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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Kolade Adeyemi |Bolaji Ogundele |Sanni Onogu |Alao Abiodun
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday urged Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, to take decisive steps in addressing the root causes of the persistent communal violence plaguing the state. The President’s call came amid fresh reports of deadly clashes in several Plateau communities. For over one and a half hours from midnight Sunday, militias killed 51 people in Irigwe, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, leaving more than 10 severely injured.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Kolade Adeyemi |Sanni Onogu |Ekaete Bassey
Minister donates relief materials to victims of Bokkos killings North’s senators condemn attacksChief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen Olufemi Oluyede yesterday spoke of plan by the Federal government to deploy more troops in troubled Plateau communities. The move is to curb incessant attacks in the areas, the Army chief said. Lt.-Gen.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bolaji Ogundele |Kolade Adeyemi |Ernest Nwokolo |Adekunle Jimoh |Alao Abiodun
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an “extraordinary leader and statesman” whose contributions to Nigeria’s development remain profound. In a birthday tribute he penned to celebrate Obasanjo’s 88th birthday, President Tinubu highlighted the former leader’s pivotal role in shaping Nigeria’s history over the past six decades. “Providence has constantly thrust General Obasanjo to the forefront at critical junctures in Nigeria’s story.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bolaji Ogundele |Gbenga Omokhunu |Sanni Onogu |Kolade Adeyemi
President Bola Tinubu, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, former Senate President David Mark and the Arewa Consultative Forum led the line of prominent individuals and groups who paid glowing tributes to the departed former FCT minister, Lt-Gen. Jeremiah Useni. Useni died on Thursday at the age of 82 after a prolonged battle with ill health.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Kolade Adeyemi
Launches 10 tractors for ten farming communitiesThe World Bank has disbursed the sum of $250,000 (about N5b) to ten groups of farmers as empowerment in Plateau State as a community revolving fund aimed at sustainable agricultural activities in promotion of food security in the state.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Kolade Adeyemi
Plateau State University (PLASU) has secured approval from regulatory authorities to launch six new academic programmes, marking a significant milestone in the university’s effort to expand its academic offerings. The new programmes include degrees in Medical Sciences (MBBS), Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharm D.), Statistics (B.Sc.) and Religious Studies (B.A); as well as the endorsement of professional bodies for its programmes in Law and Nursing Sciences.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Kolade Adeyemi
Gunmen have killed three persons in a fresh attack in Bokkos local government of Plateau state. The attack, The Nation learnt, took place in Sha village on Monday around 10:30pm. The Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Council, Hon. Amalau Samuel Amalau, confirmed the incident. Six other persons injured in the attack are receiving medical attention in Bokkos.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Kolade Adeyemi
The management of the University of Jos has embarked on desperate search for alternative energy supply away from the national grid to power the entire university. The management has therefore opened up discussions with private and public energy companies for partnership in this regard. Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Tanko Ishaya, disclosed this during his interactive session with the media after presenting his third- year stewardship.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Kolade Adeyemi
Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina has visited Bokkos Local Government Area to find ways to eliminate threats to peace and security in the area. At the meeting attended by the Local Government Chairman, Amalau Samuel Amalau and his Management Team, as well as community/religious leaders, youth/women leaders, and security help groups, discussions focused on issues such as the incessant attacks, farmer/herder clashes, and cattle/animal rustling in the local government.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Kolade Adeyemi
Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, has congratulated Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her unanimous reappointment as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In a congratulatory message, Governor Mutfwang described Dr. Okonjo-Iweala as a visionary leader and an exceptional economist whose strategic foresight has continued to shape the future of global trade.
