Covid-19

COVID-19: Tricycles limited to one passenger in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2020 0

By Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos The Plateau State Government has limited the number of commuters that plies Tricycles popularly known as Keke-napep in the State to one passenger, aimed at putting further checks to stop the spread of the dread Coronavirus from getting to the State. This was disclosed

Health News

COVID-19: We have the capacity to handle infected patients – Gov Lalong

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2020 0

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has said his government have the capacity to handle the coronavirus infected patient should there be any case in the State.  Lalong made this known on Monday while inspecting isolation facilities in Jos, to ascertain the State readiness in handling coronavirus cases in the event of any confirmed incident. […]

Politics

Coronavirus: Gov. Lalong values APC politics than Plateau lives – PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2020 0

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has been accused by the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), of playing party politics rather than focusing on precautionary measures that will save the lives of Plateau people. The PDP in a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, John Akans and a copy sent to our correspondent on Tuesday, said […]

News

Plateau trains 300 girls in ICT to bridge gender gap

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2020 0

The Plateau state government through its Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development said it has trained 300 girls on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to bridge the gender gap in the communication sector in the state. The government also gave the female trainees computers to achieve the objectives of the programme. Commissioner for Women […]

News

Plateau Govt. to pass bill for establishment of internal revenue service

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

 Plateau State Government says it will pass a bill for a Law to establish the state Internal Revenue Service, which is a unified revenue structure for revenue collection and remittal. The commissioner of information, Mr Dan Manjang disclosed this in Jos at the end of the State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House. […]

News

Coronavirus : Four Chinese nationals quarantined in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2020 0

Jos – The Plateau government has quarantined four Chinese nationals in the state in line with measures to forestall the spread of Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID -19). In an interview on Saturday in Jos, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nimkong Ndam, said the nationals were miners working in Wase Local Government Area of the state. […]

News

Suspected herdsmen kill 2 soldiers in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2020 0

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have attacked men of Sector Five of the Special Task Force, Operation Save Haven (OPSH), killing two soldiers and injuring one at X-Land of Barkin Ladi Local Government area of Plateau. An eye witness and resident of the area, who preferred anonymity that the incident occurred on Sunday. The eye […]

News

DSS seeks Plateau assembly partnership to tackle crime

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

The new Plateau state Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Ibrahim Nyam, has sought the collaboration of the state House Assembly to reduce crime and criminality in the state. Nyam made the appeal on Monday in Jos when he visited the speaker of the assembly, stating that “I am here to seek your […]

Sports

NPFL side Plateau suspends training after Pele’s death

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2020 0

Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club Plateau United will not train on Thursday in honor of its head coach Audu Pele, who passed on on Wednesday afternoon. READ ALSO: Rotterdam Open: Dan Evans beats Karen Khachanov to reach quarter-finals This was revealed by the management of Plateau United Jos following Pele’s death. Pele died on […]

News

N50bn suit: Court admits Plateau natives as co-defendants

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2020 0

Jos – A Federal High Court sitting in Jos on Wednesday admitted Plateau natives as co-defendants in a N50 billion  suit filed against the Federal Government by a group. Justice Dorcas Agishi, made the order in her ruling on an earlier argument whether or not the ”Berom” natives are “necessary parties” in the suit. “The […]

News

Plateau seeks synergy with LGs to end recurring attacks

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2020 0

As more rural communities come under attacks in Plateau state, the state government has urged local governments to consistently furnish the information ministry with developments in their areas. FCTA issues 7-day ultimatum to managers of Nyanya Park over poor facilities Commissioner for Information, Dan Manjang made the plea on Tuesday when he paid a courtesy […]

News

Gov. Sule commiserates with Lalong over Plateau killings, death of Sen. Longjan

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2020 0

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 […]

Featured

Plateau attacks: 26 persons killed, 190 houses destroyed – Police

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2020 0

Jos – Plateau Police Command has said that 26 persons were killed and 190 houses completely razed down in recent attacks on some communities in Bokkos and Mangu Local Government Areas of the state. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command confirmed the figure in a statement on Monday in […]

Featured

Kidnappers will face death penalty in Plateau, Lalong says

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2020 0

Gov.Simon Lalong of Plateau says henceforth kidnappers caught in the state will be facing death penalty. Lalong said this on Thursday at Shendam Mini Stadium during the coronation and upgrade of three chiefdoms in Shendam Local Government Area. He said that kidnappers were relocating from other places to Plateau because of the “heat” they were […]

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Buhari condemns gunmen attack on Plateau community

Ihesiulo Grace 10 January 2020 0

Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the gunmen attack on a community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau and ordered security agencies to prevent further attacks on innocent communities. The President made the condemnation in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday. […]

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Just in: Gunmen kill 12 persons in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2020 0

Jos – The Plateau Police Command, said gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, on Thursday, killed 12 persons and injured one at Kulben village of Kombun District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau. DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, made this disclosure in Jos. Kebbi Govt. drafts guidelines for […]

News

Plateau Express Service acquires bus terminal, to purchase new buses

Ihesiulo Grace 8 January 2020 0

Plateau Commissioner for Transportation, Alhaji Mohamed Mohamed, says the State Government has purchased a bus terminal from the Nasarawa State Government. Mohammed disclosed to news men on Wednesday in Jos. He said after the creation of Nasarawa State from the former Plateau State, the terminal became the property of the Nasarawa State Government, but that […]

Business News

FG discovers 1,260 abandoned mining sites

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

The federal government has discovered about 1,260 abandoned mining sites in the country. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite said about 25 sites have been recovered from 2007 since the programme started. The abandoned sites, he said, are useful sometimes because they form artificial lakes especially in dry season farming for those […]

News

Seven confirmed dead in Jos building collapse

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2019 0

Seven persons have been confirmed dead in the three storey building that collapsed along Seriki road in Jos, Plateau state yesterday Monday July 15th. The building said to be owned by a popular herbal doctor, Alhaji Rufai Kabiru, collapsed on Monday evening at about 4pm. Speaking to newsmen during the rescue operation, Mrs Junni Bala, […]

Business

CODE tracks N1.2bn budgeted for rural communities projects

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2019

Ukpono Ukpong – Abuja Disturbed by the anomaly where grassroots communities in Nigeria are constantly deprived of access to basic human needs like health care, water, education, Connected Development (CODE), through its homegrown social accountability initiative, ‘Follow The Money’ have tracked an estimate of NGN 1,289,579,737 ($3.6m) budgeted for projects in 69