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PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE FOCAL PERSON/ EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE GOVERNOR ON SOCIAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMMES Following the announcement of the opening of Batch C NPower portal, scheduled from 26th June 2020, by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, it has become critical to enlighten the general public on the process. We are all aware that the NPower programme commenced in 2016 with over 11,300 beneficiaries of Batches A and B in Plateau State. In his Democracy Day broadcast on June 12, 2020 the President commended the programme, noting that “our Social Investment Programme has continued to be a model to other nations.” our Governor Simon Bako Lalong equally makes similar commendation. Batch C which will soon commence will provide opportunity for more youths to be engaged. For this to happen, Batches A and B will exit by June and July ending respectively. An exit plan with a focus on entrepreneurship

Hon. Shehu Bala Usman Management Committee Chairman Jos North Local Government Area. By Justin Jattim The renewed cases of rape has become worrisome and is drawing condemnation from a cross sections of the society   Condemning the rising cases of rape, the Management Committee chairman of Jos North Local  Government Council Shehu Usman said his Administration Will continue to support any organisation and individuals whose mission is to fight against rape, sexual abuse and other vices in society.  Usman stated this when he received the National Association of Nigerian Female Students at the Local Government Council Secretariat, in Jos. Members of the National Association of Nigerian Female Students wore symbolic black dresses  to demand Government action against sexual violence with the inscription "say no to rape", "We call for  stronger laws against sexual violence"; "domesticate sexual law against rape" amongst others.  Receiving them,  the C

By Justin Jattim Plateau State Government on Wednesday closed down a  private hospital in Jos, the Rayfield Medical center , for public safety for two weeks following the facility's exposure to the dreaded  Coronavirus disease. Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Nimkong Lar ,who addressed newsmen in Jos  said that two patients who were being managed in the hospital developed COVID 19 . In his words " Screening of primary and secondary contacts revealed that 17  staff  of the hospital have tested  positive for the virus and are also being attended to by the state ministry of health officials." "Unfortunately we lost one of  the two persons who were been treated at the hospital ." He said that as of 17 of June 2020 , Plateau state  now has 198 cases of the virus .  "As of of Today , 29 health workers have tested positive to the virus in Plateau ."  Lar called on the people of the state not to panic as government is on top of

RE: AS LALONG AND CITIZENS OVER COVID 19 STIGMATISATION (RIGHT OF REPLY)  By Dr. Makut Simon Macham The attention of the Plateau State Government has been drawn to a feature article published on page 20 of Blueprint Newspaper No. 288 of Wednesday June 3, 2020 in which several allegations, insinuations, innuendos, aspersions and outright misinformation were raised against the Government of Plateau State and the person of His Excellency, Governor Simon Bako Lalong. But for the need to debunk the wrong assertions of the feature and puncture the high dose of innuendos aimed at ridiculing the peace loving, compassionate and all-inclusive Governor of Plateau State, as well as the need to deflate the desperate attempt to exploit religion and create disharmony among the good people of Plateau State, the said feature would not have been glorified with a response. However, we are constrained to put the record straight before this jaundiced article is embraced by the gull

The Management Committee Chairman of Jos North Local Government  Shehu Usman has condoled with the Council’s legislative leader Yakubu Atsen over the death of his mother Jennifer Arin at their residence in Jos –  Jarawa. Philip Eplong, Senior Information Officer.to the chairman who disclosed this in a press released in Jos, stated this when he led management and staff of the local government to register their condolences. The Chairman described death as inevitable to all mankind and prayed God to grant them the fortitude to bear Loss.  Usman stressed the contribution of the late Jennifer Arin adding that she was a peace builder who will be greatly missed The Chairman and his team were also at the residence of his personal assistant on special duties Uba Jet over the death of his father, Ahmed Garba. He described Ahmed Garba as a gentleman per excellence who believes in fairness, equity and transparency in any responsibility giving him. Usman urged the family to accept the d