Friday Bako

Plateau State Commissioner of Information and Communication Dan Manjang has welcomed the Federal Executive Council’s approval of the sum of over six hundred million naira for the establishment of a faculty of Medical Services at the Plateau State university Bokkos, attributing the gesture to Governor Simon Lalong’s lobbying capacity and diplomacy. The Council also approved […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the fact that some coronavirus patients are seen in videos on social media playing and dancing in isolation centres does not mean they are not ill. NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday. Ihekweazu said COVID-19 is an infectious disease which […]

•••The appointment will take effect from 1 April 2020. President Muhamadu Buhari has approved the renewal of the appointments of Nigerian TV Authority executive directors. President Buhari renewed their appointments as executive directors of the NTA for a second and final term of three years in a letter signed by the Secretary to the […]

PRESS STATEMENT LGC Chairman Assures of Transparency in the Distribution of Palliatives The Management Committee Chairman of Jos North Local Government, Hon. Shehu Usman says his administration will ensure accountability, transparency and equitable distribution of the palliatives received from the state Government for onward distribution to poorest in the locality. The Chairman stated this on […]

By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Plateau State Government has ordered the suspension of all Eid grounds in the State for now in order to curtail the spread of the dreaded Covid 19 Virus . Secretary to the Government of the State Prof Danladi Atu, who addressed newsmen in Jos said that Mosques where Eid Prayer will […]

Plateau state Government on Thursday said that are yet to be captured as essential workers in the state following the lockdown and curfew imposed in the state to stop the spread of the dreaded Covid 19 virus . Secretary to the Government of the state Prof Danladi Atu, who addressed newsmen in Jos the state […]

By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Chairman Plateau State Youth Council Dr Fabong Jemchang Yildam has said he is determined more than ever to midwife the process of a new administration immediately Government lifts the ban on social gathering. Fabong made this known while addressing newsmen in Jos the Plateau state capital on friday. He thanked the […]

PRESS STATEMENT GOVERNOR LALONG INAUGURATES STATE COMMUNITY POLICING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong has inaugurated the State Community Policing Advisory Committee as part of the efforts to tackle crime through a bottom-top approach.The Committee which was set up by the Federal Government through the Inspector General of Police is to begin the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared 5 Senatorial and 4 House of Assembly seats vacant in 7 states across the nation. The list was published today, May 21st on the commission’s website and on various social media platforms as they called for a bye election to fill the vacant seats in compliance with the […]

The immediate financial relief for the States will include the acceleration of an existing programme to enable disbursement by the end of September. The World Bank has gotten a proposal of 1.5 billion dollars to states as an economic stimulus to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, said. […]