…I cleared all debt before handing over – Almakura By David Odama Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has cried out over huge debt inherited from the administration of senator Tanko Almakura which he said is impeding the smooth running of his government. This is even as the immediate past governor has denied saying he cleared […]

By David Odama NASARAWA Governor, Abdullah Sule has been urged to immediately revoke the sale of all state government properties by the immediate past governor, Umar Tanko Al-Makura. It would be recalled that Al-Makura had towards the end his tenure as the governor sold the state government assets in Jos, Kaduna and Lagos states and […]

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Lafia field office in Nasarawa State, has sealed two filling stations and some gas retail shops over illegal operations in the state. Abdulrahman Muhammad-Bima, DPR Operational Controller, Lafia disclosed this on Monday while addressing newsmen after inspecting some filling stations and gas plants/retail shops in Lafia and Nassarawa Eggon […]

Gov Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State said on Wednesday that the state government would allocate 60, 000 hectares for the setting up of two industries by Dangote Group and the Flour Mills of Nigeria in Doma and Wamba communities. The governor told members of the state Councillors Forum who visited him in Lafia, that he […]

By David Odama – Lafia Nasarawa  State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA) Thursday said about 60 communities had been submerged by the flood that ravaged some parts of the state. The Executive Secretary, Allu Maga, disclosed this at an interactive session with journalists in his office in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. Maga added that despite […]

The Nasarawa State Government on Monday warned principals of public secondary schools against extorting their students, stressing that education in the state is free. Mr. Abubakar Agwai, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia. READ ALSO: Education needs revamping to […]

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Nasarawa State says that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is committed to creating mass employment for Nigerians, especially women and youths. This, he said, would be achieved through various skills acquisition and other programmes initiated by the government towards empowering youths with relevant skills, to enable them to become […]

By David Odama, Lafia   Nasarawa State Governor,  Abdullahi Sule has vowed to wipe out street begging in the  state even as he  warned parents who subject their wards to begging in the name of Almajiri to desist  or face the wrath of the law.   Governor Sule declared  that street begging was a crime, […]

Mr Danladi Jatau, Minority Leader, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has expressed happiness over the Appeal Court judgment upholding his election, describing it as a victory for the people of his constituency. Jatau, a PDP lawmaker representing Kokona West Constituency, made the remarks while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, in […]

By David Odama – Lafia The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN in Nasarawa state yesterday accused Governor Abdullahi Sule of promoting nepotism and religious agenda especially with the recent appointments in the state. Chairman of CAN in the state, Bishop Joseph Masin levied the allegation in Lafia at a press conference in […]