Makurdi
7 Feb
Some commercial drivers plying the Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi Highway have called on the relevant authorities to allow cash payments at the Garaku Toll Plaza, rather than the electronic mode being adopted. The commercial drivers made their feelings known in separate interviews with newsmen in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Friday. The News Agency of…
28 Jan
Dr Raymond Asemakaha, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Benue Investment and Property Company (PIPC), says that the company would expand its bread factory branches to the 23 local government areas of the state. Asemakaha, who made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Makurdi, said that initiative was…
23 Jan
The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed a total of N136 million in student loans to students of Joseph Sarwan Tarka University in Makurdi, Benue State. The latest disbursement will witness a total of 2,222 students of the institution receive financial support through the loan scheme. A statement by the media office of the…
4 Jan
AVM Elijah Ebiowe, Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Tactical Air Command (TAC), Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Makurdi, said that the command
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…
10 Dec
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed Mr. Solomon Iyamu as the new commandant of Zone ‘H’ Command Headquarters, Makurdi. The Zonal Command Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Ameh Obekpa made this known on Tuesday in Makurdi. Obekpa said Iyamu assumed office as the 11th substantial Zonal Commander following the redeployment of…
26 Oct
In the wake of incessant national grid collapse, state governments have been advised to build strong solar energy systems and mini grids as alternative sources of electricity. Some residents of Makurdi, gave the charge in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday. According to the residents, the recurring collapse of the…
10 Oct
Benue State, known as Nigeria's "food basket," has been scrutinised for various reasons, from political dynamics to food security, governance, and socioeconomic development. Despite its agricultural wealth and strategic importance, the state has faced significant leadership challenges since its creation over four decades ago. While a few governors, such as Aper Aku, Fr. Moses Adasu,…
6 Oct
Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Abba Moro (PDP/Benue South), has described the local government elections held on Saturday in Benue as a rape of democracy. READ ALSO:Ortom votes, sure of APC victory in Benue LG polls Moro made the description in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr. Emmanuel John, and made it…
23 Sep
Mr. Kris Atsaka, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) presidential aspirant, has pledged to push for a special media salary for media workers in the country if elected. READ ALSO:NUJ lauds late historian’s contributions to national development Atsaka, who is currently NUJ Vice President Zone D, made the promise on Monday in Makurdi when he…
21 Sep 2024
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, says the Federal Government has procured 12 aircraft for Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in the last one year. Abubakar stated this at the Air War Course 10/2024 graduation ceremony of the Air Force War College Nigeria, on Friday in Makurdi. He said the federal…
11 Sep 2024
From Makurdi to Gboko, then Otukpo, the football fans' frenzy over the return of the Governor's Cup in Benue State is electrifying. This followed the announcement that the competition, which was last held over eight years ago, has been resuscitated with the Benue State Government and Benue State Football Association (BSFA) teaming up to roll…
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The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ekwe Ibas (Rtd), has vowed not to tolerate any form of disorder as he works to restore peace and stability in the state. Speaking in a statewide broadcast on Thursday, Ibas stressed that his primary mandate is to re-establish law and order, stabilise the polity, and create a…
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The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, has announced the arrest of a notorious vandal, simply called Mr Lucky, who was caught cutting a rail bridge along the Kaduna/Kafanchan axis. According to him, Lucky, who had been under close watch after intelligence reports confirmed him as being behind the vandalisation…
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The Federal Government has announced plans to recruit an additional 10,000 agro rangers to enhance security for farmers across Nigeria, following a series of violent attacks on agricultural communities. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known during the 5th Ministerial Press Briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He detailed the initiative in response to…
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The Bayelsa State Government on Thursday signed a three-year rolling work plan with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to enhance health and nutrition services in the state. The work plan, which also covers advancing child protection systems, and improving social policy, as well as social protection mechanisms, is expected to run from 2025 to…
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The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Service Employees (AUPCTRE) on Thursday revealed that 70% of Nigerians rely on unsafe water sources. The report, titled Dry Taps: A Damning Verdict on the State of Water Utilities in Nigeria, presents findings from fact-finding missions to water utilities in six states: Enugu, Edo,…
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Following the recent defection of four lawmakers of the Edo State House of Assembly to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, a socio-political group, Edo North Conscience (ENC), on Thursday called for the removal of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, whose party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP),…
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A repentant drug addict in Ilorin, Kwara State, Omoh Hussein, has asserted that the war against illicit drug peddling and intake in Nigeria may never succeed unless it is taken to hotels and other hospitality facilities. Hussein, who prided himself as a drug user, added that security agents, including men of the National Drug Law…
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The Federal Government has said that two fugitives listed on Interpol's red notice have been arrested in two locations in Nigeria. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, stated this at the 5th Ministerial Press Briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the first suspect was apprehended in Abuja three days ago, while the second…
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The Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) has promised to activate its enforcement mechanism on mandatory certification for all project managers operating within the country, effective April 1. Registrar-General of CIPMN, Mr Henry Ifeanyi Mbadiwe, disclosed this after a working visit by the institute's newly inaugurated governing council to the Minister of State…