Gov. Hyacient Alia of Benue has solicited the support of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to rebuild the State economy, through revolution in agriculture and mining sectors. This was contained in a Statement on Thursday in Makurdi by the…
Former governor of Benue, Sen. Gabriel Suswam, says party politics is retarding growth and development in Benue. Suswam said this at the International Health Investment Summit/ Scientific Exhibition and Endowment Fund for Cancer organised by the Benue University Teaching Hospital…
…Tasks them on dedication, commitment By Titus Atondu, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Dr Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has inaugurated the governing councils of tertiary institutions in the state, tasking them to be dedicated and committed in the discharge of…
The Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has declared that his administration is ready to pay N70,000 minimum wage to state workers. The governor disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Makurdi, saying that his administration has blocked…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi, Benue, has ordered the remand of 99 suspects, over crisis that broke out in Ukum Local Government Area of the state on July 3. The suspects, brought to the court by the Police, were…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Benue state chapter, has endorsed the decision of the Benue State Education Quality Assurance (BEQA) to close down unapproved and substandard schools in the state. This was…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi In response to the ongoing land dispute between the Opute Community in Oju Local Government Area and the Bonta Community in Konshisha Local Government Area, and in an effort to foster peace and find a permanent…
By Atondu Titus, Makurdi Amidst killings, kidnappings, armed robbery and other criminal activities, a violent protest erupted in Ukum Local Government Area, Benue State on 3rd July, 2024. The protesters, though repelled by men of the Nigeria Police on duty,…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has predicted flooding in nine Local Government Areas in Benue. The agency’s Director -General, Mrs Zubaida Umar, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Makurdi during the Downscaling of Flood Early Warning Strategies for Early…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi The Tor Tiv, Orcivirigh Prof James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse CFR, has condemned the recent violence in Zaki Biam, Ukum, which resulted in the destruction of lives and property. In a press statement signed by Freddie Adamgbe,…
