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 […]

By Evelyn Usman A 25-year-old prostitute, Emeerga Stella, has been arrested by operatives of the Force Intelligence Response Team, IRT, for masterminding the stealing of a 2014 Toyota Camry saloon car, driven by one of her clients, John Simon, who came to patronize her at a popular brothel at New Nyanya area of Nassarawa State. […]

The Nasarawa State chapter of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has rejected the directive by the state government that doctors on the payroll of government should desist from private practice or face sanction. Dr Sabo Emmanuel, NMA Chairman in the state, stated this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Lafia. The NMA chairman was reacting to […]

By David Odama – Lafia Worried by the disturbing number of ghost workers in its payroll at the local government, the  Nasarawa state government is to embark on the verification of staff to ascertain the authentic number of workers in its payroll. State commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs,   Yusuf Aliyu Taraki who disclosed […]