Nasarawa State – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 03 Aug 2025 13:23:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Nasarawa State – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Nasarawa State Takes Charge of Electricity Regulation from Federal Authority https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-state-takes-charge-of-electricity-regulation-from-federal-authority/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-state-takes-charge-of-electricity-regulation-from-federal-authority/#respond Sun, 03 Aug 2025 13:23:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=463889 Nasarawa State has officially assumed regulatory control over its electricity market, marking a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s energy sector. This shift follows provisions in the 2023 Electricity Act, which decentralised electricity regulation, empowering state governments to oversee power generation, transmission, and distribution within their boundaries. The move is intended to foster improved electricity access, efficiency, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-state-takes-charge-of-electricity-regulation-from-federal-authority/feed/ 0 Nasarawa State Government And SWAN Must Unite To Develop Sport – Othman Bala-Adam https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-state-government-and-swan-must-unite-to-develop-sport-othman-bala-adam/ Sat, 18 Jan 2020 14:40:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=245354 Nasarawa State Government wants a stronger synergy with the state’s chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) towards improving and promoting opportunities in the sports sector. Commissioner of Youth and Sports Development, Othman Bala-Adam revealed this on Friday, during a courtesy visit to the ministry by members of the association. According to him, [...]

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]]> Road Construction In Nasarawa State Has Created Job Opportunities – Adamu-Sule Muhammad https://www.theinfostride.com/road-construction-in-nasarawa-state-has-created-job-opportunities-adamu-sule-muhammad/ Wed, 06 Nov 2019 22:35:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=240496 The Nasarawa State government has said its infrastructural developments, especially the road constructions happening all over the state have created job opportunities and enhanced the living standard of the people. The Managing Director of the state Urban Development Board (NUDB), Alhaji Adamu-Sule Muhammad revealed this in Lafia when members of the House of Assembly Committee [...]

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]]> 90 Percent Votes In Nasarawa State Is For APC, Buhari – Tanko Al-Makura https://www.theinfostride.com/90-percent-votes-in-nasarawa-state-is-for-apc-buhari-tanko-al-makura/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 15:40:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=226100 Nasarawa State Governor, Tanko Al-Makura has pledged that the state under his leadership will give 90 per cent of votes to President Muhammadu Buhari and all other candidates representing All Progressives Congress in Nasarawa. His words, “I promise that the state under my leadership will deliver 90 per cent votes to President Muhammadu Buhari and [...]

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]]> Nasarawa State Believes In Democracy – Umaru Al-Makura https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-state-believes-in-democracy-umaru-al-makura/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 06:37:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=208899 Gov Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State says that he will not sponsor any candidate as his successor in 2019. Al-Makura stated this on Saturday when Permanent Secretaries and Chairmen of the 13 Local Government Areas (LGA) paid him a Sallah homage in Lafia. “But in supporting anyone, I will be very very careful in doing [...]

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]]> Nasarawa State Indigenes Should Live In Peace And Tranquility – Ibrahim Idris https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-state-indigenes-should-live-in-peace-and-tranquility-ibrahim-idris/ Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:53:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=200670 Mr Ibrahim Idris advised Benue and Nasarawa state indigenes to live in peace and tranquility. The police boss said that the meeting was not an avenue for anyone to apportion blame but to proffer solutions to the problem at hand. “I want us to conduct this meeting as a sort of reconciliation; we are not [...]

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]]> I Thank The Governors Of Benue And Nasarawa State – Ibrahim Idris https://www.theinfostride.com/i-thank-the-governors-of-benue-and-nasarawa-state-ibrahim-idris/ Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:25:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=200198 Mr Ibrahim Idris advised Benue and Nasarawa state indigenes to live in peace and tranquility. The police boss said that the meeting was not an avenue for anyone to apportion blame but to proffer solutions to the problem at hand. “I want us to conduct this meeting as a sort of reconciliation; we are not [...]

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]]> Adequate Attention Has Been Given To The Disables In Nasarawa State – Shugaba Oloshu https://www.theinfostride.com/adequate-attention-has-been-given-to-the-disables-in-nasarawa-state-shugaba-oloshu/ Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:25:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=200201 The Nigeria Association of the Blind, Nasarawa State Chapter, has lauded the state Assembly for passing into law the bill for the establishment of the state’s Disability Rights Commission. Mr Shugaba Oloshu, Chairman of the Association, lauded the assemblymen in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lafia. The Executive [...]

