Friday Bako

Fifty of the 91 shortlisted federal directors failed a written test to fill the 16 vacant federal permanent secretary positions in Nigeria. The Federal Government has now shortlisted 41, who passed the test, for an oral interview taking place on Monday in Abuja. The Office of the Head of Service of the Federation disclosed […]

The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has hinted that schools may reopen in the country after the ban on interstate movement has been lifted. The minister stated this during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday. While restating that the government has not published any date for […]

PRESS RELEASE GOVERNOR LALONG CONGRATULATES ARCHBISHOP ISHAYA AUDU @ 61 & JUSTICE MONICA DONGBAN-MENSEM. Plateau State Governor and Chairman, Northern Governor’s Forum, Simon Bako Lalong has congratulated Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, Nigeria, His Grace, Most Rev Dr. Matthew Ishaya Audu on his 61st Birthday. In a congratulatory message, Governor Lalong described the […]

The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 12, 2020 as a public holiday, to mark this year’s Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government congratulated all Nigerians at home and abroad for the entrenchment of democratic rule in the country. He commended […]

PRESIDENT BUHARI NOMINATES DONGBAN-MENSEM AS PRESIDENT COURT OF APPEAL President Muhammadu Buhari, in-line with his constitutional responsibility has sent the nomination of Her Lordship, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, Acting President, Court of Appeal to the Senate for confirmation as President, Court of Appeal. Justice Dongban-Mensem is a serving Justice of the Court of Appeal and was […]

•Utilizes N165m as Reps move to track accrued funds, utilization Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha on Monday disclosed that the sum of N22.163 billion has so far been released by Federal Government. Mustapha disclosed this during the opening of the investigative hearing on the management and utilization of the […]

PRESS RELEASE COVID-19: LOCKDOWN CONTINUES. You will recall that there is an existing lockdown order in Plateau State with regards to COVID-19 which specifies that the lockdown should be observed on Mondays to Wednesdays, while Thursdays to Sundays are allowed for partial lockdown. You will also recall that a press release was issued last week […]

PRESS STATEMENT PLATEAU HOLDS SERVICE TO MARK DEMOCRACY DAY AND 5TH YEAR OF GOVERNOR LALONG’S TENURE. It was a solemn but reflective moment for Christians in Plateau State as they held a church service to mark the 2020 Democracy Day and also commemorate the 5th year in office for the Rescue Administration of Governor Simon […]

PRESS RELEASE It has come to the notice of the Ministry of Women Affairs of a letter written to His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong, dated 4th June, 2020 and circulated widely in the Social Media, signed by one High Chief D’yong Mangut, alleging that “rumours are rife that palliatives disbursed to orphanages […]

PRESS STATEMENT GOVERNOR LALONG CONGRATULATES NEW PLATEAU CAN LEADERSHIP: TASKS THEM ON UNITY AND PEACE. Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has congratulated the newly elected Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria Plateau State Chapter Rev. Fr. Polycarb Lubo and other members of the Executive Council following their election on Saturday 6th June […]