Author Archives: Peter Akpah

By Peter Akpah The Capital Market Support Committee on Covid-19 has been given the responsibility to raise N1 billion from market participants and stakeholders within the shortest possible time. The committee was inaugurated by the Nigerian capital market community, led by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A statement by the Head Corporate Communication, Securities andContinue reading “COVID-19: Capital Market Support Committee to Raise N1bn From Participants”

By Peter Akpah A total of N780.926 billion has been shared between the Federal, States and Local Governments for March 2020 by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC). This was disclosed in a statement by the Director, Information, Press and Public Relations, Henshaw Ogubike, after a virtual FAAC meeting with the 36 state commissioners ofContinue reading “FG, States And LG’s Share N780.926bn Federal Revenue In March”

By Peter Akpah LALONG EULOGISES FORMER MINISTER OF JUSTICE/ATTORNEY GENERAL, CHIEF RICHARD AKINJIDE Governor Lalong describe the life of the former Attorney General as worthy of emulation as he has serve the country diligently Lalong stated it in a press statement by his director of Press Dr Makut Simon Macham as contained below. Plateau StateContinue reading “Lalong condoled The Family of Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of The Federation, Chief Richard Osuolale Akinjide”

By Peter Akpah President Muhammadu Buhari has approved immediate payments of salaries owed some lecturers who are not enrolled in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Following the refusal to enrol in the IPPIS, some lecturers’ salaries were withheld, however, President Buhari in Abuja on Tuesday, asked that the arrears owed these lecturersContinue reading “Buhari Orders Payment Of Salaries For All Lecturers Not Enrolled In IPPIS”

By Peter Akpah Nigerian Governors Agree On Two-Week Inter-State Lockdown. The 36 state governors in Nigeria have recommended a two-week national inter-state lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the country. This decision was taken during a meeting of the governors on Wednesday, a day after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed 117Continue reading “Nigerian Governors Agree On Two-Week Inter-State Lockdown.”

By Peter Akpah GOVERNOR LALONG DIRECTS ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL TO EVOLVE POST-COVID ECONOMIC BLUEPRINT Owing to the serious impact of the Corona Virus pandemic on the global economy as well as its effect on Nigerian economy and by extension the Plateau State economy, Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong has directed the State Economic AdvisoryContinue reading “Lalong Has Directed The State Economic Advisory Council To Evolve Post-Covid economy Blueprint.”

By Peter Akpah COVID-19: Rep. Bagos Distributes Food Items as Palliative to Plateau Indigenes in Apo District, Abuja Rep. Dachung Musa Bagos, Member representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency in the Nigerian National Assembly Abuja, has distributed food items to some Plateau State indigenes resident in APO DISTRICT of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Hon.Continue reading ““COVID-19: Rep. Bagos Distributes Food Items as Palliative to Constituents in Apo District, Abuja””

By Peter Akpah The secretary of the plateau state palliatives committee set up by the plateau state government Dr Sumaye Hamza has reacted to a video going viral that plateau state has commence distribution of palliatives, according to her that is not true and that video is not from any palliatives distribution of plateau asContinue reading “Plateau Yet To Distribute Palliatives People Should Disregard The Video Going Viral That Palliatives Are Being Distributed, Government Will Soon Commence Distribution.”

By Peter Akpah Covid-19 lockdown security agencies Mont surveillance in and around the city to monitor compliance sourcenews24 on monitoring of the situation come across a cross section of security personnel around state low-cost junction checking every car and person passing through and in the process made some arrest of Diffaulters speaking with one ofContinue reading “Covid-19 Lockdown Security Agencies Mount Surveillance.”

By Peter Akpah Northern Governors Seek More COVID-19 Testing Centres, Ban Almajiri system. Northern state governors on Tuesday called for more COVID-19 testing centres in the north and banned the almajiri system for fear the children could be exposed to the virus. The Governors met for the second time in one month via teleconferencing, accordingContinue reading “Northern Governors Seek More COVID-19 Testing Centres, Ban Almajiri system”