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]]> We Have 49 Laboratory Services In Nasarawa State – Danjuma Aboki https://www.theinfostride.com/we-have-49-laboratory-services-in-nasarawa-state-danjuma-aboki/ Wed, 14 Feb 2018 06:16:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=199532 Dr Danjuma Aboki, Nasarawa State Programme Coordinator, Tuberculoses (TB) and Leprosy, has warned Nigerians to desist from smoking and other habits that will make them vulnerable to contracting tuberculoses . He said based on the reports from their coordinators in the 13 local government areas about 2, 400 persons were diagnosed with TB in the [...]

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]]> Tuberculoses (TB) And Leprosy Centres Have Increased In Nasarawa State – Danjuma Aboki https://www.theinfostride.com/tuberculoses-tb-and-leprosy-centres-have-increased-in-nasarawa-state-danjuma-aboki/ Tue, 13 Feb 2018 05:07:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=199447 Dr Danjuma Aboki, Nasarawa State Programme Coordinator, Tuberculoses (TB) and Leprosy, has warned Nigerians to desist from smoking and other habits that will make them vulnerable to contracting tuberculoses . He said based on the reports from their coordinators in the 13 local government areas about 2, 400 persons were diagnosed with TB in the [...]

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]]> We Will Safeguard Lives And Property In The State – Nasarawa State Government https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-safeguard-lives-and-property-in-the-state-nasarawa-state-government/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 22:01:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=182482 Nasarawa State Government has promisd all persons residing in the state of adequate protection after recent reported cases of civil unrest in parts of the country. The Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Silas Agara, gave the assurance on behalf of the state government. Agara said that government was partnering with the various security agencies [...]

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]]> Education Is Umaru Al-Makura’s Top Most Priority – Ahmed Tukur https://www.theinfostride.com/education-is-umaru-al-makuras-top-most-priority-ahmed-tukur/ Sun, 03 Sep 2017 12:15:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180756 Nasarawa State Government just revealed that it has bought over 7000 beds and mattresses worth N222 million for distribution to the 28 public boarding secondary schools in the state ahead of resumption. Alhaji Ahmed Tukur, a special assistant to the governor made this known at an event days ago. Tukur said that the initiative was [...]

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]]> Nigerian Students, NGO pass Vote of Confidence in the INEC Management https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-students-ngo-pass-vote-of-confidence-in-the-inec-management/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 22:12:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174204 The Zone C Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has passed a vote of confidence in the management of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The zone comprise of the following Nigerian States: Adamawa, Benue, Borno, Kogi, Kwarra, Nasarawa, Plateau, Taraba, Yobe and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Deputy Coordinator of the zone, [...]

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]]> Rice Millers In Nasarawa Record N8m Sales Daily – Ibrahim Adamu https://www.theinfostride.com/rice-millers-in-nasarawa-record-n8m-sales-daily-ibrahim-adamu/ Sat, 01 Jul 2017 00:49:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=170297 Alhaji Ibrahim Adamu, Chairman, Rice Millers and Dealers Association in Nasarawa State, says the ban on rice importation has boosted the sales of local rice to over N8 million per day. Adamu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Friday that the Lafia Rice Mill alone sold over six trucks of rice [...]

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]]> FG’s Loan Scheme Set To Begin In Nasarawa https://www.theinfostride.com/fgs-loan-scheme-set-to-begin-in-nasarawa/ Thu, 22 Jun 2017 19:19:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=169057 No fewer than 200 women from Nasarawa state will benefit from the Federal Government’s loan scheme under the National Women Empowerment Fund (NAWEF). Hajiya Salamatu Al-Makura, Wife of Nasarawa State governor, said this would cushion the effects of the economic downturn and provide women with resources to engage in productive small scale businesses. She made [...]

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]]> Nasarawa State Workers Break Ramadan Fast With Water https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-state-workers-break-ramadan-fast-with-water/ Sat, 17 Jun 2017 18:44:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=168737 Striking workers of Nasarawa State Government on Friday said that non-payment of their salaries had made them to break Ramadan fast with only water. In interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Keffi, the workers called on the government to pay them their three months’ salary arrears and other entitlements to save their [...]

