Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has stepped up its nationwide campaign for safer workplaces, with stakeholder engagements now underway in Bauchi, Jos and Kaduna. The three-day programme, which started on Tuesday, August 18 and ends Thursday, August 20, 2026, is being organised by the Fund’s Health, Safety and...
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Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has partnered commercial banks to improve access to finance for small and medium-scale exporters in Plateau State as part of efforts to boost non-oil exports and strengthen the competitiveness of local businesses in international markets. The initiative was highlighted on Thursday in Jos during...
Plateau State Executive Council has approved the creation of a Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction to coordinate the state’s response to humanitarian emergencies, social protection and poverty reduction. The approval was given at the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang at the...
Nigeria’s mental health treatment gap has exceeded 90 per cent, with the country having fewer than 250 psychiatrists to cater for its rapidly growing population, Professor Taiwo Obindo has said. Obindo, a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Jos, disclosed this on Tuesday while delivering the 126th Inaugural...
A Professor of Special Needs Education (Hearing Handicaps) at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Prof. Gladys Belinda Babudoh, has urged governments and relevant institutions to establish early hearing detection programmes, subsidise cochlear implants and expand sign language education to improve communication and learning outcomes for children born with profound...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday challenged political, traditional and community leaders in Plateau State to set aside differences and work together to build lasting peace, saying the state’s enormous agricultural, tourism and economic potential can only be realised in an atmosphere of unity. Shettima spoke in Jos during...
University of Jos (UNIJOS) has launched a campus-wide ” See Something, Say Something ” security campaign as part of renewed efforts to tackle cultism, mob justice, examination malpractice and other activities threatening peace and safety within the institution. Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Tanko Ishaya, unveiled the initiative on...
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Professor Tanko Ishaya, has urged institutions to celebrate distinguished individuals while they are still alive rather than waiting until after their death, as the university honoured its pioneer Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor Elijah Sokomba. Professor Ishaya made the...
Plateau State Sustainable Development Goals Project Support Unit (SDGs-PSU) has empowered artisans and traders across the state with business training, equipment and financial support aimed at strengthening micro-enterprise, creating jobs and reducing poverty. The empowerment programme, held on Thursday at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Little Rayfield, Jos,...
Plateau State Government has confirmed 441 suspected cases of cholera and 14 deaths across four local government areas since the outbreak of the disease began in June, saying it has intensified emergency response measures to contain further spread. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Ba’amlong, disclosed this on Monday...
The alleged torture and killing of a 25-year-old student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Ibrahim Mbaya, over accusations of stealing an iPhone 12 has sparked widespread outrage, with the Plateau State Police Command confirming the arrest of three suspects in connection with the incident. The incident, which reportedly...
Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has warned that Nigeria’s democratic transition ahead of the 2027 general election is under threat, accusing the President Bola Tinubu led administration of weakening opposition parties, undermining democratic institutions and creating conditions that could erode public confidence in the electoral...
Troops of Sector 7, Operation ENDURING PEACE, have successfully disrupted a suspected arms trafficking syndicate and recovered a cache of illegal weapons during a coordinated, intelligence-driven operation in Kaduna State. The military authorities confirmed this in a post issued via the Nigerian Army X handle (@HQNigerianArmy) on Monday. The...
Peace is one of the few public policies that can not be legislated into existence. It can not be imposed by executive orders, negotiated solely in conference halls, or sustained through military deployments. Lasting peace grows from trust, and trust grows when people believe that the process leading them...
The University of Jos has appointed renowned Nigerian historian and Africanist, Prof. Toyin Falola, as Honorary Elizabeth Isichei Professor of African History, describing the appointment as a recognition of his exceptional contributions to African scholarship and a step towards strengthening the institution’s global academic partnerships. Vice-Chancellor of the university,...
An NGO, Najay Care Foundation,on Saturday conducted a free medical outreach for more than 500 residents of Jos North Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The outreach provided medical consultation, blood pressure screening, blood sugar testing, genotype testing and counselling, hepatitis B and C screening. Other free medical services...
Troops of Sector 6, Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP), in the early hours of Thursday, 2 July 2026, thwarted an attack by suspected armed criminal elements on guard location at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, in Jos South Local Government Area...
Plateau Bloggers and Online Media Association (PLABOMA) has launched a Unified Bloggers Online Platform to strengthen collaboration among digital publishers, promote credible journalism, and project a more positive image of Plateau State. The platform was unveiled on Tuesday during the 2026 World Social Media Day celebration in Jos. It...
The Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, on Wednesday, reserved ruling on a preliminary objection on jurisdiction filed by counsel to some suspects arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), and standing trial for their roles in the Angwa Rukuba massacre of late March and early April...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has insisted that it remains a legally registered political party despite a recent Federal High Court judgment in Lokoja, Kogi State, saying it has already appealed the ruling and commenced uploading its candidates for the 2027 general elections. Addressing journalists on Tuesday at the party’s...