Browsing: Plateau State

The long-awaited digital mass transit buses acquired by the Plateau State Government to ease transportation challenges for the citizens in the city of Jos and its environs on Tuesday began operation. The state Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, was driven in one of the buses to Terminus Market in Jos, alongside other top government officials, to signal […]

The Plateau State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Philemon Daffi, explained that the current government, headed by Governor Caleb Mutfwang, has paid a total of N673m to eliminate legal debts owed by the state government. He mentioned that many of the legal debts were passed down from the previous administration, while others go back to 2002.

The Plateau State Government said on Monday that the contributory healthcare enrolment scheme for citizens has increased to 277,862. The Director General of the Plateau State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, Dr Agabus Manasseh, disclosed this on Monday during a media engagement to enhance public health in the state He noted that the formal sector had […]

The special task force of the Nigerian Army, Operation Safe Haven, has convened a crucial meeting with key stakeholders from Bokkos and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State. According to a statement on Wednesday via the Nigerian Army’s X handle, the objective was to address the resurgence of criminal attacks that have plagued the […]

Some bandits who have been causing terror in communities in Plateau State have voluntarily given up their weapons to the state government. The Special Adviser to Governor Caleb Mutfwang on Security and Homeland Safety, Brig.Gen. Gakji Shipi, revealed this while briefing journalists in Jos, the state capital, on Monday. Last week, bandits attacked some communities in Mangu and […]

Armed individuals have once more attacked the Tilengpat Pushit community in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State and killed twelve people. It was learned that the attacks leading to the deaths of the victims occurred in the late hours of Thursday. Last week, gunmen killed no fewer than ten persons in Mandung-Mushu and Kopnanle villages, […]

Operatives of the Special Military Taskforce in Plateau State have raided some enclaves occupied by bandits in the Wase Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that during the raid carried out on Monday in the Zurak Compani community, which continued on Tuesday, a total of 18 bandits were feared killed. Sources from […]

Several people have been reportedly killed in a clash between rival youths in the Mikang Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was learnt that many people were also injured during the clash said to have started on Saturday night between Taroh and Motola youths in the locality and lasted till the early hours […]

The Plateau State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ephraim Usman, stated that Governor Caleb Mutfwang-led administration is committed to developing small businesses through significant support. Usman made this statement during a speech at an entrepreneurship and stakeholders meeting in Jos, the state capital, on Saturday. He mentioned that the state government had already dedicated resources to properly identifying businesses and community-based organizations in order to gather reliable data for government intervention and other beneficial purposes.