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]]> No Compensation For Breeze FM – Umaru Al-Makura https://www.theinfostride.com/no-compensation-for-breeze-fm-umaru-al-makura/ Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:49:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=168123 Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa declared on Tuesday in Lafia that the government would not compensate the management of Breeze 99.9 FM over the demolition of the private radio station. “The matter is already concluded; compensation will not be paid over government’s action,” the governor said, while distributing relief materials to 50 communities hit by [...]

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]]> NLC Impeaches Abdullahi Adeka https://www.theinfostride.com/nlc-impeaches-abdullahi-adeka/ Fri, 02 Jun 2017 10:56:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=167019 The Executive Council of the Nasarawa State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has impeached its embattled Chairman, Abdullahi Adeka. A statement signed by Ahmed Naibi, the Secretary, said that Adeka was removed for announcing the suspension of the strike, immediately after his reinstatement. It said that the “surprising” action violated the resolutions reached [...]

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]]> Nasarawa State Partners NGOs To Tackle Family Planning Barriers https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-state-partners-ngos-to-tackle-family-planning-barriers/ Sun, 14 May 2017 10:01:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=164824 The Nasarawa State Government is collaborating with two NGOs to tackle Family Planning (FP) barriers and reduce maternal mortality in the state. The NGOs are Pathfinder International Nigeria (PIN) and Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health (PACFaH). A PACFaH Facilitator, Mrs Aanu Rotimi, said at a three-day workshop held on Thursday in Akwanga, [...]

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]]> Nasarawa State Releases N300M To Pay Gratuity, Death Benefits https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-state-releases-n300m-to-pay-gratuity-death-benefits/ Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:54:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161656 Gov. Umar Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, has approved the release of N300 million for the payment of gratuity to retirees and death benefits to families of deceased civil servants in the state. Mr Thomas Ogiri, the Head of Service (HoS) in the state, made this disclosure while addressing newsmen on Monday in Lafia. Ogiri explained [...]

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]]> Nasarawa State Government Tasks Youths On Loyalty, Dedication https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-state-government-tasks-youths-on-loyalty-dedication/ Sun, 09 Apr 2017 03:06:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161349 The Nasarawa State Government has charged the 1,500 youths newly engaged under the state Youth Empowerment Scheme (NAYES) to justify the confidence reposed in them. Mr Ibrahim Bai, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Gov. Tanko Al-Makura on Youths Empowerment, gave the task on Friday in Wamba at a reception organised for the NAYES members. [...]

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]]> 2 PDP Lawmakers Defect To APC In Nasarawa State https://www.theinfostride.com/2-pdp-lawmakers-defect-to-apc-in-nasarawa-state/ Tue, 21 Mar 2017 05:41:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159600 The Minority Leader and Deputy Minority Whip of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Alkali (PDP-Lafia North) and Mohammed Muluku (PDP-Nassarawa Eggon East), have defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, the Speaker of the House, who read the duo’s defection letters on Monday, congratulated them “for taking the right decision. “We [...]

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]]> Tanko Al-Makura Signs N69.9bn Appropriation Bill Into Law https://www.theinfostride.com/tanko-al-makura-signs-n69-9bn-appropriation-bill-into-law/ Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:26:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=157185 Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa on Monday signed into law the 2017 Appropriation Bill of N69.9 billion passed by the State House of Assembly. While signing the bill before the Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi in Lafia, Al-Makura thanked the legislators for the speed and diligence with which they [...]

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]]> Nasarawa State Records 228,886 Cases Of Malaria In 12 Months https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-state-records-228886-cases-of-malaria-in-12-months/ Sat, 24 Sep 2016 01:44:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=144883 Nasarawa state Commissioner for Health, Dr Daniel Iya, says the state recorded 228,886 cases of malaria within the last 12 months. He made the disclosure on Wednesday in Lafia at a training workshop organised by Nigeria Interfaith Action Association Association (NIFAA) for faith leaders as part of efforts to combat malaria. Iya, who was represented [...]

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]]> EFCC Closes Case Against Ex-Governor Akwe Doma Over Money Laundering Allegation https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-closes-case-against-ex-governor-akwe-doma-over-money-laundering-allegation/ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 20:48:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=133564 The trial of a former governor of Nasarawa State, Aliyu Akwe Doma, and two others, continued yesterday, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), presenting its ninth witness, as it closed its case against the accused persons. Akwe Doma, alongside Timothy Anthony Anjide, a former Secretary to the State Government, and Dauda Egwa, a [...]

