North Central Nigeria – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:49:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png North Central Nigeria – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Ex-Plateau Speaker and colleagues attacked Journalist in Court https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-plateau-speaker-and-colleagues-attacked-journalist-in-court/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:49:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=192726 A former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly Hon. Istifanus Mwansat, and his other colleagues today at the Jos high court premises allegedly the Jos bureau chief of New Nigerian Newspapers, also a Liberty TV reporter, Buhari Bukar Bello Speaking to African Drum, the Journalist said he was at the State high court [...]

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]]> Students reject PlaPoly’s JAMB PIN Levy https://www.theinfostride.com/students-reject-plapolys-jamb-pin-levy/ Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:58:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181933 Plateau State Polytechnic Students yesterday staged a peaceful protest to demand what they termed failure of the school authority to provide students with their Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) pin number. An eye witness account who spoke on condition of anonymity said the students had to stage the peaceful demonstration in order to register [...]

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]]> Local Governments in Kwara State are Financially Autonomous – Governor Ahmed https://www.theinfostride.com/local-governments-in-kwara-state-are-financially-autonomous-governor-ahmed/ Thu, 07 Sep 2017 05:11:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181086 The Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed reiterated that the 16 local government councils in the State are financially autonomous. The governor, who said this while fielding questions from journalists during an interactive radio programme, tagged ‘The Governor Explains’, noted that the LGs receive and control their federal allocation directly without interference from the [...]

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]]> Plateau State Police Command promote 144 Officers https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-state-police-command-promote-144-officers/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 22:24:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180906 Plateau State Police Command has promoted a total of 144 officers of the command from one level to another while dismissing a police officer for killing a civilian. Even as the commissioner of police declared that 304 suspects were arrested within the month of July and August, with 235 criminal cases. The Commissioner of Police, Mr [...]

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]]> Plateau Governor Lalong approves N37b for the Construction of 16 Rural Roads https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-governor-lalong-approves-n37b-for-the-construction-of-16-rural-roads/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 21:53:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180905 Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has approved the construction of sixteen major roads across rural communities in the state at the cost of over thirty seven billion naira. State Commissioner for Works and Transport Pam Dongs disclosed this yesterday after the state executive council meeting presided over by Governor Simon Lalong at the Government [...]

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]]> Plateau State gets $1.5m for FG/World Bank funded Save One Million Lives Programme https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-state-gets-1-5m-for-fgworld-bank-funded-save-one-million-lives-programme/ Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:29:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180293 Plateau State Government has disclosed that it has received $1.5 million for its Save One Million Lives programme for Results (SOML) funded by the Federal Government and World Bank. The state Programme Manager of the Save One Million Lives for Results, Mr Philimeon Dagwa‎, disclosed this on Monday in Jos at the opening of the [...]

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]]> FG resumes Work at Barkin Ladi and Mangu Dams in Plateau State https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-resumes-work-at-barkin-ladi-and-mangu-dams-in-plateau-state/ Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:19:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180292 Work has commenced at two Dams that are located at Heipang, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area and Gindiri, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Activities resumed at the sites after a decade of work stoppage by the Federal Government. For over a decade, work was suspended by the Federal Government at the Dams. The resumption of [...]

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]]> Hate Speech: Middle-Belt Youths voice out Concern https://www.theinfostride.com/hate-speech-middle-belt-youths-voice-out-concern/ Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:58:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179977 The Middle-Belt Youth Council has express their dissatisfaction with the level of hate filled speeches dish out by some misguided groups of people in the country. In a press release read by the President of the council, Emma Zopmal, at the plateau state chapter of the Nigeria Union Of Journalist (NUJ) secretariat in Jos, the [...]

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]]> Plateau Governor Lalong invites Dangote on Agricultural Development https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-governor-lalong-invites-dangote-on-agricultural-development/ Thu, 24 Aug 2017 21:29:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179410 Plateau State Governor, Barrister Simon Bako Lalong on August 22, 2017 led a delegation from Plateau state to visit Dangote Group of Companies at Marble House, Ikoyi Lagos. They were received at the Corporate Headquarters of the company by Alhaji Aliko Dangote, GCON. Governor Lalong said the visit was intended to invite Dangote to come [...]

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]]> Governor Ortom visits China’s Seed Farm, says Improved Seedlings can Increase Farm Yield https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-ortom-visits-chinas-seed-farm-says-improved-seedlings-can-increase-farm-yield/ Sun, 20 Aug 2017 17:43:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179091 Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has visited the demonstration farm of the Yuan’s Seed Company in Changsha, Hunan Province in China to explore the prospects of increased farm yield arising from improved seedlings that would boost agriculture production in Benue State and Nigeria as a whole When the Vice General Manager of the company, Mr. Yao [...]

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]]> I’ll fire Arsene Wenger if I Succeed in Buying Arsenal – Dangote https://www.theinfostride.com/ill-fire-arsene-wenger-if-i-succeed-in-buying-arsenal-dangote/ Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:26:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178711 Nigerian billionaire and world’s richest black man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, revealed his first order of business, if he succeeds in buying English Premier League soccer club Arsenal, will be to fire the manager, Arsene Wenger. Dangote, Africa’s richest man with a net worth of $11.1 billion, has coveted the team since becoming a supporter in [...]

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]]> Igumale Cement: Governor Ortom gives Ultimatum to Core Investor https://www.theinfostride.com/igumale-cement-governor-ortom-gives-ultimatum-to-core-investor/ Sat, 19 Aug 2017 00:33:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178840 Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has requested the core investor in the Star Cement Factory, Igumale, to ship the equipment they have produced for installation before the end of the year. The governor gave the ultimatum at a meeting with the management team of Zhengzhou Cangxi Industry and Commerce Development Company Limited which is [...]

