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By Peter Amine Mr Joshua Laven, Plateau Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, has said that the establishment of Tarok Community University will transform and accelerate development in Tarok Land and Plateau in general. Laven stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Langtang. The excited commissioner said…

By Okon Okon Some Nigerian workers have expressed the optimism that in- spite of many challenges Nigerians and it workforce are facing, all hope is not lost. They stated this on Wednesday at the Eagle Square, Abuja, where Nigerian workers in  their numbers converged to join their counterparts  across the world,  to mark  the 2024 …

By Reporters Some residents of Bauchi, Gombe and Dutse have expressed joy over the drop in food prices in recent weeks. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Bauchi, Gombe and Dutse markets, showed that food prices decreased slightly as against galloping inflation in the past months. NAN reports that prices of…

By Hon Eseme Eyiboh President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, CON has assured Nigerian workers that the National Assembly and the Executive arm of government would work collaboratively to give them a living wage and better working conditions. The Senate President gave the assurance in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media…

By Zainab Oyekan Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau on Tuesday inaugurated 20 new Sienna buses for Plateau Riders to enhance passenger comfort and safety. Mutfwang, who was represented by his deputy, Mrs Josephine Piyo, said that the inauguration represented a critical step forward in his administration’s relentless pursuit of a robust and improved transport network…

By Thompson Yamput Dangote Cement Plc on Monday disowned a truck laden with cement that collided with a bus on Okene-Lokoja bypass in Kogi, leading to the death of 19  persons.   Mr Tony Chiejina, Dangote Group’s Chief Branding & Communications Officer, made the clarification in a statement issued in Lokoja.   The said truck…

By Taiye Agbaje Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday attacked and chased away some Kogi youths who had stormed the commission’s headquarters in support of ex-Governor Yahaya Bello over alleged political persecution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there were two protests at the EFCC headquarters on Monday…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo has pledged to construct network of roads connecting communities in Ogori-Magongo local government area of the state. A statement issued in Lokoja on Monday by Ismaila Isah, his Special Adviser on Media, said Ododo made the remarks in Magongo during the Owiya-Osese festival where he was…

By Ibironke Ariyo At least 19 persons were burnt to death in an auto crash on Okene Bypass on the Okene-Lokoja Highway in Kogi on Sunday. Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Assistant Corps Marshal Jonas Agwu stated in Abuja that the crash involved a Dangote Cement truck and a Toyota…

By Peter Amine Mr Markus Artu, Transition Implementation Chairman, Mangu Local Government of Plateau, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to religious harmony and peaceful co-existence in the area. Artu said on Saturday in Jos that all the religious groups in Mangu would be treated fairly without any form of bias. The chairman restated his commitment…