The President, Court of Appeal, Ms Monica Dongban-Mensem, on Friday inaugurated the Plateau High court complex and the Multi-door court in Jos. Speaking at the event, Dongban-Mensem, thanked Gov. Simon Lalong,for completing the complex which was started by the previous administration. She said that to administer justice to the...
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By MARK JANG, Jos – Plateau State Government has declared Tuesday work-free day to mark its 2023 Forgiveness Day. Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Dan Manjang, made the announcement in a statement he issued in Jos on Monday. Dr. Manjang stated that Gov. Simon Lalong gave approval for...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has approved the constitution of a task force to address difficulties in accessing petroleum products by the residents of the state. The approval was conveyed by the Secretary to the Government of the State, Prof. Danladi Atu. A statement...
The Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong, says the Plateau State Festival for Art and Culture (PLAFEST) will revive cultural heritage of the state. Lalong said this in Jos on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of PLAFEST. He said “our diverse languages are eroding and now going into extinction....
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has directed security agencies in the state to fish killers of people of the state without further delay. Lalong gave the directive in a statement by Dr Makut Macham, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor on Wednesday in Jos. The...
Director- General of APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Gov. Simon Lalong, has approved the inclusion of members of Kannywood into the council. Lalong, who is also the governor of Plateau, announced the approval in a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Dr Makut Macham, on Tuesday in Jos. He said...
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau and Miss Lyop Malo, winner of the Best for business plan in West Africa” at the Liventis Foundation Business Competition, during her visit to the governor. A young agri-preneur, Miss Lyop Malo, has emerged winner of the “Best for business plan in West Africa”...
The Plateau Government says it will partner with a private finance firm, United Capital, to clear the backlog of about N18 billion of gratuities, death benefits and arrears of pension of its erstwhile civil servants. The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Dan Manja, disclosed this at a media...
The Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, on Thursday explained that security votes collected by state governors are used to support security agencies and their operations to enhance security in the states. Fayemi stated this while speaking as a panel discussant during a two-day...
The Northern Governors Forum has eulogised the former Head of the Interim National Government (ING), Chief Ernest Shonekan, saying his legacies of patriotism, patience and tolerance will continue to live on. They lauded the late elder statesman critical role of ensuring the stability of Nigeria during one of its...
Governors of the 19 Northern States of the federation have lauded the Federal Government for approving the deployment of the newly acquired Super Tucano fighter jets to rout the bandits in some parts of the country. Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, who is also the Chairman of the Northern...
Plateau Government has affirmed its commitment to create 20,000 jobs in 2022 for youths in the state. The state government’s plan is contained in a communique issued on Wednesday in Jos by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Danladi Atu, at the end of a two-day retreat to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Jos – The ancentral maiden Amok Ibaas Foron festival which is the apex cultural festival of the Ibaas Foron community in Plateau State usually hosted by the paramount ruler, Gwom Ibaas,. Da Dr Luka Pagyang Pam JP to mark his coronation anniversary will hold on 10th...
By YUSUFU IDEGU, Jos – The Chairman of the Tax Appeal Tribunal, North Central Zone, Barr Richard Bala has said the presence of the tax tribunal has minimize impunity in the relationship between tax payers and tax authority across the country. Bala made the remarks in his welcome address...
Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said in Jos on Tuesday that the agency intercepted 2.3 million kilograms of illicit drugs in last 10 months. Marwa told Plateau’s Gov. Simon Lalong whom he visited that the drugs seized were worth N120 billion. The...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chairman of Northern Governor’s Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has said only fifteen states governors have so far granted legislative and judicial autonomy in Nigeria. Lalong who doubles as Chairman of Former Speakers of State Houses of Assembly Conference disclosed this...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Middle Belt Journalists Forum (MBJF) has appealed for calm and the return to democratic norms in the Plateau State House of Assembly. The MBJF made the appeal on Wednesday in a press statement signed by its President, Jonathan IPAA and National Secretary, Mrs...
In continuation of the crisis rocking the Plateau State House of Assembly,the Speaker of the Legislature, Abok Ayuba, has now been whisked away from the assembly complex in a police Hilux van. The operation to take Ayuba out of the complex was led by the Commissioner of Police in...
The crisis rocking the Plateau State House of Assembly continued on Monday as rival thugs supporting the two contending sides clashed at the assembly’s complex when the embattled Speaker, Abok Ayuba, and lawmakers loyal to him were holding a meeting inside the building,the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports. Recalled...