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In Plateau, 300 inmates train in carpentry, tailoring, others

Emmanuel Mclean July 31, 2017

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Mr Noel Ailewon, Plateau Controller of Prisons on Monday said no fewer than 300 prisoners were being trained on vocational skills across prison formations in Plateau. Ailewon, who made the disclosure in an interview with the newsmen in Jos, said 200 of them were from Jos prisons alone. “The command takes programmes that will assist […]

UN women, UNICEF engage Plateau communities in peace advancement program

Emmanuel Mclean July 31, 2017

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This came after successfully launching in the state the European Union-funded project implemented by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in partnership with UNICEF and the federal and state Ministries of Women Affairs and Social Development. The UN Women Office in Plateau State held its quarterly steering committee […]

Plateau PDP Vows to Resist Recall of Legislator

Emmanuel Mclean July 30, 2017

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The PDP in Langtang North North of Plateau State has said it will resist any attempt to commence the recall process of Godfrey K. Lamdip, the member representing the constituency in the House of Assembly. The party alleged that the moves to recall Lamdip were being orchestrated by the APC-led government in the state. In […]

Plateau gets N3.38bn to boost potatoe production

Emmanuel Mclean July 28, 2017

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News available to ViewPointNigeria indicates that the federal executive council yesterday approved a memo seeking an equivalent of N3.38 bn African Development Bank loan for Plateau state to produce potatoes. Speaking, the Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun told State House reporters after the FEC meeting that the state ought to contribute a N595 million counterpart fund. […]

Nigeria: Govt Fertiliser Hijacked, Now Sold Above Official Price

Friday Bako July 28, 2017

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The Federal Government’s Presidential Fertilizer Initiative designed to get fertilizer to smallholder farmers at the approved prices has been hijacked by middlemen, our investigation has shown. A bag of the NPK 20:10:10 brand is supposed to sell at the approved price of N5,500 each. However, reports from states indicate that farmers now buy the product […]

Osinbajo inaugurates, tasks new Ministers on national development

Friday Bako July 27, 2017

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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday inaugurated Stephen Ocheni and Suleiman Hassan as ministers with a task to immediately join the cabinet in “the herculean task” of turning around the Nigerian economy, saying there’s no time to celebrate. The Acting President did not announce their portfolios, but the duo immediately attended the Federal Executive […]

PDP Officials and Stakeholders Pay Condolence Visit to Hon. Abubakar Muhammad

Friday Bako July 27, 2017

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The Executives of Plateau State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party have paid a condolence visit to Hon. Abubakar Muhammad Badu over the demise of his younger brother, Mr. Mustapha Muhammad Badu who died in a ghastly motor accident. The EXCOs who were led by the State Deputy Chairman Hon. Amos Gombi […]

Plateau govt rakes N5.19bn as IGR in first half of the year

Emmanuel Mclean July 25, 2017

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The Plateau Government has declared that the State Internal Generated Revenue for the first half of this year stands at N5.19 billion saying there is the tendency that state might meet its target of N13 billion IGR for the year, 2017. Mr Dashe Arlat, Chairman, Plateau State Internal Revenue Service , who disclosed this to […]

Lalong: Buhari’ll attend APC convention

Emmanuel Mclean July 25, 2017

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Contrary to general belief of some Nigerians about the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari currently in a London Hospital for medical treatment, the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, yesterday said that the President, who was recuperating very fast would return from medical vacation before the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress . Lalong, […]

248 Prisoners To Die By Hanging In Plateau State

Emmanuel Mclean July 24, 2017

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Mr. Neol Ailewon, Controller of the Nigerian Prisons Service Plateau Command, says 248 prisoners are on death row in prisons across the state. Ailewon told the Newsmen in Jos on Monday, that the condemned convicts, which included three were female, hail from different parts of the country. “We have 248 condemned convicts in custody […]

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