By Nneka Nwogwugwu Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has assured Nasarawa government that the ministry will support the state in the dualization of some of its rural roads to ease movement of agricultural produce. The minister made this known while receiving Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule in Abuja. A statement by the […]
The Nigerian Government has raised an alarm that Boko Haram terrorists were already in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and neighbouring states, DAILY TIMES found out. The government said plans are in place by the terrorists to attack some areas within the nation’s capital and had already set up five camps in the area. According […]
The 123 Special Force Battalion is set to hand over families of dislodged terrorists in Nasarawa to governors from 16 states from the northern part of the country. READ ALSO: Boko Haram killed 13 district heads — Shehu of Borno More than 700 families of the terrorists expected to be handed over in Nasarawa state include wives […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nasarawa Sector Command, says it has recovered and returned ₦900,000 belonging to victims of a fatal accident that occurred on Monday. The Sector Commander, Hammed Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said that the accident occurred at about 4 pm in Sabon-Gida along Keffi-Garaku Highway, Nasarawa […]
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu has assured Nigerians that the election umpire will remain apolitical in the conduct of polls in the country. He gave the assurance Wednesday in Nasarawa during an on the spot assessment of state of preparedness for the Saturday’s Nasarawa State Assembly bye – election.Yakubu who was accompanied […]
Bandits on Friday murdered the village head of Odu, Amos Ewa Obere, in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. READ ALSO: Breaking News: Multiple explosion rocks Maiduguri, Many feared dead Daily Times gathered that the bandits stormed the village in large numbers on motorcycles, armed with weapons and operated for hours. Some residents of […]
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSGc), Alhaji Aliyu Ahmed-Tijani. Ahmed-Tijjani was Commissioner for Education in the administration of Sen. Umaru Al-Makura, immediate past governor of the state. The announcement is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Hamza Gayam, the Permanent Secretary (PS), Government House Administration, […]
With the relaxation of lockdown by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Nasarawa state on Thursday began a motorised campaign against the spread of the coronavirus. Priscilla Gondo-Aluor, director of NOA, in the state, who led management of the Nasarawa office of the agency on the campaign to […]
First Lady Aisha Buhari has renovated and equipped a 15-bed capacity ward in Mararaba Gurku Medical Centre in Nasarawa State to provide conducive atmosphere for COVID-19 patients.Buhari also built two sanitary and administrative block in the facility. Buhari, who was represented by Dr Haji Sani, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women Affairs and […]
The Chairman of the Nasarawa State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Joseph Masin, who was abducted last week has regained his freedom. The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa, Bola Longe, confirmed this to Channels Television on Sunday. He explained that the clergyman was freed by his abductors on Saturday night after […]
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa has said that the state requires over N40 billion in order to clear the backlog of gratuity to its pensioners. Sule disclosed this on Thursday in Lafia during a media chat to mark his one year in office. READ ALSO: COVID-19: NCAA issues new protocols for Nigerian airlines He said that […]
The Nasarawa state House of Assembly has summoned a former Commissioner of Education and now the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Aliyu Tijani to appear before the House on March 17 to explain why renovation work at the Government Secondary School, Mada Station has been abandoned. The House also summoned the present Commissioner […]
As Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered immediate release of deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, The dethroned Emir of Kano is set to leave Awe, a town in Nasarawa state where he was taken to after his dethronement and banishment by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of […]
Residents of Awe in Nasarawa State, have described the present of the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, as a blessing as it has brought the community into the limelight. A cross section of those interviewed on Thursday in Awe, headquarters of Awe Local Government Area (LGA) said that they were happy hosting the deposed […]
Local Government Councils in Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa states are still operating Joint Accounts in spite of the financial autonomy granted them by the Federal Government. A survey conducted by News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in these states revealed that the local governments still draw their funds from their respective states’ joint accounts. READ ALSO: Auditor […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appointed Mr Stephen Gabriel-Dewan as its new Coordinator in Nasarawa state. This was contained in a statement by Mr Jacob Unogwu, Head, Press and Public Relations of NYSC in Nasarawa and made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lafia. READ ALSO: NYSC offers free […]
The Nasarawa state chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says it has banned night grazing, to reduce the conflicts between the farmers and herders. MACBAN’s Chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Hussaini, made the disclosure in an interview on Thursday in Lafia. Hussaini said the association has also banned the use of under-aged […]
Lafia – The Nasarawa State chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says it has banned night grazing, to reduce the conflicts between the farmers and herders. MACBAN’s Chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Hussaini, made the disclosure in an interview on Thursday in Lafia. Hussaini said the association had also banned the use of […]
Nasarawa State House of Assembly has urged security agencies to intensify efforts toward quick release of abducted Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Works, Alhaji Jibrin Giza. Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, the Speaker of the Assembly made the call on Monday while reading the House resolution. READ ALSO: 7 political parties to contest Kwara Assembly by-election The matter […]
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says it has committed N1.04 billion towards completing the Nasarawa power evacuation project. Mr Oyebode Fadipe, AEDC’s General Manager, Corporate Communications in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday said that the project was designed to significantly improve power supply across Nasarawa state and its environs. Power: FG, electricity workers […]