Nasarawa
3 Apr
Windstorm has claimed one life, injured several others and destroyed over 100 houses in Agbashi community in Doma Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State. Confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, the Vice-Chairman of Doma council area, John Bako-Ari, said that the tragedy occurred on Tuesday. Bako-Ari said that…
13 Mar
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State and Borno counterpart, Babagana Zulum, have pledged to make land available in their respective states for the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates programme of the Federal Government.
2 Feb
Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) has embarked on an Off-Grid Power Generation in Jigawa and Nasarawa states, as it endorsed a grant agreement to kick-start the multi-million project.
2 Jan
The Nasarawa State government says it plans to conduct an election for chairmen and councillors of the 13 local government councils in the state on Aug. 31. Mr Ayuba Wandai, the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC), said this at a stakeholders’ meeting with officials of the State Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on…
21 Dec
The police command in Nasarawa State has banned the sale and use of fireworks in the state during the yuletide. Mr Umar Nadada, the state Commissioner of Police (CP) said this in a statement signed by DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) on Thursday in Lafia. The Nadada said all that divisional…
28 Nov
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has sworn-in 2,031 youth corps members of the 2023 Batch ‘C’ Stream ‘II’ set deployed to Nasarawa State for the one year national service.
23 Nov
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the election of Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, overturning the decision of the Nasarawa State Election Petitions Tribunal that had sacked him from office.
8 Nov
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has sworn in 1895 Corps members of the 2023 Batch C, Stream I set, deployed to Nasarawa State for their national service. Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state declared the three-week orientation course open at the swearing-in ceremony of the set at the Magaji Dan-Yamusa NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp…
2 Nov
SMAF Media professionals under the auspices of Sustainable Media Advocacy Foundation (SMAF), yesterday, resolved to intensify media campaign against the wrong public perception on vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus for young girls between the ages of nine and 14 years in the state. The foundation Chairman, Mr. Kalu Idika, made this known at its advocacy…
22 Oct 2023
Not fewer than three persons have been gruesomely murdered and 10 others critically injured in their farms by suspected bandits at two separate locations in the state. Dr. Stephen Angbas, a medical practitioner and proprietor of Angbas Clinic, Lafia, reportedly hacked down by suspected bandits with cutlass while on a motor bike to his farm…
19 Oct 2023
.As PDP fires back, charges APC not to be bad loser The All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasarawa State chapter, has challenged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop heating the polity with inflaming propaganda capable of inciting citizens and fanning the emba of ethnicity and religion. The state APC chairman, Aliyu Bello, stated this at…
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