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…
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…
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,…
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,…
Protests: Keffi imposes 12-hour curfew
In a bid to address escalating unrest linked to ongoing hunger protests, the Keffi Local Government Area in Nasarawa State has announced a 12-hour curfew, effective from August 1, 2024. The curfew, set to run from 6:00 pm to 6:00…
NAYEA suspends commander over alleged involvement in escape of suspected motorcycle thieves
The Nasarawa Youth Empowerment Agency (NAYEA) has suspended its State Commander, Idris Isa Daniya, for three months without pay due to his alleged involvement in the recent escape of two suspected motorcycle thieves from custody in Lafia metropolis. The suspension,…
Mother of Two Found Dead After Suspected Suicide Due to Marital Issues
Margaret Atayi, a mother of two, was found dead late Monday after disappearing from her parents’ home in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, last Thursday night. It is alleged that she took her own life following a failed marriage. Her father, Mr….
Proscribed Nasarawa vigilantes surrender uniforms to police
The Nasarawa State Police Command announced on Sunday that it had received 267 uniforms, 564 berets, and other materials from the proscribed Kungiya Zaman Lafia, a nomad vigilantes’ group. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, made this known…
FCCPC enforces price regulations in Nasarawa markets
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) intensified its campaign against price irregularities in local markets by conducting a monitoring exercise at Masaka market in Nasarawa State on Friday. This move is part of the commission’s broader efforts to…
Nasarawa Students Die, Others Injured In Rice Stampede
An unconfirmed number of students from Nasarawa State University, Keffi, have been reportedly killed in a stampede while struggling for rice meant to be distributed as palliative by the state government. Reports say at least three students lost their lives…