The enforcement taskforce of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has sealed off seven out of the 16 companies owing taxes of over N110million in Plateau State. Among the defaulting companies are a borehole drilling company and a night club.However, the taskforce met stiff resistance from the military Special Taskforce on Jos crisis, STF, while […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that two Bombs have just gone off near Terminus Market, around Mr. Biggs in Jos, near the Ahmadu Bello way roundabout.  No further information has been given just yet, but preliminary news coming in shows that several people were seen fleeing the area and that there may be high casualty. count […]

Following ViewPointNigeria’s initial report on the Bomb Blast near Mr. Biggs around Ahmadu Bello roundabout – yet to be confirmed reports from our source in Jos suggests that approximately 31 people have been confirmed dead in the Bomb Blast. Scores of other people were injured at various levels. Some at highly critical and life threatening […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that the university of Jos has appointed two Deputy Vice Chancellors -these are Professor Nelson Agaba Ochekpe and Professor Teresa Nwuese Nmadu . This is sequel to the University Council’s consideration of the recommendation of the University Senate following their nomination after the expiration of […]

With less than three weeks to the general elections, the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and Joint Negotiating Council, has given the Plateau State Government a two weeks ultimatum to resolve the lingering labour issues plaguing the state. Briefing journalists in Jos, on Wednesday, the State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Jibrin Bancir, lamented the […]

The National School Agriculture Programme has been inaugurated in Plateau state, to train students who are interested in acquiring technical skills in agriculture. NSAP is part of President Goodluck Jonathan’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda, aimed at building technical skills in students to run agriculture as a business. The programme is also to equip school leavers […]

THE Head of Electoral Operations in Plateau State, Mr. Yagba Kumdu, has stated that the state Independent National Electoral Commission received 1,359,805 Permanent Voter Cards out of which it distributed 1,072,352 at the initial stage, which is 78.9 percent. Kumdu stated this at a stakeholders’ forum on the commission’s activities and preparations for […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria suggests that security officials of the STF, on Monday intercepted a trailer loaded with sophisticated arms and military paraphernalia in Jos, Plateau state. The incident has been confirmed to journalist in Jos on Monday, by the spokesperson of the Special Taskforce Captain Ikedichi Iweha. He said the taskforce had impounded a […]