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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Justin Tyopuusu |Imoleayo Oyedeyi |Olufemi Adediran
Tears flowed freely on Saturday as grieving residents of Munga Lalau and Munga Doso communities in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State buried scores of villagers killed by suspected herdsmen. The communities were thrown into mourning after the assailants stormed the villages around 2am on Friday. Eyewitnesses said the attackers, numbering over 50, invaded the villages on motorcycles and opened fire indiscriminately on sleeping residents.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Stephen Angbulu |Dare Olawin |Bankole Taiwo |Maiharaji Altine |Isah Ojo | +6 more
President Bola Tinubu is planning to meet with the service chiefs to discuss the rising killings in Plateau, Benue and other parts of the country on his return to Abuja from his two-week working visit to Paris, the French capital. Tinubu returned to Abuja on Monday night after spending 18 days on a working visit and retreat in Paris and London.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
punchng.com | damilola aina |Gift Habib |Maiharaji Altine |Justin Tyopuusu |Matthew Ochei |Samuel Ese | +4 more
Despite spending more than N14.36 billion on alternative sources of electricity for rural areas across the federation in 2024, the Federal Government proposed to spend N1.3 trillion to deepen its efforts in 2025. The Rural Electrification Agency will handle the projects under the Ministry of Power. This is as the REA, which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is probing for N12.7 billion fraud, has failed to connect hundreds of communities to the national grid.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Justin Tyopuusu
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Taraba State University, has suspended its strike, which began on December 5, 2024. This is contained in a statement released in Jalingo, the state capital, on Saturday and signed by the Chairperson of the union in the university, Dr. Garba Joshua.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Justin Tyopuusu
The Taraba State Special Taskforce on Environmental Protection, Public Safety, and Prohibition of Deforestation has intercepted a trailer loaded with 241 bags of iron monoxide a mineral resource extracted from the ground used in the production of iron and steel, stained glass and magnetic recording among others concealed under layers of waste wood and rubber dust.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Justin Tyopuusu
The Jalingo Local Government Council in Taraba State on Monday, unveiled a N4.8 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal year, focusing on sustainable growth and development across key sectors. Presenting the budget at the council chamber, the Executive Chairman, Aminu Hassan, described the proposal as a “Budget of Sustainable Growth and Development,” noting that the budget aligned with Governor Agbu Kefas’ Moving Forward Agenda for the state.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Justin Tyopuusu
The Taraba State Special Taskforce on Environmental Protection, Public Safety, and Prohibition of Deforestation has intercepted a trailer concealing 241 bags of iron monoxide, a valuable mineral resource used in the production of iron, steel, stained glass, and magnetic recording materials. The cargo was hidden beneath layers of waste wood and rubber dust.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Justin Tyopuusu
The International Fund for Agricultural Development Value Chain Development Programme on Thursday urged rice farmers in Taraba State to intensify efforts to enhance productivity and ensure food security. The Head of the Knowledge Management Committee of VCDP in Taraba, Mr. Dauda Marafa, made the call during a learning visit to the dry-season rice farm of Malam Muniru Mafindi in Gassol.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |Tunde Oyekola |Salisu Ismail Kabuga |Justin Tyopuusu
Despite the Federal Government’s multi-billion-naira border surveillance systems launched in 2019, illegal migrants, some of whom have been identified as bandits, terrorists and kidnappers, continue to cross into Nigeria from the Republics of Benin, Chad, Niger, Mali and Cameroon. This is as the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said e-border surveillance is now being mounted across the nation’s borders with its neighbouring countries.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Justin Tyopuusu
Striking staff of Taraba State University on Tuesday commended Governor Agbu Kefas for implementing the national minimum wage, describing it as a step towards addressing their demands. They, however, urged the government to expedite the resolution of outstanding issues that led to the strike, to restore normalcy in the institution.
