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20 Jan
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has called on farm equipment manufacturer LOVOL to consider setting up workshops and training centres in the state. Sule expressed optimism that the establishment of the farm equipment by the Chinese company is in line with his administration's strides to revolutionize agricultural practices in the state for food security and…
17 Jan
Worried over the huge ghost workforce in local governments in the state, Governor Abdullahi Sule, has constituted a five-member panel to fish out ghost workers across the 13 local governments in the state. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Sule on Public Affairs, comrade Ahemba Peter, made this known at the monthly briefing on Friday…
14 Jan
The $150 million investment in the battery manufacturing plant situated in Nasarawa State will enhance economic growth in the country. The Coalition of Civil Society Groups on Efficiency in Governance, led by Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative (EUYI), at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja, applauded the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure…
13 Jan
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has said his initial opposition to the tax reform bills was to ensure that they were was thoroughly discussed before any decision was made. Sule said this during an appearance on Channels TV’s Politics Today programme where he provided explanation for his change of stance concerning the bills.…
3 Jan
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has fired the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and announced the dissolution of his cabinet. He also relieved all personal aides of their duties. The governor announced this decision at a special emergency executive meeting, marking a significant change in the state's administration on Friday in Lafia., Meanwhile, there…
12 Dec
The organised labour in Nasarawa State has opposed the move by the state government to implement the 2024 National Minimum Wage Act without an agreed and signed salary table. In a communique issued on Thursday, Labour said the move "to say the least is draconian, authoritative and against all known laws and principles of collective…
26 Oct
No fewer than 196 persons were arrested by the Environmental Sanitation Enforcement Officers in Nasarawa State for violating sanitation laws. Mr Garba Rosha, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the sanitation exercise on Saturday in Lafia. Rosha explained that the sanitation defaulters were mostly commercial motorists.…
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Dr. Kenton Dashiell, Deputy Director-General, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), on Monday, said that women need the right mentorship and training to succeed in agriculture in Nigeria. Dashiell stated this in Ibadan at a stakeholders’ workshop for Women in Agricultural Technical Education and Apprenticeship (WATEA) in Nigeria. The workshop was organized by IITA and…
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The Nineteen Seventeen Northern Consensus Movement (NSNCM) has announced the peaceful resolution of a land dispute in Ama-Hausa, Owerri, Imo State, involving the Hausa community and their traditional leader, the Sarkin Hausawa of Owerri, Alhaji Auwalu Baba Sulaiman. The group, comprising a coalition of 596 registered grassroots community-based socio-cultural and economic associations spanning the 19…
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Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has approved the naming of some projects after historic figures and leaders. Top on the list is the First Lady of Nigeria, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, after whom the multibillion-naira Civil Service Clinic project is to be named. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, Rafiu…
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The Abuja Investments Company Limited (AICL) has called on diplomats to collaborate with the Nigerian Government to tap into Abuja's investment opportunities. Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Dr Maureen Tamuno stated this at a roundtable meeting with some foreign diplomats working in Nigeria. The Group Managing Director (GMD) extended an invitation…
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The National Rescue Movement (NRM), on Monday, announced the suspension of its National Chairman, Isaac Udeh, amid allegations of misconduct, financial impropriety, and breach of the party's constitution, and appointed Chinedu Obi as the Acting National Chairman. This decision was disclosed by the Acting National Secretary of NRM, Prince Obidike Okolo, during the party’s first-quarter…
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President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has condemned the recurring trend of bureaucrats within the National Assembly extending their stay in office beyond their statutory years of service. He urged the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) to act decisively in upholding the rules governing tenure and retirement. Akpabio made these remarks during a courtesy…