By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has revealed that it trained 29,000 foundation-level artisans in 2024 under its Skill-Up Artisans (SUPA) programme, with plans to upgrade 100,000 more to international standards as part of efforts to tackle unemployment and boost economic productivity in Nigeria. The...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Academic Staff Union of Colleges of Agriculture (ASUCA) has rejected the recent appointment of Prof. Jeremiah Jonathan Atungwu as the Provost and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan, describing the process as a breach of established criteria and a...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has identified leadership failure not structural deficiencies as the root cause of Nigeria’s institutional decay. He made the assertion in Jos while declaring open the 13th National Delegates Conference of the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions of Nigeria...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Following the killing of over eight persons and the burning of several homes in Wereng Camp, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, the Commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) and General Officer Commanding 3 Division, Major General AE Oyinlola, has met with critical...
The Leah Sharibu Foundation has described Leah Sharibu’s endless stay in captivity as a sad development. Dr Gloria Puldu, the President of the Foundation, stated this at a news conference on Wednesday in Jos. Puldu said that Sharibu had spent exactly seven years away from her home since she...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Medical Director of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Jos, Professor Icha Inalegwu Onche, has commended the Federal Government and the Plateau State Government for their critical support, which enabled the long-awaited take-off of the specialised medical facility serving the North Central region. The hospital,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have arrested two suspected gunrunners and recovered some weapons in Marit-Mazat community of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State. The Media Officer of OPSH, Maj. Samson Zhakom, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Police Command has recorded a significant breakthrough in its efforts to combat crime, with the recovery of 500 rounds of live ammunition in Jos North Local Government Area. Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Olugbemiga Adesina, disclosed this during a press briefing held at...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau State Government has received a donation of 20,000 bags of 10kg rice from Aliko Dangote, Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group, aimed at supporting vulnerable residents across the state. The donation was formally presented by the Dangote Area Manager, Bashir Adamu,...
The Commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Maj.-Gen. Folusho Oyinlola, has decried the influx of large number of cattle into Barkin Ladi Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State. Oyinlola, who doubles as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos, said this...
The Assistant General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Ehi Barnabas-Henry, has said Jos, the Capital of Plateau is a place rich in culture, warmth, peace and not a war zone. Barnabas-Henry made the assertion on Tuesday in Abuja following the successful hosting of the NBA Section...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The University of Jos has officially joined the global push for plastic-free environments with the inauguration of its maiden Plastic-Free Campus Awareness Initiative and the “Get Creative with Plastic” competition, backed by the French Embassy Fund (FEF). Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Tanko Ishaya,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Government has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS) as being its most reliable partner in tackling insecurity in the state. Secretary to the Plateau State government, Architect Samuel Jatau, in a statement on Tuesday urged members of the public to ignore...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Governor Caleb Mutfwang has called on elders, politicians, and stakeholders across Plateau State to set aside their differences and unite in the fight against the recurring violence that continues to claim lives in the region. The governor made the appeal during an expanded stakeholders...
Christian faithful, under the aegis of the Church Leaders Denominational Forum in Plateau, have called on the Federal Government and security agencies to intensify their efforts to end the ongoing killings in the state. The Leader of th forum, Rev. Amos Mohzo, made the call on Monday during a...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau Youth Council (PYC), Northern Zone, has raised alarm over what it described as a coordinated pattern of violent attacks on rural communities in Bassa and Riyom Local Government Areas, coinciding with the start of the wet farming season. Addressing journalists on Saturday...
Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, on Saturday visited communities that were recently attacked by gunmen in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that on April 2, gunmen attacked Hurti, Josho, Daffo, and other communities in Manguna District of the locality....
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Abuja-based real estate developer and indigene of Plateau State, Mr. John Gamasaura Katura, has described the recent killings in Bokkos and Bassa as part of a calculated campaign to displace indigenous communities and seize their ancestral lands, warning that silence in the face of...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As part of efforts to foster academic excellence and expand infrastructure, the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has commenced the construction of a 500-seater auditorium under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) intervention. Speaking during the official handover of the project site to the contractor,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau State Youth Veterans have called on the United Nations to conduct an independent investigation into what they described as “a calculated genocide and mass land grabbing campaign” against indigenous communities in Plateau State. Addressing a world press conference on Thursday in Jos,...