Dariye and others get senate to halt screening of ambassadorial nominees
The Senate on Wednesday suspended the confirmation of the 47 ambassadorial nominees forwarded to it by President Muhammadu Buhari last week. The Senate took the decision following complaints that some...
View ArticleDavid Cameron to quit after UK votes to leave EU
Prime Minister David Cameron is to step down by October after the UK voted to leave the European Union. Mr Cameron made the announcement in a statement outside Downing Street after the final result was...
View ArticleAli Modu Sheriff Annuls Plateau State PDP Congress
The former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has nullified the party’s congress in Plateau State. The embattled PDP Chairman made the annulment when...
View ArticleLalong gets approval to access N19 billion loan from FG
The Plateau State All Progressive Congress (APC) administration led by Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong, is now set to collect over N19 Billion loan from the Federal Government of Nigeria, as the State House...
View ArticlePLSG can continue with its fruitless probes of Jang – Clinton Garuba
Clinton Garuba, aide to Senator Jonah Jang has responded to Plateau State Government’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr. Samuel Emmanuel Nanle’s press release last week, berating Senator Jang...
View ArticleWhy Grazing Reserves Policy is necessary – Solomon Dalung
The Youth and Sport Minister, Solomon Dalung, on Friday featured on a one-hour personality Hausa Programme on FRCN Kaduna, during which he canvassed for public support for the Federal Government’s...
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Langkaku village cut off after bridge collapses in floods
ViewPointNigeria understands that Langkaku village and it’s surrounding communities in Qua’an Pan LGA of Plateau State have been cut off from the outside world following two days of heavy flooding. The...
View ArticleTaxation: PLSG to re-strategise on revenue collection method
The Government of Plateau state is set to restructure its Tax Collection System in order to ensure maximum compliance. This was made known by the State Accountant General, Cyril Tsenyil, in Jos. This...
View ArticleNITDA to Assist Plateau State Develop Fresh ICT Architecture
The Acting Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr. Vincent Olatunji, at the weekend pledged the agency’s commitment to assist Plateau State develop a...
View ArticlePlateau PDP cautions former chairman Dr Haruna Dabin
ViewPointNigeria understands that the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Plateau State has issued a warning to former chairman of the Party, Dr. Haruna Dabin to desist from acts of gross indiscipline. The...
View ArticleFraud: Lalong denies being duped of N5 billion in Dubai
Culled from the Vanguard Jos – Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has described as “laughable, malicious, mischievous and a figment of the writer’s imagination”, a recent story credited to an online...
View ArticlePolitician in Langtang dies after snatching man’s wife
A local politician in Langtang Local Government Area of Plateau State, has reportedly died of poisoning for allegedly snatching the wife of his town’s man, reports Plateau Today. According to the...
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Lightening strike kills two brothers in Jos
It was a tragic day yesterday at Bayan Tasha, Angwan Rogo, Jos when two members of the same family were killed when lightening struck during the early morning rain. The siblings, named Salihu Danjuma...
View ArticleSouthern Kaduna People’s Union reject grazing policy
Like their Plateau counterparts, the people of Southern Kaduna have rejected the siting of grazing areas within their domain. Calling on their state government to exclude the area in the implementation...
View ArticleBokkos Progressives Youth Association (BPYA) caution against grazing policy
A news article reaching our desks indicates that on 26th June 2016, youth in Bokkos LGA met under the auspices of the Bokkos Progressive Youth Association (BPYA) to discuss sundry issues – including...
View ArticleError in reportage of attacks in Plateau earlier today
ViewPointNigeria wishes to unreservedly apologize for the erroneous report it circulated regarding facts of an attack in Jos South and Riyom Local Government Councils earlier today. The said report was...
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Pictures: Lalong kicks off 2016 fertiliser distribution to farmers in Bokkos
The Plateau state Governor, Barrister Simon Lalong has kicked off the 2016 fertilizer distribution to farmers in Bokkos LGA. The distribution which departs from the usual allocation process where...
View ArticleLalong provides Plateau farmers with fertilizer at subsidized rate of N4,000...
The Plateau State Government has commenced the distribution of 24,000 metric tonnes of assorted fertilizers it acquired for onwards sale to farmers at a subsidized rate of N4,000 per bag. The Plateau...
View ArticleLalong sets up committee to evaluate grazing policy
The Plateau Government has set up a 14-man panel to examine the gains and implications of establishing cattle grazing reserves and ranches in the state. Governor Simon Lalong, who disclosed this at a...
View ArticleNGO commends Lalong for extensive dialogue on ranching/grazing policy
The President, Search for Common Ground, Shamil Idris, has commended the Plateau State Government for employing radical approach towards creating awareness on the government’s policy to modern way of...
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