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    Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC), has assured Journalists in the state of its readiness to partner with them towards achieving the best ever credible local government elections in the state.      The PLASIEC Chairman, Plangji Daniel Cishak, disclosed this Thursday when he led Management Committee of the Commission in a familiarisationContinue reading “PLASIEC partners NUJ, assures of credible elections “

   The Global Biotech Potato Partnership (GBPP), a USAID’s ‘Feed the Future Initiative’ that focuses on the development and deployment of potato varieties resistant to diseases and late blight would soon be made commercial.    The Principal Investigator of GBPP in Nigeria who is also the Director, Root Crops Research of National Root Crops ResearchContinue reading “Biotech potato varieties set to be launched soon”

    Plateau State Government, has acquired and kept in stock over four million(4m) doses of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) ready for immunising children under the age of 5 spread across the 325 Wards of the State.    Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, disclosed this at the official flag off of the 2024 Seasonal Malaria ChempreventionContinue reading ”   PLSG acquires 4m doses of SMC for children under age 5 “

BY EZEKIEL DONTINNA     YIAGA Africa, a global Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has categorically opposed to all calls making the rounds for the scrapping of State Electoral Commissions (SEC) in Nigeria, describing it as unripe and cumbersome on one structure when centralised.    The Executive Director of YIAGA Africa, Samson Itodo, stated this Monday whileContinue reading “YIAGA Africa kicks against scrapping state electoral commissions”

      Items recently confiscated from traders who flaunted the Executive Order 003 of the Plateau State Government in Jos and Bukuru metropolis, have been donated to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Barkin-ladi LGA and inmates at the Jos Correctional Centres.     Speaking shortly after loading the items in a truck Monday, the PlateauContinue reading “PLSG donates confiscated items to IDPs, inmates “

BY EZEKIEL DONTINNA    Saturdays, being the Ngas Village weekly market days at the Jos Museum Plateau State, is gradually becoming a huge site attraction as many trooped in to relax and have a feel of these sweet traditional foods, meat and drinks at weekends.    This Initiative was specially conceived in 2018 by theContinue reading “Ngas Village Jos: fast growing cultural market”

Governor Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, of Plateau State has engaged representatives from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group to attract investments in agriculture, tourism and mining to revitalise the state’s industrial sector.    The Governor and Dan Croft Dan Croft, Regional Industry Manager for Infrastructure in Central Africa and Anglophone West AfricaContinue reading “Mutfwang seeks investment in agriculture, tourism and mining”

BY EZEKIEL DONTINNA  His Majesty, the Ngolong Ngas, Nde Jika Golit, has lauded the contributions of Shiwer sons and daughters in ensuring development in not only the immediate community, but at both state and national levels.    This came in a press statement signed by the Press Secretary to Ngolong Ngas, Wukaska Bako Gowon, andContinue reading ” Ngolong Ngas commends Shiwer sons and daughters”

BY EZEKIEL DONTINNA  The National President of Ngas Development Association (NDA), Dr. Katkukkah Danjuma Gokum, has, on behalf of Ngas Nation sympathized with family and Ngas over the demise of Nde Kuriya K. Deyin, the immediate past Vice President II. This was contained in a press statement signed by the NDA National Public Secretary AndrewContinue reading “NDA President mourns demise of former Vice President II”

The Library Department of Plateau State University, Bokkos has taken steps to improve the skills of its staff through an in-house training program. The was aimed at enhancing effective and efficient service delivery of staff in line with the University’s core goals of teaching, research and community service.  The University Librarian, Associate Professor Shehu Alladeh,Continue reading “PLASU Library Department empowers staff”

Executive Secretary of the  Plateau State Muslim Pilgrims welfare Board, Hon. Alh. Daiyabu Dauda, has announced the death of one his pilgrims, Isma’ila Musa, of Mangu Local Government Area, who died at the Annur Specialist Hospital today.   This came in a press statement e-signed by the Executive Secretary and made available to newsmen inContinue reading “One Plateau pilgrim dies in Makka”

    The Director General, Plateau Peace Building Agency (PPBA), Julie G. Sanda, has condemned the Monday unrest in Bukuru market of Jos-South Local Government Area of Plateau State, describing the disturbance as a threat to the state hard earned peace.      This was contained in a press statement e-signed by the Director GeneralContinue reading “Bukuru disturbance, a threat to hard earned peace-Sanda”