Author: Tahir Ahmed

BY Ahmed Tahir Ajobe Nasarawa State Investment and Development Agency (NASIDA), has trained 200 Small and Medium Enterprises on climate-smart practices with a view to mitigating effect of climate change in their respective areas.. NASIDA’s managing director, Mr. Ibrahim Abdullahi, told journalists on the sideline of the sensitisation workshop on climate-smart practices in Lafia that the beneficiaries were drawn from across the state. Represented by the Head, nfrastructure Finance and Team Lead Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the agency, Mrs. Mayowa Edgar, Mr. Abdullahi explained that the engagement was aimed at empowering businesses with the necessary knowledge and tools to…

Minister seeks alternative funding for FERMA to fix Nigeria roads By Ahmed Tahir Ajobe The minister of state for works, Bello Goronyo has advocated for alternative sources of funding for the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to enable it fix deplorable Nigeria roads. He said the move has become necessary as the yearly federal government budget to the Agency fell short of what is required for it to efficiently maintain Nigerian roads. The minister spoke while inspecting the Lafia- Shendam Plateau State border road maintenance works executed by Monicat Global Services Ltd, through FERMA. NEXTER reports that the Lafia-Shendam Road…

Ex Nasarawa Speaker, Balarabe Hails Tinubu, NASS For Emergence Of NCDC BY Ahmee Tahir Ajobe The immediate Past Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing into law the bill establishing North Central Development Commission (NCDC) He said the president by the gesture has again demonstrated his leadership qualities and the concern he has for peace, unity of the country through equitable development across all zones. He handed the commendation during an interface with journalists in Lafia on Wednesday. Balarabe Abdullahi, who is the chairman, Governing Council, Federal…

Officials charged N500-700,000 in Nasarawa teachers’ employment scam -Committee By NEXTER The investigation committee set up by the Nasarawa State government to probe the irregularities that trailed the recent employment of teachers in the state, has revealed how unsuspecting applicants were made to pay huge amount of money in exchange for appointment letters. Presenting the report to Governor Abdullahi Sule, the chairman of the committee, Silas Dachor, said officials of the State Teachers Service Commission, charged between N500 to 700,000 per applicant in abuse of due process during the exercise. He said an Access Bank account number was provided for…

Police Arrest Student For ‘Hacking Colleague To Death’ In Nasarawa By NEXTER The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, for allegedly hacking a fellow student to death. The Command’s public relations officer (PPRO), SP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the arrest in a statement in Lafia, the state capital. He said the arrest followed a complaint from a resident, Madam Mercy Bassey, about a violent altercation between her tenant and his friend. He said following the complaint, detectives were dispatched to the scene, where they found Ibrahim Matthew, a part-time ND2 Computer Science student, lying…

Adaidu’s alleged killer, Timileyin pleads not guilty to murder charge By NEXTER The Police in Nasarawa State on Monday arraigned Mr.Timileyin Ajayi, the alleged killer of Miss Salome Adaidu before the state high court 2 in Lafia. The Police arraigned Mr. Ajayi, on one count charge of culpable homicide punishable with death before Justice Simeon Aboki. However, Mr. Ajayi pleaded not guilty to the murder charge instituted against him. The Police prosecutor, Stanley Nwaforagu told journalists that defendant was properly arraigned, adding that despite pleading not guilty to charge brought against him, the police have overwhelming evidence to sustain the…

Troops kill notorious terrorist, Mosaje, 96 others –Official By NEXTER A notorious terrorist commander and gun runner identified as Abu Mosaje has been killed in an offensive by the military. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, who made the disclosure in Abuja, said the military has intensified ongoing counter-terrorism operations across the nation, targeting not just the terrorists but their network of collaborators, informants and support base. He said Abu Mosaje was killed in an operation around Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, while a wanted kidnap kingpin, Babangida Usman, was also killed in Sanga…

Open defecation: Nasarawa to provide toilets in public places By NEXTER The Nasararawa State Government has partnered with private investors to provide massive toilets in public places to end open defecation in the state. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Garba Rosha-Mohammed, disclosed this shortly after the monthly sanitation exercise in Lafia, on Saturday. He explained that the state government had keyed into the plans of the Federal Government to end open defecation by 2030. “The partnership is a major step towards achieving the country’s open defecation-free by 2030. “Already, two public toilets were under construction in…

Nasarawa secures $370, 000 grant to boost food production By NEXTER Nasarawa State Government has secured a $370, 000 grant from Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Nigeria, to ensure inclusive transformation in the agricultural sector. The Country Director, AGRA, Mr Rufus Idris, disclosed this at the inaugural meeting of the Nasarawa State Capability for Inclusive Agriculture Transformation project in Lafia, the state capital. Mr. Idris said that AGRA was founded in 2006 by Dr Kofi Anan, former Secretary General of United Nations with aim of ensuring that Africans took responsibility of transforming their agriculture and food system by…

40 percent Army personnel lack accommodation, says COAS Oluyede By NEXTER The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede (COAS), has revealed that over 40 per cent of the Nigerian Army personnel couldn’t be accommodated by the Service. The army chief said this during the commissioning of Bola Ahmed Tinubu barracks in Asokoro, Abuja, on Thursday. He said: “Your Excellency may recall that on the assumption of the office of Chief of Army Staff, one of the critical issues at the table before you was the fact that about 40 percent of Nigerian Army personnel are not accommodated. The…