The Nasarawa State Government says it would conduct a screening exercise for personnel across the 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Mr Peter Ahemba, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Public Affairs to Gov. Abdulahi Sule of the state, disclosed this during a news conference on Friday in Lafia. The media aide explained that … Read more
A middle-aged man, identified simply as Adaju, has been arrested in Agwan Sarki, Orozo—a border area between Nasarawa State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)—for allegedly killing his girlfriend for ritual purposes. Henzodaily learnt that Adaju was apprehended following an intelligence tip-off that led security agents to an uncompleted building in the area. A viral … Read more
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Muhammad Ubandona-Aliyu, and all commissioners in his cabinet. This is contained in a statement signed by Mohammed Illiyasu-Idde, Permanent Secretary Cabinet Affairs and Special Duties, Office of the SSG on Friday in Lafia. According to the statement, the … Read more
Traders in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State are counting their losses after a fire incident destroyed the market on Friday at about 10 p.m. In separate interviews on Saturday, several traders expressed their devastation and recounted significant losses. Mr Ahmed Ayuba, a trader, was overwhelmed with grief as he spoke … Read more
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Friday passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N402.5 billion. Recall that Gov. Abdulahi Sule had on Nov. 29, presented a budget of N382.5 billion to the assembly for consideration. The assembly, however, increased the budget, christened “Budget of Economic Growth and Stability” by N20 billion. Mr … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday raided a rice-repackaging factory in New Karu, Nasarawa, for allegedly counterfeiting popular brands. The enforcement operation, which confiscated numerous bags of rice from eight different facilities, was led by Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, the Director in charge of the FCT Directorate of the … Read more
The organised labour in Nasararawa State has suspended its indefinite strike action after reaching an agreement with the government on the consequential adjustments of the minimum wage for workers. The suspension of the strike was announced at a joint news conference on Monday in Lafia by the labour leaders. The organised labour, comprising … Read more