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14 Jan
The Benue State Command of the Nigerian Police Force says it has uncovered two gun manufacturing factories in Guma and Kwande local government areas of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Steve Yabanet, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Makurdi. Yabanet said that following the peaceful Christmas and New Year celebration,…
14 Jan
The Benue State Government has taken steps to address the incessant herders/farmers clashes and other challenges associated with livestock development. Dr. Aondoakaa Asambe, Director-General (D-G), Bureau of Livestock Development and Transboundary Animal Diseases Control, said on Tuesday in Makurdi that Gov. Hyacinth Alia is determined to ensure peaceful coexistence of farmers and herders. Asamabe said…
9 Jan
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has assured stakeholders that farmers in the state are set to begin full-scale cultivation this year.
31 Dec
The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has signed the 2025 appropriation bill into law. The budget, tagged Human Capital Development, Food Security and the Digital Economy, is estimated to be N550,112,988,930.45. The signing, which coincided with the launching of the state’s much-anticipated 10-year Development Plan as well as the launch of the State Nutrition…
30 Dec
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
27 Dec
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…
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