Plateau state Government on Monday signed a N1.35 billion memorandum of understanding for the upgrade of the Plateau Geographical Information System with a private firm Teqbridge Ltd. The commissioner for Lands, Survey and Town Planning, Mr Yilji Gomwalk signed on behalf of Plateau state Government while Chiemeka Ngwu the Managing director of Teqbridge signed […]

News reaching ViewPointNigeria suggests that the paramount chief of Mupun land -Da Nuhu Daswep passed-on at approximately 8:00 am this morning . He is reported to have died of a protracted illness which has incapacitated him for the past few months.  The exact nature of the illness was not clear at […]

The Commissioner of Police in Plateau, Mr Chris Olakpe, on Tuesday honoured a Fulani leader, Alhaji Bello Lamido, for saving the life of a Berom man. Presenting the award in Jos, Olakpe said Lamido had protected the Berom man from attack by angry Fulani youths, when the man strayed into Ropp village of Barkin Ladi Local […]

Updates – Plateau LG Elections 2014 Bokkos: Reports reaching us suggest that the election in Bokkos is relatively peaceful. However there have been reports that ballot papers were not made available to voters in the entire Mushere axis and a few other areas contrued to be oppposition strongholds. Electoral registers were also copiously absent and a […]

ViewPointNigeria reports on the ensuing stand-off/debacle between the Federal Government and the Plateau State Government, in respect of the old JUTH hospital by Terminus, Jos. The reports which reached us this morning suggested that staff of JUTH turned up to work this week and found that “quit notice” had been posted in strategic places within […]

Fulani and Tiv communities in Nasarawa State have resolved to live in peace with one another for the interest of mutual understanding, cultural and socio-economic development of their communities and the state in general. To this end, leaders of the affected communities yesterday, in Lafia, the state capital met at what could best be described […]

The former Governor of Plateau State and Senator representing Plateau Central, Sen. Joshua Dariye has confirmed that he will be returning to the PDP and has assured those having fears about his return to the Patty that he is not returning to scuttle Governor Jonah Jang. He has also declared that he will contest the […]

A 38-year-old man was on Friday evening electrocuted at Payanm, Mangu Local Government Area of Central Plateau state at about 8:30 pm, a family member said. This victim’s niece, Loveling Nanlop, told journalists on Sunday that her uncle died while “changing over” to a power generating set that had high voltage. “He got electrocuted in […]