The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has processed 78,451 new applications in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Plateau State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mallam Mohammed Sadiq, gave the update during a stakeholder meeting in Jos on Wednesday. The CVR began online on 18 August, with in-person registration commencing on…
A group of Peoples Democratic Party members in Plateau State on Monday staged a peaceful rally in Jos calling on Governor Caleb Mutfwang to leave the party and join the All Progressives Congress. The demonstrators, drawn from all 17 local government areas, said the political climate in both the state and the country required the…
President Bola Tinubu has launched a renewed grassroots initiative to stabilise Plateau State, sending a senior aide to engage with religious, ethnic and community groups in an effort to rebuild trust and strengthen intercommunal harmony. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said in a statement on Sunday that Dr Abiodun Essiet, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on…
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has proposed a ₦914.8 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year, with a strong focus on economic stability, infrastructure, and security. Presenting the appropriation bill, titled “Budget of Consolidation and Sustainability 2.0,” before the State House of Assembly in Jos on Wednesday, Mutfwang said the budget reflects his administration’s commitment…
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has commissioned a newly constructed market in Bukuru, Jos South, aimed at creating safer and more inclusive spaces for small businesses. The project, spearheaded by the Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB), features over 470 shops, lock-ups, warehouses, and stalls, along with space for up to 2,000 hawkers. It is part…
A mass malaria prevention campaign in Nigeria’s Plateau State has reached more than one million children, helping to drive down infection rates, health officials said. The Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) programme distributes Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine with Amodiaquine (SPAQ) to children under five during peak transmission seasons. Officials say the intervention has cut malaria prevalence from 18.8 per…
Nine men accused of complicity in the June attacks that killed and displaced residents in Yelwata, Benue State, and parts of Plateau, were on Wednesday arraigned by the Department of State Services (DSS) before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects were charged separately with terrorism-related offences, unlawful possession of firearms, and assisting violent…
The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Mathew Audu, has donated foodstuff and other items to 80 households displaced by the recent attacks in Riyom Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Presenting the the items to the beneficiaries on Saturday in Riyom, Audu commiserated with those who lost their loved ones in the incident. He…
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has said that the security situation in the state is milder compared to other parts of the North-Central region, despite recent incidents of violence. Speaking during an interactive session with journalists on Tuesday in Jos, the governor acknowledged that the recent killings in the state were deeply concerning, but…
The Plateau Patriotic Front, (PPF) has called on the authorities to probe the alleged explanation by Bello Gotomo, the National Secretary, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), on the recent killings in plateau. The PPF made the call on Tuesday in a statement by its National Coordinator, Mani Imman, in Abuja. Gotomo while…
