Jos — Regional Council for Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMMRC) has described the curfew in Jos, Plateau State since January this year till now as becoming counter productive, stressing that it is grounding economic activities, especially tourism and hospitality industry in Jos.

JOS, Nigeria, May 19 (Reuters) - Nigeria\'s central state of Plateau on Wednesday lifted a night-time curfew imposed on the city of Jos, 1-1/2 years after hundreds of people were killed in clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs.

May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Namadi Sambo was sworn in as Nigeria’s vice president following the approval of his nomination by parliament yesterday.

Gov. Jonah Jang on Tuesday launched sale of fertilizers in Plateau, pegging the price at N2,000 per bag.The commodity sells for between N5,500 and N6,000 in the open market.

Plateau State Governor, David Jonah Jang, has declared the support of his state for President Goodluck Jonathan, saying “Plateau State has confidence in President Goodluck Jonathan and we are urging him to go ahead and run for the 2011 Presidential elections’

The Directorate of Research and Planning, Governor's Office, Jos, Plateau State in collaboration with Youth Action Initiative Africa (YAIA),has launched Local Governance Assessment Program tagged; Local Government Scorecard.

When this administration came on board about five years ago, it came out with a policy document for the development of the State. It was tagged the Ten-Point Agenda, and strategically positioned on that agenda is agriculture. Our vision was to not only kick start a farming revolution but to massively introduce and sustain mechanized agriculture…

Over the years several key issues have confronted successive governments, with the more critical issues receiving greater attention over others. These issues and policies have become part of the Plateau Agenda.

PLATEAU state Governor Jonah Jang has awarded scholarships, up to university level, to the three children of late CSP Hannaniah Pwol-Jah, the pilot of the ill-fated police helicopter that crashed in Jos on Wednesday March 14 while on a flight to Abuja.

President Goodluck Jonathan has promised that the present security challenges in the country, especially the incidents of bombings, will soon be over and projected that they would “drastically” be reduced by the middle of this year.

President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for setting the pace for participatory democracy in the country.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has approved the sum of N5, 550,000,000 for the training of teachers in Nigeria, under 2012 Teacher Professional Development Programme.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has stressed the need for members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to be submissive to the authority of the national chairman of the party, telling the PDP to call him to order if, as president, he is seen to have gone astray.

Plateau State Government has attributed the perceived delay in the payment of civil servants’ salary to the implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria policy directive on electronic payments of the salaries of public and private institutions.

EIGHT persons have been feared killed by assailants suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, who invaded four villages in Riyom Local Council on Monday at 8.30 p.m.
The invaders allegedly shot their victims and burnt their houses simultaneously while the other villagers took to their heels.

THE plateau State Government has expressed frustration that all efforts made to curb corruption in its public service are being thwarted by workers.

Under fire from Islamist group Boko Haram’s insurgency, Christians yesterday vowed to withdraw their co-operation with the government, if the activities of the deadly sect are not checked.

ABUJA — Senate President David Mark, yesterday, described the incessant bombing of major cities, market places, and worship centres across Nigeria by terrorist groups as a war against the nation.

President Goodluck Jonathan, in Abuja, on Monday, called for attitudinal change among Nigerians, to tackle security challenges in the country.

Suspected Muslim herdsmen have hacked and shot to death seven sleeping family members at a Christian village in the volatile central Plateau state, officials said Thursday.