Plateau State Government has commenced a month-long ICT and vocational training programme for 250 youths across its 17 local government areas, in a renewed effort to curb unemployment and promote self-reliance among young people. The initiative, tagged the Plateau Youths Employment and Skills Acquisition (PLAYESA) programme, kicked off at...
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No fewer than 74 smallholder dairy farmers in Plateau State have accused Integrated Dairies Limited (IDL), producers of Farm Fresh products, of diverting N441.8 million meant for a Federal Government dairy intervention project, a situation they said has left them in “total economic disarray.” The farmers, under the Wunato...
The Plateau State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has endorsed Governor Caleb Mutfwang for re-election in 2027 after a peer review tour of all 17 Local Government Councils (LGCs). The review, led by ALGON Chairman, Hon. Hamisu Anani, was described as historic and provided...
Nigerian military has rebranded its Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) as “Operation Ensuring Peace” to strengthen its fight against insecurity in Plateau and surrounding areas, according to the Defence Headquarters. Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, announced the change during a rebranding ceremony in Jos on Friday, as reported...
Youths from Christian communities across the Middle Belt have demanded the immediate return of displaced persons to their ancestral lands, insisting that any resettlement effort without restitution or legal land ownership will only worsen the region’s crisis and fuel further discontent. The call was made by Mr. Jethro Doyum...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned of an imminent crisis in the nation’s university system over the Federal Government’s failure to review lecturers’ salaries for more than 15 years and refusal to implement the 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement. At a press conference on...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Stakeholders have reiterated the indispensable role of women in sustaining peace and fostering religious tolerance, stressing their full inclusion in decision-making processes and peacebuilding frameworks across Nigeria. This collective stance emerged at a roundtable held on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, in Jos, Plateau State,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has commended the Federal Government, through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), for releasing the corrected Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) circular. MDCAN President, Prof. Mohammad Aminu, gave the commendation in a press statement...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos Plateau State Government has adopted the National Mental Health Act 2023 and officially decriminalized suicide, in what officials describe as a bold step toward improving access to mental healthcare and ending the punishment of mental illness. The resolution was one of the major outcomes of...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos– Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has outrightly rejected the proposed Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF), describing it as a “poison chalice” and a bait designed to entrap its members. Speaking to journalists shortly after the Congress of the University of Jos chapter, the...
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has praised the Federal Government’s decision to impose a seven-year moratorium on establishing new public universities in Nigeria, calling it a critical step to strengthen existing institutions. During a press conference in Jos on Thursday, ASUU President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, described the policy...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has said the attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the state requires more than government intervention, urging stakeholders to play an active role in improving healthcare access and equity. Mutfwang made the call on Tuesday at the opening...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Gombe State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has launched a five-day technical workshop in Jos, Plateau State, to train budget officers on the preparation of the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), and Budget Policy Statement...
Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) has transferred 220 recovered small arms and light weapons to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms in a significant step toward curbing illicit arms proliferation in Nigeria. On Sunday in Jos, OPSH Commander and General Officer Commanding 3 Division of the Nigerian...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Kaiser Foundation for Social Development (KFSD), has organised a summer camp to boost Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills among secondary schools students in Plateau State. Speaking at the end of the four-day exercise on Sunday in Jos, the Programme Consultant for KFSD,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos– Special Adviser, Security, and Homeland Safety to the Plateau State Governor, Brig. Gen. G. Shipi (rtd), has refuted reports on social and conventional media alleging that he declared Fulani as indigenes of the state, insisting such a pronouncement is beyond the mandate of his office....
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), has dismissed media reports of alleged attempts to relocate its headquarters from Jos, the Plateau State capital. These reports stem from a Matter of Urgent Public Importance raised during a recent plenary session of the Plateau State House of...
Lawmaker representing Quaan-Pan South (APC) in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Prof. Theodore Maiyaki, has strongly opposed the proposed relocation of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) headquarters from Jos. Speaking on a matter of urgent public importance during Thursday’s plenary session in Jos, Maiyaki called on both the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Government has unveiled an ambitious plan to cultivate 7,000 hectares of farmland by 2027 in a youth-focused agricultural initiative projected to create between 15,000 and 20,000 opportunities in the agribusiness sector. Governor Caleb Mutfwang, represented by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – United States government, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), on Tuesday inaugurated a modern evidence storage facility and donated forensic kits to the Plateau State Police Command to strengthen crime investigation and prosecution. The facility, expected to improve...