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]]> Money Laundering: HoA Clerk Reveals How Ex-Nasarawa Governor, Akwe Doma Diverted N350m State Fund https://www.theinfostride.com/money-laundering-hoa-clerk-reveals-how-ex-nasarawa-governor-akwe-doma-diverted-n350m-state-fund/ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:10:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=133434 The trial of a former governor of Nasarawa State, Aliyu Akwe Doma, and two others continued yesterday before Justice Agatha A. Okeke, with a prosecution witness, Ego Maikeffi Abashe, the Clerk of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, revealing how the former governor had allegedly diverted the sum of N350m from the state funds. Doma alongside [...]

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]]> APC, PDP Lawmakers Exchange Blows In Nasarawa https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-pdp-lawmakers-exchange-blows-in-nasarawa/ Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:39:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=124952 Members of the Nasarawa state House of Assembly threw caution to the wind, when a disagreement occurred over the appointment of sole administrators for 11 local government councils in the state. Reports have it that the lawmakers exchanged blows during the House session. Governor Tanko Al-Makura had earlier announced the appointment of 11 sole administrators [...]

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]]> Court Activities Paralysed In Nasarawa State https://www.theinfostride.com/court-activities-paralysed-in-nasarawa-state/ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 18:02:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=119933 The on-going industrial action declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Nasarawa has paralysed activities in courts in parts of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that all the courts in Mararaba, a suburb of the state did not open for work since on Wednesday. The State High Court, the Upper [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Africa’s Toyin Saraki Commends Unilever Nigeria’s Corporate Social Responsibility in Support of Maternal Health https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africas-toyin-saraki-commends-unilever-nigerias-corporate-social-responsibility-in-support-of-maternal-health/ Mon, 18 Jan 2016 20:38:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=118228 Commending Unilever Nigeria for its donation of relief materials, which were distributed to Nigerian Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Maiduguri, Nasarawa and Yola, the Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), H.E. Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has called on all corporations to emulate Unilever’s example, and incorporate elements of good corporate citizenship into their Corporate [...]

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]]> Filling Station Owners In Benue Defy FG Directive On New Pump Price https://www.theinfostride.com/filling-station-owners-in-benue-defy-fg-directive-on-new-pump-price/ Sat, 09 Jan 2016 13:28:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=117672 An investigation has revealed that owners of petrol stations across major towns in Benue State have defied federal government directive to sell petrol at the the new pump price of N86.50K/litre. An investigation conducted on Friday in Makurdi showed that major and independent marketers in the state were selling the product at between N120 and N130 [...]

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]]> Nasarawa Assembly Member Donates N1.5m Worth Of Materials To Renovate School https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-assembly-member-donates-n1-5m-worth-of-materials-to-renovate-school/ Wed, 06 Jan 2016 09:06:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=117291 Alhaji Hashimu Jibrin-Gurku, who is a member of Nassarawa State House of Assembly and representing Karu/ Gitata constituency, has donated building materials worth N1.5 million for the rehabilitation of dilapidated structures at Dutsen Gogo Primary School in Karu Local Government. He presented the materials during the annual New Year festival in Dutsen Gogo on Sunday. According [...]

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]]> Group Calls On Nasarawa Government To Construct Palace For Chun-Mada https://www.theinfostride.com/group-calls-on-nasarawa-government-to-construct-palace-for-chun-mada/ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 13:42:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=117046 A group named “Mada Development Association (MDA)” in Nasarawa State has called on the State Government to construct a palace for the first-class traditional ruler of Mada, Mr Samson Gamu-Yare. The Chairman, Care Taker Committee of the association, Mr Josiah Musa, made the call yesterday during the inauguration of MDA’s newly elected officials and launching of its [...]

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]]> N17b Lafia Airport Project: Maku’s Criticism, An Height Of Ignorance, Malice – NSUBEB Boss https://www.theinfostride.com/n17b-lafia-airport-project-makus-criticism-an-height-of-ignorance-malice-nsubeb-boss/ Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:56:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115736 Mallam Abdulkarim Muhammad Abdullahi, the Executive Chairman of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB), has described the call by a former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, on Governor Umaru Tanko Al-makura of Nasarawa State to stop work on the ongoing Lafia cargo airport project, as the height of ignorance and malice. Mallam Abdullahi said this on [...]

