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Jos

November 12, 2024

Thirteen killed as Plateau mining site collapses

Most of the deceased were aged between 18 and 30 years old.

Jos youths working at a mining site in Dura, Rayfield.
November 5, 2024

350 Plateau youths receive N-HYPPADEC starter packs

“In Plateau, we trained over 350 young people in various trades, including animal fattening, painting and POP services, poultry and fish farming,” said the N-HYPPADEC MD.

N-HYPPADEC starter packs
October 31, 2024

Court jails cattle rearer nine months for assaulting woman

The prosecutor said the convict assaulted the woman and damaged her phone valued at N45,000.

Court room
October 31, 2024

Miner jailed one year for stealing phone, using it to obtain N2,000 loan

The magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

Gavel
October 28, 2024

Phone charging spots record high patronage in Jos amid blackout, high fuel price

The correspondent who visited some of the charging centres reports that residents were trooping in their numbers to charge their phones.

Phone charging spot in Nigeria
October 26, 2024

Plateau residents task LG chairs on infrastructure development

Some residents who spoke with journalists on Saturday in Jos decried the infrastructure deficit across the state’s 17 local government areas (LGAs).

Map of Plateau State
October 26, 2024

Lawyers urge full compliance with LG autonomy verdict

Some lawyers who spoke with journalists on Saturday said compliance would enhance grassroots development and foster local governance.

Abia, Adamawa, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Delta, Enugu,Gombe, Imo, Nasarawa, Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Zamfara governors
October 25, 2024

Plateau confirms 20 cholera cases with two deaths

Cletus Shurkuk, Plateau’s Commissioner for Health, has said the state had recorded 20 cases of cholera, resulting in two fatalities

Cholera patients
October 25, 2024

SON urges use of AI to industrialise Nigeria

SON has called on Nigerians to use AI to promote innovation and industrialisation in the country.

Artificial Intelligence
October 23, 2024

Nigerian student jailed for stealing phone, wristwatch

The Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year-old student, David Odiwe, for trespassing and stealing from a woman’s house.

Prison bar