By Golok Nanmwa,Jos The attention of the Church of Christ in Nations Local Church Council Diye Tohort, Jos South LGA, Plateau State has been drawn to a news report on the website of Guardian newspaper, purporting that Church service, on Sunday March 29, 2020 witnessed a “massive attendance” in defiance of government order prohibiting religious and social gatherings of more than 50 persons. The report tagged “Churches defy government order on large gatherings in Jos” for the records is a far cry from the truth. A statement signed by Rev. Moses Dagurum , the Leading Pastor, COCIN LCC Diye-Tohort,RCC Dadin Kowa, Jos, Plateau State made available to newsmen in […]

Plateau State Government has refuted trending news in the social media alleging that there was an index case of confirmed Corona Virus in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Since the circulation of this fake news, there has been rising concern and anxiety within and outside the state. According to the fake news, “one Hassan Sale, an influential personality from Gangare area of Jos, in Jos North LGA, an ally of Senator Bala Muhammad Governor of Bauchi State, has developed symptoms similar to those of Corona Virus having been come in contact with the Governor recently”. For the avoidance of doubt, the Government of Plateau State wishes […]

  Lagos, Nigeria :  To address the present turmoil of #COVID19 in Nigeria. Development Communications Network with support from over 150 volunteers Social Media & Health Influencers all over Nigeria launched a campaign titled ‘#5daysforCOVID19’. The twitter conversation ran for five days as Nigeria joins the world to tackle the #COVID19 virus.  The twitter campaign reached over 7.5 million people with credible information on Corona Virus in 5 days. The topic discussed covers how to prevent contacting Corona Virus, how and who should self-isolate, the concept of social distancing and public and private roles to help flatten the curve of COVID-19.  Some important tips below were shared by […]

President of the Mupun Cultural and Development Association, MUCDA,Chief Pedro Ardiyel Dafur has issued a directive for a sensitization campaign to be carried out across villages under the Mupun extraction against the corona virus epidemic in the country. He gave the directive yesterday,Sunday 23,March 2020 in Jos after returning from a trip to Lankan pointing out that the people in the villages were not well informed of the virus and its devastating effects on humanity. The MUCDA President has in that sense directed the Publicity Secretary and Director of Socials of MUCDA to come up with a strategy to get Mupun people informed and educated on the corona virus and […]

The Academic Staff Union of univerties declared a two week warning strike to press home demands ranging from the Memorandum of understanding and memorandum of action entered between ASUU and FGN since 2009 and 2013 respectively. Part of the issues raised by the MOU ranges on the issues of Funding and revitalization of public universities, Earned academic allowances of Academic Staff , salary shortfall, and issues of proliferation of state universities and the funding issues. Other issues include NUPEMCO and arrangements of visitation panels to public universities. As ASUU continued to press the demand above, the FGN through the AGF around […]

As the PDP Congresses continue in earnest despite suspension over the coronavirus pandemic, a Candidate for the Vice Chairmanship position of the party for Plateau Central Zone, Hon. Jeremiah Satmark, a former Secretary Mangu LGC, a committed PDP Stakeholder and a Businessman has said he is optimistic of emerging victorious anytime elections are conducted. He said considering his pedigree, political antecedents and relationships with other Stakeholders in the Party, he is sure of victory. He said PDP is in dire need of men, women and youths who will unite the party, restructure and take it to the path of victory. He said the party has suffered internal snitching and bad […]

Following the global outbreak and threat posed by Coronavirus pandemic, the Plateau State Government in a statement through the Secretary to the Government of the State, Prof. Danladi Abok Atu after a meeting with critical stakeholders in the State on Friday 20th March, 2020 released regulations and restrictions to certain gatherings and Social Events. The resolutions reached at the session are aimed at preventing possible spread of the dreaded Covid-19 and for the common good of the people. The following were the resolutions made: It was resolved that all Public and Private Schools and Tertiary Institutions in the State to be closed […]

Covid 19 – Plateau shuts down schools By Golok Nanmwa ,Jos Plateau state Government has announced the closure of all schools, both public and private operating in the state on or before Saturday March 21, 2020. The decision was taken in order to discourage the possible spread of the dreaded Coronavirus among residents in the state. The Secretary to the Government of Plateau , Prof. Danladi Atu said this in a press statement he made available to pressmen in Jos on Thursday night. He said this includes pre primary , secondary and tertiary institutions in the state . The statement reads that ” The decision became unavoidable because of the […]