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]]> Human Trafficking: FRSC Intercepts Two Suspects In Kaduna, Rescues 44 Minors https://www.theinfostride.com/human-trafficking-frsc-intercepts-two-suspects-in-kaduna-rescues-44-minors/ Sat, 19 Aug 2017 00:16:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178839 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kaduna State had intercepted two suspected human traffickers and rescued 44 minors. The Sector Commander, Malam Umar Ibrahim, told our correspondent in Kaduna on Thursday that the suspects, a driver and one other adult were arrested on Wednesday on Kaduna – Zaria Expressway. According to him, the suspects [...]

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]]> Minister assures Nigerians ASUU will Call-off Strike within a Week https://www.theinfostride.com/minister-assures-nigerians-asuu-will-call-off-strike-within-a-week/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 23:35:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178712 Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has assured Nigerians that the indefinite strike declared by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, would be called off within the next one week. Adamu who met with the leadership of the senate committee on Education today, said ongoing negotiations between the Federal government and the [...]

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]]> Plateau Court rejects Jang’s Suit instituted against Governor Lalong https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-court-rejects-jangs-suit-instituted-against-governor-lalong/ Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:00:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178531 The Chief judge of Plateau State, Justice Pius Damulak, has dismissed the suit filed by Jonah Jang against the Plateau State government to stop it from using or releasing recommendation of the judicial commission of Inquiry into activities of governance from May 2007 to May 2015. Justice Damulak made the decision while delivering judgement in [...]

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]]> Bailout Funds: 20% for Pensioners, Niger State promises https://www.theinfostride.com/bailout-funds-20-for-pensioners-niger-state-promises/ Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:49:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178532 Director-General of the Niger State Pensions Board, Malam Tinau Muhammad, says the state will use 20 per cent of its bail out funds for settlement of all outstanding allowances of pensioners. Muhammad disclosed this on Tuesday at a 3-day sensitisation workshop on “Effective Pension Management and Administration in the state” in Minna. “I will reiterate [...]

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]]> Kwara Governor Ahmed flags-off N1.1b New State Secretariat https://www.theinfostride.com/kwara-governor-ahmed-flags-off-n1-1b-new-state-secretariat/ Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:05:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178301 Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State on Tuesday, August 8 performed another ground breaking event by flagging off the construction of the N1.1billion new secretariat complex for civil servants. Speaking at the occasion, the Governor said the new secretariat became necessary in view of the fact that office accommodation has become insufficient to cater for [...]

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]]> Plateau Varsity to get Additional Hostels, Clinic, Stadium – Prof. Sheni https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-varsity-to-get-additional-hostels-clinic-stadium-prof-sheni/ Sun, 13 Aug 2017 16:57:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177815 The Vice Chancellor of the Plateau State University in Bokkos, Professor Doknan Sheni has disclosed that as soon as resources were made available, the school would construct more hostels, a clinic and stadium for the students. Sheni said while interacting with the new leadership of the Students Union Government (SUG) that the architectural designs for [...]

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]]> VAIDS: Plateau State sets to adopt FG’s Revenue Generation Policies https://www.theinfostride.com/vaids-plateau-state-sets-to-adopt-fgs-revenue-generation-policies/ Sun, 13 Aug 2017 16:53:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177816 Plateau State Government (PLASG) disclosed it will key into the revenue generation policies (Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme {VAIDS}) of the Federal Government to enhance its internal generated revenue to meet the yearning and aspirations of it Citizens. Plateau State Commissioner of Finance, Mrs. Tamwakat Weli stated this at the flag off of the [...]

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]]> Disease Outbreak: Kwara State denies Mystery Illness in Oro Ago Community https://www.theinfostride.com/disease-outbreak-kwara-state-denies-mystery-illness-in-oro-ago-community/ Sun, 13 Aug 2017 15:37:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177887 kwara State Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Suleiman Alege, has denied reports of alleged outbreak of a mystery illness that claimed 70 lives in Oro-Ago community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. He disclosed on Friday in Ilorin, that the report is a mere rumor as the ministry has no confirmed outbreak of disease [...]

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]]> N1.57b Severance Allowances: Sacked Councillors Urge Plateau Governor Lalong To Obey Court Judgement https://www.theinfostride.com/n1-57b-severance-allowances-sacked-councillors-urge-plateau-governor-lalong-to-obey-court-judgement/ Sun, 13 Aug 2017 15:32:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177888 The lawyer representing the sacked councilors in Plateau State, Gyang Zi, had said the Plateau Government was to pay the sum of N1.57 billion as severance allowance to the sacked councilors in the 17 local government areas of the state, following a court judgment which faulted their dissolution in 2015. Meanwhile, the counsel to Governor [...]

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]]> Infant Mortality Rate: Malnutrition responsible for Half of the Deaths in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/infant-mortality-rate-malnutrition-responsible-for-half-of-the-deaths-in-nigeria/ Sun, 13 Aug 2017 15:06:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177970 The Head of Nutrition Division at the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Chris Isokpunkwu disclosed that more than half of the close to one million children under five that die in Nigeria annually, died as a result of malnutrition. Dr. Chris Isokpunkwu stated this during a one day dissemination meeting of budget analysis of 2016/2017 [...]

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]]> 2019 Elections: Former State Secretary of Plateau PDP decamp to APC https://www.theinfostride.com/2019-elections-former-state-secretary-of-plateau-pdp-decamp-to-apc/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:43:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177757 The former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Secretary in Plateau State, Hon. Barr. Damian Shekarau has finally decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC)  in the state. Shekarau resigned as PDP’s secretary last march on on what he described as personal grounds and no response so far about his resignation by the PDP office in the state. [...]

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