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Plateau NAFEST 2020: Stakeholders favour November date

Peace advocacy group hails Lalong,OPSH,others on return of peace in Plateau

On January 7, 20217:53 pmIn Newsby Urowayino Jeremiah

Urges state govt,security agencies, stakeholders to sustain peace efforts A peace advocacy group has thanked the Plateau State governor, Barr. Simon Lalong and the Commander of Operation Safe Haven and other security agencies for restoring peace in the state. It urged the government, the special military outfit as well as other security agencies involved in
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NAFEST: I invested in security in Plateau — Lalong

On November 29, 20206:00 amIn Newsby Nwafor

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State re-echoed the return of peace to Jos, noting that his government invested in security and welfare of the people.A He spoke glowingly about the tourism and hospitality economy of Plateau, adding that Nigerians and foreigners alike must return and invest, recreate in a safe, secured and temperate city of
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Northern Governors Forum commiserate with Gov Abdulrazaq

INSECURITY: Plateau takes step to commence Community Policing

On May 22, 20206:06 pmIn Newsby Urowayino Jeremiah

Jos – As part of efforts to tackle crime in the State, Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has inaugurated the State Community Policing Advisory Committee saying the best way to combat crime is the bottom-up approach which would ensure early warning, intelligence gathering, and crime prevention.

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, on Wednesday restated his administration’s commitment towards agriculture sector development. Lalong said this in Jos when the management of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) visited him. He said the state government would partner NASENI to establish an agriculture machinery and equipment development institute in the state. The governor said that the institute would enable the state to effectively harness its potentials in agriculture. “As a government, we are prepared to collaborate with your agency to establish related intervention outfits in the state. “This will help to effectively harness our rich agricultural potentials and achieve our government’s vision on agriculture. “Hosting an agriculture machinery and equipment development institute will enable us to develop machineries for the processing and storage of the agricultural products,” he said. Lalong further stated that the state was willing to host a hydro equipment and machinery institute given its potential in hydro power. “By reason of our topography, we have the largest potential for hydro power in Nigeria,” he said. The governor said that a technical committee had already been inaugurated to liaise with the agency toward achieving the objective. “Our intention is to improve on our productivity level and boost human capital development, we recognise the role of science and technology in achieving this,” he said. Earlier, NASENI Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Mohammed Haruna, said the agency was established to promote indigenous production of standard parts, goods and services, for the advancement of technology in Nigeria. He said that NASENI was already collaborating with Innoson Motors to locally manufacture cargo tricycles which would soon be mass produced. “We have embarked on several projects such as the production of solar panels and related components, laboratory and science equipment as well as hydro kinetic turbine,” he said. The NASENI helmsman said that a technical committee would conduct facility tours across science-based institutions in the state to ascertain areas of need and possible intervention.

Plateau sets up team to find local solution to COVID-19

On May 18, 20202:40 pmIn Newsby Rasheed Sobowale

By Therese Nanlong – Jos Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has inaugurated a Special Committee for Research on Coronavirus and Other Infectious Diseases in the State with a charge on the team members to work hard in utilizing the human and material resources available in the State that are capable of giving solutions for the
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Plateau govt extends COVID-19 lockdown

On April 15, 20208:10 pmIn Newsby Hamed Shobiye

The Plateau State government on Wednesday extended the total lockdown in the state till April 23 to meet the medically stipulated quarantine period of 14 days. Governor Simon Lalong announced the extension in a state broadcast in Jos. The state government had earlier directed a total lockdown of the state from midnight of April 9
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Lalong, family members test negative for coronavirus

On April 9, 20204:00 pmIn Newsby Hamed Shobiye

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, and members of his family on Thursday received results of the coronavirus tests conducted on them and they all tested negative for the disease. The Director of Press and Public Affairs in the state, Dr. Makut Macham, who disclosed this in a statement in Jos, said the samples of the
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Plateau begins sales of land to individuals, investors

On February 26, 20202:58 pmIn Newsby Nwafor

The approval given by the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong for new layouts to be developed in the State has been implemented as the State Ministry of Lands, Survey and Town Planning has commenced the sales of land in the allocated areas.

Plateau: kidnappers will face death penalty – Lalong

On January 30, 20208:09 pmIn Newsby Urowayino Jeremiah

Gov.Simon Lalong of Plateau says henceforth kidnappers caught in the state will be facing death penalty.

We’ll continue working with Buhari to ensure national development – Lalong

On January 1, 20204:53 pmIn Newsby Hamed Shobiye

The Northern Governors’ Forum said on Wednesday it would continue to work closely with President Muhammadu Buhari to create synergy, critical to achieving meaningful development of the region and the country as a whole. The Chairman of the forum, Simon Lalong, stated this in the group’s New Year message issued in Jos, Plateau State. Lalong,
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Aid workers’ execution a crime against humanity – Governors

On December 16, 20196:23 pmIn Newsby Hamed Shobiye

Marie-Therese Nanlong – Jos The Northern Governors’ Forum has condemned the execution of four aid workers by terrorists in North East, saying such conduct would not go unpunished. The Chairman of the Forum, Simon Lalong, decried the heinous act as regrettable. The Plateau State governor in a statement issued by his Director of Press and
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