The Nasarawa state government has ordered the immediate closure of public and private primary and secondary schools in the state following high level of insecurity. In a statement on Wednesday in Lafia, the commissioner for education, Fatu Sabo, said Governor Sule Abdullahi has directed the immediate closure of the schools. The statement directed all principals…
The federal government has commenced the payment of outstanding allowances to 9,066 participants of the batches A and B of the 2016 and 2018 N-Power programmes. This was disclosed in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Mr. Bashir Alkali.The statement said the federal government had in March…
The University of Jos has suspended ongoing second semester examinations following the 24 hour curfew imposed on Jos by the state government. In a statement on Sunday, the Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications, Abdullahi Abdullahi said, “Following the unfortunate security breach that occurred in some parts of Jos Metropolis which has led the Plateau State…
Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai has launched the World Bank’s Adolescent Girls Initiative and Empowerment (AGILE) project in Kaduna, saying it is one of the most successful interventions in Nigeria. The project is jointly sponsored by the World Bank and the federal government and was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari in February 5, 2023. The…
The Plateau state House of Assembly has condemned the killings in the state, asking the people to defend themselves against such barbaric acts. About 40 people were killed by suspected fulani militia in an attack on Wednesday on Yelwan Zangam community, Jos North Local Government Area of the state. Angry youths later took some of…
Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has lamented the killing of 134 people by rampaging armed invaders within five days in separate attacks on villages in Otukpo, Apa and Guma Local Government Areas of the state. It was gathered that the death toll of Wednesday’s attack on Umogidi village in Otukpo LGA rose to 52 from…
