Rep. I. D. Gyang Advocates for Establishment of Special Fund to Empower Host Communities Amb. Friday Bako Viewpoint Nigeria Rep. Barr. I. D. Gyang member representing Barkin Ladi/Riyom Federal Constituency has advocated for the establishment of special fund to empower host communities on account of urbanization. He made such call at the Tukunku […]

Nigerians Have slipped Into Extreme Poverty, Security Deteriorating – ActionAid A civil rights group, ActionAid has said that although the Nigerian economy is out of recession, most Nigerians have slipped into extreme poverty and that the security situation of the country is getting worse. The chairman of the governing board of the group, Patricia Donli, […]

GAGDI CONDEMNS BLOODY ATTACKS IN PLATEAU COMMUNITIES By Pam Moses. The immediate past Deputy Speaker of the Plateau state House of Assembly, and Chairman Forum of State Legislators of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi has condemned in unequivocal terms, the bloody attack on Plateau Communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen, leaving in its wake, the […]

The Plateau Executive Council has approved a supplementary budget of N15.2bn, Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr. Yakubu Dati , has disclosed. Dati told newsmen in Jos that the approval was one of the decisions reached at the council ’s meeting presided over by Governor Simon Lalong. Giving a breakdown of the budget, Commissioner for […]

The Senator-Elect Plateau North and Member representing Barkin Ladi/Riyom Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Rep. Barr. I. D. Gyang has distributed textbooks to some Secondary Schools in his Constituency to boost education, ensure quality teaching by Teachers and inculcate good reading disposition by Students for a sound and better society. The Secondary School who […]

USAID DONATES 3.2 MILLION INSECTICIDE TREATED NETS TO PLATEAU STATE By Golok Nanmwa ,Jos Plateau State Government has taken possession of 3.2 million insecticide treated bed nets valued at 3.7 billion naira from the United States Agency for International Development . A statement signed by Dr. Makut Simon Macham the Director of Press and Public […]

ABUJA- THE Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities to “reconsider its decision on the on-going strike in the interest of the nation.” A statement by the Minister’s Special Adviser on Media, Nwachukwu Obidiwe in Abuja yesterday also said the union has been invited […]

The World Bank Group has released 82 million dollars for immediate support in strengthening the public health response through the Regional Disease Surveillance System Enhancement Project . The bank made this known in a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the statement, the World Bank had been asked to provide a multi-pronged package […]

The Joint Association of Persons Living with disability in Barkin Ladi LGA has lauded the Local Council Council for carrying them along in the governance process and giving them sense of belong. The group commended the Management Committee Chairman, Hon. Barr. Ezekiel Mandyau and his Team for always identifying with persons in that category thereby […]

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. […]