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The Police Command in Benue has nabbed no fewer than 273 persons for alleged capital offences and charged 250 of them to court within eight
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The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has expressed sadness over the attacks on the Anwase community in the Kwande Local Government Area of the state, where innocent residents were reportedly murdered in a gruesome manner by suspected herders. The governor expressed worry that such a heinous act persists in the state despite the efforts…
23 Dec
Tailors in Benue had decried the unusually low patronage they were experiencing ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations. They made their feelings known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Makurdi. Some of the tailors described 2024 Yuletide as the worst period for their business in recent years.…
17 Dec
InfraCredit, a 'AAA’-rated specialised infrastructure credit guarantee institution, has announced credit enhancement of Prado Power Limited's Guaranteed Fixed-Rate Senior Green Infrastructure Forward Ijarah Lease Sukuk under a co-financing arrangement with the £10 million Climate Finance Blending Facility. The scheme was funded by the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the fourth transaction under…
15 Dec
The Benue State Police Command has rescued no fewer than 11 persons and recovered 20 bodies from a boat mishap in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, told the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that the incident took place late in the…
14 Dec
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the arrest of a native doctor, Veror Orduen, and an accomplice driver, Aondoaver Viaga, over the alleged theft of a company truck. The Commissioner of Police (CP), Steve Yabnet, made the disclosure in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Makurdi.…
12 Dec
The Benue House of Assembly on Thursday screened and confirmed board members of the Assembly Service Commission with Mrs. Ngohemba Agaigbe as chairman. The screening and confirmation took place during plenary in Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Agaigbe represented Gboko East at the state assembly twice, precisely during the eighth and…
11 Dec
The Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP), a World Bank-funded project, is to construct 534 kilometres of rural roads across Benue to facilitate the transportation of agricultural produce. The State Project Coordinator (SPC), Mr Stephen Numbeve, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi. Numbeve said…
8 Dec
A coalition of concerned citizens and accountability advocacy groups has alleged that there is no tangible infrastructure on the ground to justify the statutory allocation of N513 billion to Benue State since last year. However, Governor Hyacinth Alia, while faulting the allegations, argued that the impressive rating of Benue State on the transparency index speaks…
8 Dec
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has awarded scholarships to 44 first-class graduates of the Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi. Alia made the disclosure at the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th combined convocation of the institution on Saturday in Makurdi. The governor said that the beneficiaries were each given an automatic scholarship to proceed on a master’s…
6 Dec
The Benue State government has hailed the resolve by the Dangote Cement’s Gboko plant to scale up its corporate social responsibility to the host communities. Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Aondowase Kunde, described the initiative as “laudable.” To formalise its resolve, the cement plant, had on Wednesday before community leaders, traditional rulers, elders…
5 Dec
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue on Thursday inaugurated four factories to boost the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and create jobs for the youth. The factories inaugurated include Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC) Polythene and Nylon Factory, BIPC Nails Ltd, and the expansion of the BIPC Bread and Water Factories. Alia, during the inauguration…
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