Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed said the postings take immediate effect and are […]
Motorist plying the ever busy Keffi, Akwanga, Lafia, Makurdi express road have commended the FG for ensuring seamless operations at the toll plaza as against the initial hicuup the project experienced shortly after flag off. Recall that earlier in Febuary this year the Federal government through the works ministry announced the commencement of tolling activities […]
By Edwin Madunagu About three years ago, a young comrade of mine who was then a student of History and International Relations at the Federal University Lafia, Nassarawa State of Nigeria, asked me a loaded personal question. He told me he prepared the question after consultation with one of his lecturers who had been following […]
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has expressed concern over the spate of COVID-19 spread in Lafia, the state capital. The governor stated this during the weekly state executive council meeting on Wednesday at the Government House, Lafia. The Governor said that Lafia has overtaken Keffi with 35 positive cases recorded, following Karu with the […]
Twenty- nine commercial motorcycle operators travelling in a truck from Lafia, Nasarawa state to Lagos have been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory Ministerial Enforcement Task Team on COVID-19. The truck with registration number LFA 837 ZX was intercepted on Tuesday at the AYA Bridge in Asokoro District of the FCT. According to the driver, […]
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of MBBS in Medicine at the Federal University, Lafia (FULafia). This is contained in a statement signed by the NUC Director, Academic Planning, Dr. N.B. Saliu on Tuesday in Lafia. The statement added that 17 other degree programmes were approved for the university, effective from the […]
The Lafia chapter of the Ame Wo Ba Eggon (AWBE), a youth cultural group on Friday secured the release of two inmates serving their jail terms at the Wamba Correctional Centre. The freed inmates are Dogara Ndemi, (56) and Hassan Ahmadu, (34), who were earlier sentenced to two and three years imprisonment, respectively. Speaking at […]
An associate professor of History at the Federal University, Lafia Nasarawa state, Wilfred Uji has identified violence as an integral part of Nigeria since the beginning of the nation. Prof. Uji in his paper titled: “Historical perspectives of violence in Nigeria: The way out” presented at the public lecture organized by the Benue state chapter […]
The Federal government in collaboration with the Nasarawa state have flagged off the 220 kilometre dualisation of Keffi, Akwanga, Lafia to Makurdi, road. The exercise which was held in Market, Kokona Local Government Area of the state, attracted many people from within and outside the state. Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Barrister Babatunde Fashola, […]
The Nasarawa State Police Command on Thursday said it foiled a bank robbery attempt by a four-man gang, following a gun battle with the suspects in Lafia. SP Kennedy Idirisu, Spokesman for the command, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia. He said that policemen on duty at a branch […]
…UK agency blames incident on lack of safety consciousness The death toll from the gas explosion on Monday at Monaco gas station in Lafia, the Nassarawa State capital has risen to 14 while victims with severe injuries have been transferred to National Hospital for additional medical services. Nasarawa State Governor Tanko Al-Makura also confirmed the […]
…As Deputy Governor, Saraki condoles with victims Residents of Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, on Monday, woke up to the unfortunate incident of gas explosion in a fuel station, recording about two deaths while about 37 people sustained serious degree of injuries. Speaking on the incident, the state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission […]
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia Chapter, has given the state government 14 days notice of strike. ASUP Chairman of the Polytechnic, Mr Paul Usaini, stated this on Thursday in an interview with Newsmen in Lafia. According to him, the 14 days ultimatum followed the expiration of the 21 days […]
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly says it has passed 11 bills and 16 resolutions within the last one year. The speaker of the house, Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi disclosed this on Wednesday in Lafia during plenary to mark the end of the third session of the 5th assembly in the state. “Let me report that during […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted partly cloudy to cloudy weather conditions over the Central States of the country on Friday morning with chances of isolated thunderstorms over Lafia, Makurdi and Obudu. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Thursday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 32 […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy weather condition in the central states of the country on Monday. This is contained in the Weather Outlook issued by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office (CFO) in Abuja on Sunday. It added that chances of localised thunderstorms were expected over Abuja, Makurdi, Lokoja, Lafia and […]