Youths in Nasarawa state who are undergoing training in irrigation farming have called on the state government to adapt modern farming technology to boost dry season rice production in the state. The young farmers made this plea during a visit by Prof. Henry Igbadun, the Project Coordinator of Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation – Water […]
There is palpable tension in the Tiv speaking communities of Kadarko chiefdom in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, following the use of securitymen to dispossess Tiv farmers of their farmlands by the paramount ruler, Umaru Dodo, on Tuesday. The problem between monarch and the Tiv farmers began in 2019, when he assumed the […]
Fear has gripped residents of Nasarawa state as the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) has risen to 11, resulting in one death with other patients quarantined in various centres across the state. Deputy Governor of the state, who is also the Chairman, task force on COVID-19, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, confirmed this on Monday while answering questions […]
The Nasarawa state government on Sunday evacuated 788 Quranic education pupils (almajiris) to their states of origin to guard against further spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the flag off of the exercise in Lafia, Governor Abdullahi Sule said the evacuation was a decision reached by governors of the 19 northern states. Sule […]
The Nasarawa state Police command has arrested defaulters of the restriction of movements order by commercial tricycle and motorcycle operators in the state. The arrest of those who contravened the order is in line with the state government’s effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as the operators were alleged to have been conveying people […]
Worried by the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, journalists in Nasarawa state have appealed to the state government to avail them with protective equipment to enable them discharge their duties effectively Journalists across different media organisations in the state made the appeal on Thursday in Lafia, the state capital. A cross section of journalists, […]
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has said that government would henceforth isolate for the mandatory 14 days any residents of the state returning from either Lagos or Kano states. Sule said this while addressing traditional rulers and some religious leaders on Monday at a meeting held at the Government House, Lafia. He said the […]
Keffi Local Government Area in Nasarawa state has begun the distribution of 600 bags of 50kg rice to the needy to cushion the effect of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Alhaji Abdulrahman Sani-Maigoro, the executive chairman of the council supervised the distribution of the items to the council’s 10 electoral ward sub-committees on Sunday in Keffi. Sani-Maigoro […]
The Nasarawa state House of Assembly has passed the bill for the establishment of the Nasarawa state Public Procurement Commission. The assembly passed the bill at plenary on Wedneday in Lafia after Mr. Daniel Ogazi, the deputy majority leader moved a motion for the bill to scale third reading. The House Speaker, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, […]
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state says his administration is committed to tackling the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. This, he said on Tuesday was evident in different measures adopted by the state government in containing the spread of the pandemic. Gov. Sule stated this when he paid an on-the-spot visit […]
…Departs Nasarawa in company of Kaduna Gov …He can go anywhere, including Kano, says el-Rufai. …Court to hear substantive suit March 26 The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday granted an interim order releasing the deposed Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi II, from confinement and detention in Awe, Nasarawa State. The order […]
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Education says it will investigate the abandoned renovation of seven classrooms school projects in Government Secondary School Mada Station, Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state. Mr Daniel Ogazi, the Chairman of the Committee, revealed this on Wednesday when he led other members of the committee […]
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Education has threatened to direct the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to revoke the contracts awarded in some schools in Azara Development area over non-commencement of work.The Chairman of the committee, Mr Daniel Ogah-Ogazi, made this known when he led other members in inspection tour of […]
Nasarawa State Government has reconstructed Government College, Keffi road ahead of the school’s Old boys 70th anniversary. Different sets of the Old boys engaged in the renovation of some block of classrooms as KOBA members begun their registration ahead of their anniversary. Speaking to NAN, the anniversary Secretary, Mr Sam Israel, who is the Nasarawa […]
The Nasarawa state House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Witness Protection Bill to give witnesses the boldness, confidence and protection to testify in court. Speaker of the House, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, announced the passage of the bill at plenary after the Majority Leader, Alhaji Tanko Tunga (APC/Awe North) moved a motion for the passage […]
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works in Nasarawa state, Alhaji Jibrin Giza, has been abducted by unidentified gunmen in the early hours of Sunday. Commissioner of Police in the state, Bola Longe, confirmed the incident to reporters in Lafia. Longe stated that the permanent secretary was abducted by gunmen from his residence at Shabu, a suburb […]
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has commiserated with Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau over the recent killings in the state and the death of Sen. Ignatius Longjan. Sule who led a delegation of Government officials, politicians and traditional leaders on the condolence visit to Lalong on Tuesday in Jos, said that the visit was […]
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state on Friday flagged- off the construction of a 900- vehicle capacity bus terminal in Mararaba, Karu Local Government Area of the state to ease traffic congestion. Gov. Sule said that the choice of Karu for the over N1.9 billion project is due to its proximity to the Federal Capital […]
A member of the Nasarawa state House of Assembly, Alhaji Aliyu Dogara, has urged students in the state to shun examination malpractices and negative tendencies. Dogara made the call in an interview on Friday in Wamba, Nasarawa state. The lawmaker, who represents Wamba Constituency in the assembly, spoke on the sidelines of the ongoing inter-school […]
The federal government has commenced the distribution of cooking gas to 13, 000 rural women across Nasarawa state as part of efforts to check hazardous emissions. Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, while flagging- off the exercise in Lafia, the state capital said it is the first phase of the national cooking gas project […]