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]]> President Buhari Is Determined To Diversify Economy, Says Senator Adamu https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buhari-is-determined-to-diversify-economy-says-senator-adamu/ Mon, 28 Dec 2015 14:30:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115696 Senator Abdullahi Adamu representing Nasarawa West Senatorial District under the platform of All Progressive Congress (APC) says President Muhammadu Buhari is determined to diversify the country’s economy. He spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Monday, noting that the present administration had said it on many occasions that Nigeria could no longer depend on oil and [...]

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]]> $2.1b Arms Deal Scandal: Governor Al-Makura Urges FG To Probe Labaran Maku https://www.theinfostride.com/2-1b-arms-deal-scandal-governor-al-makura-urges-fg-to-probe-labaran-maku/ Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:58:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115622 Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has urged the Federal Government to probe the failure of Mr Labaran Maku to rescue the Chibok girls when he was the supervising Minister of Defence in the last administration. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Assistant to the governor on Media and Publicity, Alhaji Tukur Ahmed, yesterday in [...]

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]]> Cleric Condemns Homosexuality, Warns Against Destroying Marriages https://www.theinfostride.com/cleric-condemns-homosexuality-warns-against-destroying-marriages/ Sun, 27 Dec 2015 12:22:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115545 The Assistant Parish Priest of St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Akwanga of Nasarawa State, Rev. Fr Raymond Tyohemba, has condemned the practice of lesbianism and homosexuality. He also warned people against destroying the marriage institution. According to him, “God has instituted the institution of marriage so that a man and a woman would come together as [...]

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]]> Governor Al-Makura Pays N700,000 Hospital Bill For Two Cancer Patients https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-al-makura-pays-n700000-hospital-bill-for-two-cancer-patients/ Sat, 26 Dec 2015 10:23:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115384 Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, yesterday paid N700,000 hospital bill for two cancer patients. The governor paid the N400,000 hospital bill for a two-year-old girl, Dowese Tyengo, who has eye tumor before she was diagnosed of cancer at the Benue University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi. Al-Makura said he was touched by the plight of the little girl when [...]

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]]> Researchers Urge Nigerian Government To Convene National Peace Summit https://www.theinfostride.com/researchers-urge-nigerian-government-to-convene-national-peace-summit/ Wed, 23 Dec 2015 18:28:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114884 The Senior Management Staff of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has emphasized the need for the Nigerian Government to quickly convene a National Peace Summit with a view to addressing the spate of conflicts in parts of Nigeria. The observation formed part of the Nasarawa Declaration 2015 endorsed at the 2-day training [...]

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]]> NDLEA Impounds Truck With N15m Worth Indian Hemp In Akwanga https://www.theinfostride.com/ndlea-impounds-truck-with-n15m-worth-indian-hemp-in-akwanga/ Sat, 19 Dec 2015 08:11:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113806 National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday impounded a truck loaded with Indian hemp worth over N15 million in Akwanga, Nasarawa State. The NDLEA Area Commander in charge of Akwanga and Kokona Local Government Areas, Mr Saidu Salihu, disclosed this to newsmen in Akwanga. According to the NDLEA area commander, the truck was impounded after [...]

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]]> Nasarawa Governor Lays Foundation For N17.5bn International Cargo Airport https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-governor-lays-foundation-for-n17-5bn-international-cargo-airport/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:35:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112238 Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Friday inaugurated the construction of an international cargo airport worth N17.5 billion in Lafia. The governor laid the foundation stone for the project at Kwandere village, about 10 kilometres from Lafia metropolis. He said the conception of the airport was informed by the desire of his administration to [...]

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]]> 2016 Budget: Nasarawa Will Place Emphasis On Rural Development, Vulnerable People – Governor Al-Makura https://www.theinfostride.com/2016-budget-nasarawa-will-place-emphasis-on-rural-development-vulnerable-people-governor-al-makura/ Fri, 11 Dec 2015 08:00:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111860 The Governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al-makura, has said that the 2016 budget would place more emphasis on rural community development and promotion of inclusive society by servicing policies and programmes that would give youths, women and the physically challenged the enabling environment to realize their potentialities. The governor stated this yesterday in Lafia, [...]

