The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Judiciary has assured the state Ministry of Justice of support to address the challenges facing the judicial system in the state. Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim- Alkali, the Vice Chairman of the Committee, gave the assurance on Tuesday in Lafia when the Ministry’s officials appeared before the committee for […]

By David Odama – Lafia Over 10 people are reportedly killed while several others have been hospitalised in Giza Community of Keana local government Area in Nasarawa as a result of an unknown water disease. Some of those attacked are currently receiving medical treatment at Dahaltu Specialist Hospital (DASH) in Lafia, and in some primary […]

By David Odama – Lafia Ahead of the forthcoming local government election in Nasarawa State, the state’s independent electoral empire, NASIEC, has promised to conduct credible, transparent elections that would set the pace for other states to adopt. Chairman of the Commission, Ayuba Wandai Usman boasted Tuesday while briefing journalists that other states of the […]

By David Odama – Lafia Gunmen at the early hours of Tuesday night, abducted the immediate past commissioner for higher education in Nasarawa state,  Chief Clement Uhembe, at his residence demanding N30m ransom to secure his release. The kidnappers who were said to armed with sophisticated weapons invaded the residence of the senior lecturer in […]

By David Odama – Lafia In order to ensure efficiency, effectiveness in their operations, and proper monitoring, the Nasarawa state government is collaborating with the National Bureau of Statistics to conduct a census of commercial and industrial businesses across the 13 LGAs of the state. Commissioner, Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning, Haruna Adamu Ogbole […]

Assailants murdered her — SSANU By David Odama – Lafia A Female staff  with  the Federal University, lafia, (FULafia)  Mrs. Angelina Tyem, was on Sunday found dead  in her private  residence in Lafia,  the Nasarawa state Capital  four days after. The decomposed body of the slained senior staff of the Federal University was discovered  after […]

A newborn baby wrapped in a polythene bag was found dead in a gutter near Aku Village, Mararaba, in Karu area of Nasarawa state. Residents were shocked to discover the baby in the gutter. The incident which happened on Tuesday, drew a large crowd to the scene after a young man entered the gutter filled […]

As 2000 unintended pregnancies averted, 300 STIs managed By Sola Ogundipe Towards promoting the fortunes of Sexual and Reproductive Health, SRH, issues of adolescents and young persons, the Nasarawa State government has been called upon to intensify focus on funding and response to Gender-Based Violence, GBV, teenage pregnancy,  contraception, among other issues affecting adolescents and […]

By David Odama – Lafia Over 200 houses have been submerged, worship centers,  schools, clinics and shops were not spared as they were ravaged by flood in Nasarawa local government area of Nasarawa state Sunday. Speaking at the scene of the incident, the state Governor Abdullahi Sule ordered for the immediate evacuation of the flood […]

The Nasarawa State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has passed a vote of confidence on the administration of Gov. Abdullahi Sule. Mr Philip Sheckwo, Chairman of the party in the state stated this at a news conference held in Lafia on Saturday. Sheckwo said the decision was taken at an expanded party exco […]

By David Odama – Lafia Worried by the huge revenue loss being experienced by the state, the government has introduced central billing system in its revenue collection to curb the siphoning of revenue by its agencies. The state Commissioner of Special Duties and Revenue Generation, Alhaji Moham Imed Bashir, who disclosed this in Lafia Thursday […]

By David Odama – Lafia Nasarawa state government Wednesday said it has promoted over 6,000 civil servants in its payroll in the state. Chairman, civil service commission, Musa Dangana-Giza disclosed this in Lafia when he played host to the executive members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NASARAWA council in his office. The chairman also […]

Nasarawa By David Odama – Lafia Nasarawa  State House of Assembly said it would soon be passed into  Law a Gender-Based Violence (Prohibition) Law and other Matters Connected Therewith in the state. The law when passed, would help stem the increasing cases of rape and other offenses against women and children in Nasarawa– state. The […]

By Chris Ochayi – Abuja Two personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, have been shot to death by unknown gunmen who attacked the vehicle they were travelling in on Monday, at a village in Nasarawa State. FRSC Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, who announced the ugly development in a […]

Hajiya Hadiza Suleiman, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Nasarawa State Governor on Human Capital Development (HCD), says the state has adopted a private-sector approach to actualise the HCD agenda in the state. Suleiman, who is also the state’s Focal person on HCD, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]