The residents of Akurba Village in Nasarawa State have staged a peaceful protest over purported inadequate compensation for their lands taken by the state government for the on 330 KVA Step Down Electricity Substation Project. Speaking to newsmen on Sunday in Lafia, Mr Yasir Arafat, spokesperson of more than 300 protesters, noted that they were […]
Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, has identified peace and unity among various ethnic nationalities as the best way to achieve speedy development. Balarabe Abdullahi, who was speaking in Toto Local Government Area during a reception held on Sunday in honour of the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Health, Pharmacist Ahmed Baba […]
The Federal Ministry of Health has revealed that the transmission of onchocerciasis popularly referred to as ‘river blindness’ has been halted in three states. Speaking during the 10th meeting of the onchocerciasis elimination committee in Abuja on Tuesday, the committee revealed that about 4.2 million persons will no longer be in need of mass administration […]
The Board of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, Nasarawa State has approved the appointment of Alhaji Abdu Gunda as the Acting Registrar of the institution, pending the appointment of a substantive registrar. Rector of the polytechnic, Dr Abdullahi Ahmed made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Nasarawa. ALSO READ Just […]
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi says the House will call any Local Government chairman who abuses his power in the interest of development. Abdullahi stated this in Lafia on Tuesday while addressing the state Councillors Forum of the 13 Local Government Areas of the state. The speaker urged the executive […]
The Management of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, Nasarawa State, says it has dismissed 10 of its staff over financial misconduct, sabotage and selling blood meant for patients. Dr Hassan Ikrama, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lafia. […]
The Nasarawa state House of Assembly on Wednesday passed a supplementary budget of N4.67 billion for the 2019 fiscal year. Speaker of the House, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, announced the passage of the budget after a motion sponsored by the Majority Leader of the House, Alhaji Tanko Tunga was passed. Abdullahi urged the executive to ensure […]
The Eggon Youths Movement, Akwanga chapter in Nasarawa state, says it is sponsoring 50 orphans to acquire skills to enable them to be useful to themselves and the society. Chairman of the group, Mr. Peter Yohana, made the disclosure in an interview on Tuesday in Akwanga. “We want to support them to learn skills such […]
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 […]
The Nasarawa State Government on Monday warned principals of public secondary schools against extorting their students, stressing that education in the state is free. Mr Abubakar Agwai, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology gave the warning in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia. According to Agwai, the ministry had […]
The Nasarawa State Government says it will organise cultural festival to showcase the rich cultural heritage of the people of the stateaimed to integrate the people. Dogo Shammah, the newly inaugurated Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, said this while addressing people from his area, in a reception held in his honour on Saturday in […]
The Nasarawa State Government on Tuesday donated the sum of N15 million to both the Nasarawa United and Nasarawa Amazons, two state-owned football clubs based in Lafia. Abdullahi Sule, the state governor, said in Lafia during a reception in honour of the clubs and their management boards, that the donation was for their recent successes […]
Alhaji Abdulrahman Maigoro, the Chairman, Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has cautioned against selling sick animals for public consumption in the interest of the public. Maigoro gave this advice on Monday when he paid an unscheduled visit to the Kara Cattle Market in the council area. He said that the visit was to […]
Hajiya Zainab Magaji, the Programme Manager of Bi-Lingual Educational Programme in Nasarawa State says no rights of any Almajiri student will be trampled upon under the watch of the programme in the state. Magaji gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lafia. According to her, the […]
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has approved the appointment of 24 new Special Advisers (SAs) and Senior Special Assistants (SSAs). Mr Tijjani Ahmed, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in a statement on Thursday in Lafia, said the appointment was with immediate effect while a date would be announce for their inauguration. Ahmed said […]
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has appointed Mr David Ayewa as the new Executive Secretary of the state’s Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board and Mustapha Yahuza-Musa as the new Chairman, Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, made this known in a statement to newsmen in Lafia on Thursday. […]
The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Suleiman Dikko, has threatened to sanction judges of lower courts in the state who start sittings late. The CJ chided the judges on Monday in Keffi Local Government Area of the state at the 2019 Second Appeals and Call-Over Session of cases. Dikko, who was represent by Justice […]
Nigeria is set to host the second International Conference on Science Communication and Development in Africa which is scheduled to hold in Abuja, the Executive Director, Institute of Strategic and Development Communication at the Nasarawa state University, Prof. Emmanuel Dandaura has announced. Dandaura said the conference will hold from October17-19 at the National Universities Commission […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed 40 filling stations from January to date for various offences in Nasarawa State. Alhaji Abdulrahaman Muhammad-Bima, DPR Operation Comptroller, Lafia, disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Monday. He said that the offences committed included under-delivery, diversion of product, lack of safety and […]
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has inaugurated the N1.2 billion Ta’al Orange Market site and Services for mads housing scheme at Mararaba Gurku, Karu Local Government Areas of the state. Inaugurating the project, Sule said this was part of the activities marking his 100 days in office on Saturday at Mararaba. He said the […]