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]]> Abuja Magistrate Court Sentenced Unemployed Graduate To 1-Month Imprisonment For Laptop Theft https://www.theinfostride.com/abuja-magistrate-court-sentenced-unemployed-graduate-to-1-month-imprisonment-for-laptop-theft/ Wed, 09 Dec 2015 20:48:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111624 Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court in Abuja has sentenced a 27-year-old unemployed graduate, Mukaila Akanni, to one month imprisonment for stealing a laptop at the American Embassy, Abuja. Akanni was handed the sentence on Wednesday by Magistrate Fatima Bukar after he pleaded guilty to the charges leveled against him. Magistrate Bukar, however, gave the convict [...]

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]]> Selection Of New Emir Must Not Breach Peace, Al-Makura Urges Keffi Emirate https://www.theinfostride.com/selection-of-new-emir-must-not-breach-peace-al-makura-urges-keffi-emirate/ Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:46:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110871 Nasarawa State Governor Umaru Tanko Almakura has appealed to the Keffi Emirate council and the entire citizens of Keffi local government to ensure that the selection process of the new emir of Keffi Emirate does not lead to bitter acrimony or breakdown of peace. Governor Al-Makura made the call on at the emir’s palace in [...]

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]]> Proposed Lafia Cargo Airport Will Be A Fulcrum For Effective Development – Governor Al-Makura https://www.theinfostride.com/proposed-lafia-cargo-airport-will-be-a-fulcrum-for-effective-development-governor-al-makura/ Tue, 08 Dec 2015 09:47:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111103 The Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-makura, on Monday said the planned construction of a cargo airport in Lafia would add value to the economic well-being and revenue base of the state. Almakura said while receiving the panel on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) from the Federal Ministry of Environment in Lafia, that the project was [...]

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]]> Senate President Mourns Late Emir Of Keffi https://www.theinfostride.com/senate-president-mourns-late-emir-of-keffi/ Sun, 06 Dec 2015 17:03:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110718 Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has described the late emir of Keffi, Alhaji Muhammadu Chindo-Yamusa II, as a man of peace, whose long reign witnessed phenomenal development of the ancient town of Keffi and Nasarawa State. Special adviser to the Senate president on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in a statement in Abuja, said [...]

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]]> President Buhari mourns Emir of Keffi, Muhammadu Chindo-Yamusa II https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buhari-mourns-emir-of-keffi-muhammadu-chindo-yamusa-ii/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:15:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110436 President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Government and people of Nasarawa State on the passing away of the Emir of Keffi and Chancellor of the Nasarawa State University, Alhaji Muhammadu Chindo-Yamusa II. The statement from the Special Adviser to the President on Media& Publicity, Femi Adesina on December 04, 2015 indicated that President Buhari [...]

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]]> Islamic Cleric In Nasarawa Condemns Boko Haram Insurgency https://www.theinfostride.com/islamic-cleric-in-nasarawa-condemns-boko-haram-insurgency/ Sun, 18 Oct 2015 14:36:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=102983 An Islamic cleric in Nasarawa state, Malam Ishaq Adudu has condemned the activities of Boko Haram insurgents in the country, saying it is against the tenets of Islam. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lafia, Audu, who is the Chief Imam of Gindin Mangoro Lafia mosque described the insurgents’ activities [...]

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]]> Nasarawa > Election Petitions Tribunal Strikes Out Maku’s Petition, Upholds Al-Makura’s Election https://www.theinfostride.com/nasarawa-election-petitions-tribunal-strikes-out-makus-petition-upholds-al-makuras-election/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:59:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101488 The Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Lafia, the state capital, on Wednesday dismissed the petition by Labaran Maku, challenging the re-election of Governor Tanko Al-Makura in the April 11 governorship election in the state. Maku, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) came second in the election won by Al-Makura of [...]

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]]> #Nasarawa > State NLC Rejects ‘Table Payment’ Of August Salary, Threatens Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-nasarawa-nlc-rejects-table-payment-of-august-salary-threatens-strike/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 17:30:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-nasarawa-nlc-rejects-table-payment-of-august-salary-threatens-strike/ Nasarawa state chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the plan by the State Government to pay its workers their August salaries through table payment. Mr Abdullahi Adeka, the state NLC Chairman, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Tuesday. “If the government refuses to adhere [...]

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