Jos – Nigeria Advocates in the treatment and eradication of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (ATM Network) have called on the Plateau State government to prioritize recruitment of staff and funding in the health sector to improve service delivery. They also want government to increase funding of treatment of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and tackle…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has been declared winner of last Saturday’s governorship election. He defeated his rivals with a wide margin of votes. Aiyedatiwa polled 366, 781 to defeat his closet opponent, Hon Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party who got 117,845. Political analysts said it was the biggest electoral defeat since the…
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON) on India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in Abuja. The president announced this during the ongoing Nigeria-India bilateral relationship discussion at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The GCON is the second-highest national honour in Nigeria, second only to the GCFR…
Former Senator representing Plateau North senatorial zone, Istifanus Gyang, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly to include the dualization of the Jos – Akwanga road in the 2025 budget. His call came as motorists lament the poor state of the road, which is one of gateways from North east…
Senator Monday Okpebholo, has been sworn in as governor of Edo State. Sen. Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had defeated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Asue Ighodalo, and that of the Labour Party Barr. Olumide Akpata, in the September 21 governorship election. Hon. Denise Idahosa was also sworn in…
The Plateau State Police Command has dispelled rumours of a bomb scare in Jos, the state capital. Residents of the state woke up In the early hours of Tuesday to behold rumours that a hole was detected in Terminus area opposite the old Jos University Teaching Hospital, sending jitters down the spine of residents, especially…
For two days, Centre for Social Justice, in collaboration with The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme (ROLAC) in a major initiative funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), gathered Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)and media partners in a workshop in Abuja, aimed at strengthening…
The Executive Chairman of Langtang North Local Government Council, Hon. Pirfa Jangfa Tyem, has congratulated the Secretary to the Plateau State Government, Architect Samuel Nanchang Jatau, over his election as the National President of the Gindiri Old Students Association, over his election as the National President of the Gindiri Old Students Association, GOSA The Full…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, is dead. This was announced in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on X on Wednesday. The statement reads: Announcement of the Passing of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…
ABUJA – Nigeria Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, assumed office in Abuja on Monday, promising to align with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s foreign policy goals. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (l), receiving the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu on resumption of duty at the Tafawa Balewa…
