Plateau
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Dr Kachollom Gang, the Commissioner for Education in Plateau, has decried the increasing rate of illegal schools and hospitals in the state. Gang said this at the inauguration of an investigative panel on the proliferation of private primary and secondary schools in the state on Tuesday in Jos. The commissioner explained that the exercise was…
22 Feb
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has suspended all mining activities as a measure to address security challenges in the state. This is contained in Executive Order 001 of 2025, made available to journalists on Saturday in Jos. The governor stated that the decision was necessary following growing security concerns in mining communities across the…
19 Feb
Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has killed 300 birds in a farm in Plateau. Dr. Shase’et Sipak, the Chief Veterinary Officer of the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos. Sipak said that the outbreak was confirmed by the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, in…
15 Feb
The Plateau Government says it has rehabilitated and completed 49 abandoned road projects in the last 18 months. Mr Ubandoma Laven, the Commissioner for Works in the state, said this during a news conference on Saturday in Jos. Laven was reacting to the allegations raised by Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau) that 80 per cent of…
12 Feb
Mr Silas Dung, the Chairman of Jos South Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau, on Wednesday presented N11.4b as appropriation bill for the 2025 fiscal year to the council’s Legislative Arm. Dung, who tagged the bill “Budget of Restoration”, said that it is aimed at rebuilding the LGA toward better service delivery. He explained that…
12 Feb
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Plateau State Government have launched a Big Catch-Up Immunisation for children who missed routine immunisation due to crises in Jos North and South. The stakeholders who converged on Jos, the Plateau State capital, at the launch of the exercise lamented the rate of kids who missed their…
9 Feb
The Police Command in Plateau has commenced enforcement of the third-party motor vehicle insurance policy in the state. Mr Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Jos. Alabo said that the move was in accordance with the directive of…
8 Feb
Dr Maxwell Kolawole, Director of West and Central Africa Programmes, Malaria Consortium, has said that more than one million children in Plateau received free seasonal malaria chemoprevention drug in 2024. Kolawole made this known in Jos on Saturday during the 2025 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention State Level Kickoff and Planning Meeting. He was represented by Dr…
6 Feb
Mr Yabilsu Dogo, Permanent Secretary, Plateau Ministry of Environment Climate Change and Mineral Development has said that no fewer than 100 illegal miners have been arrested in Jos. Dogo made this known on Thursday in Jos in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Dogo said that the ministry has been collaborating with…
4 Feb
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has rejigged his cabinet and created a new Ministry for Livestock Development, Veterinary Services and Fisheries in the state. This is contained in a statement by Mr Samuel Jatau, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), issued on Tuesday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
4 Feb
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, on Tuesday inaugurated five newly appointed commissioners as well as Chairmen and members of Governing Councils for three state-owned tertiary institutions. Mutfwang during the inauguration congratulated the appointees, and charged them to uphold the sanctity of their new offices. He advised them to operate in tandem with the vision of…
3 Feb
Some tenants in Plateau have decried the high cost of housing in the state. They expressed this in a survey conducted on Sunday in Jos to ascertain the housing situation in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there is a recent outcry from many quarters regarding an astronomical hike in the…
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