Nasarawa
Nasarawa APC Chairman Suspended
The leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Gayam Ward of Lafia Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, have suspended the state’s chairman of the party, Aliyu Bello, over alleged anti-party. The ward leaders who converged in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, on Tuesday said Bello’s action had caused embarrassment to the party and undermined the […]
Nasarawa Gov reveals why China is interested in Nigeria’s lithium
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has revealed that China’s interest in Nigeria’s lithium stems from its recognition of the country as a leader in the West African market. This is as a Chinese company is building two lithium mining and processing facilities in Nasarawa State. Governor Sule disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television’s […]
Nasarawa Gov Sule Dissolves Cabinet, Removes SSG
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has dissolved the Nasarawa State Executive Council. He announced the dissolution during an executive council meeting on Friday, 3rd January 2025. The governor appreciated the outgone commissioners and the Secretary to the Government of Nasarawa State for the services rendered to the Government and people of Nasarawa State and wished […]
Nasarawa, Ogun challenge NFIU cash withdrawal limit at S’Court
Nasarawa and Ogun states have said though they were parties in the suit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, they were contesting the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit cash withdrawal limit guidelines. Out of the 19 states that dragged the Federal Government to the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of the laws […]
Nasarawa governor grants amnesty to 12 prison inmates
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has granted freedom to 12 inmates across five custodial centres as part of events organised to mark Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day and 28th anniversary of the creation of the state. During a ceremony in Lafia, the state capital, the governor urged the released inmates to make the best use of […]
Nasarawa Fixes LG Polls For November 2
The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has slated the local government election in the state for November 2. Chairman of the commission, Barrister Ayuba Wandai Usman, disclosed this during a meeting with Inter Party Advisory Councils (IPAC) on Wednesday in Lafia. The commission during the meeting also released the guidelines for the conduct of […]
350 Nasarawa students stranded over absence of classrooms
As public and private schools resume for the First Term of the 2024/2025 academic session in Nasarawa State, no fewer than 350 students of the Government Secondary School Sarkin Noma in the Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State are currently stranded due to the absence of classrooms in the school. Arewa PUNCH reports that […]
Flights of fancy: Govs slammed for wasting N160bn on unviable airports
Six state governments including Ekiti, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Yobe, Nasarawa, and Bayelsa have spent about N160bn on airport projects that opposition politicians and aviation professionals classified as unviable. Stakeholders say the huge public funds expended on the facilities have amounted to waste. They condemned the state governors and asked Nigerians to hold them responsible for the […]
FG threatens to withdraw fuel marketers’ licences over hoarding
The queues for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, continued on Friday in Abuja, Niger, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and many other states as the Federal Government threatened to withdraw the operating licences of oil marketers involved in PMS hoarding. On Friday, long queues of vehicles were observed at various fuel stations across the Federal Capital Territory, […]
27 states, FCT yet to set up minimum wage panels
Twenty-seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have yet to set up committees to implement the recently approved N70,000 minimum wage. The states are Plateau, Kebbi, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Delta, Osun, Ekiti, Zamfara, Benue, Enugu, Taraba, Gombe, Kogi, Enugu, Adamawa, Niger, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Katsina, Kaduna, Cross River and Yobe. However, […]