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Petrol price rises above N1,500 as marketers shut filling stations to support strike

Petrol Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is on strike, and residents of Benue are facing the heat.Makurdi · Makurdi Read Article

Address insecurity in North-Central now - NAWOJ tells Nigerian Govt

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The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Zone D, has appealed to the Federal Government to adequately equip security agencies with tools and surveillance technology to effectively counter insurgency and rising insecurity in the country. The association made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of its bi-monthly zonal virtual meeting, on Tuesday. It stressed that well-equipped security forces were critical in tackling recurring…Makurdi · Makurdi Read Article

Benue State Disability Community Hails Passage of Landmark Rights Bill, Urges Governor Alia to Sign Without Delay - QUALITATIVE MAGAZINE

Makurdi, Nigeria — August 5, 2025 — The disability community in Benue State has issued a resounding call to action following a historic development: the passage of the Benue State Disability Rights Bill by the State House of Assembly on August 1, 2025. At a joint press conference held in Makurdi on Monday, representatives of leading disability advocacy groups, Hope Alive for Possibilities Initiative (HAPI) and the Joint National Association of P…Makurdi · Makurdi Read Article

Benue: Varsity alumni divided over nomination of lecturer for commissioner

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The nomination of an associate professor at the Faculty of Law, Benue State University, Timothy Yangien as a commissioner by Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has divided former students of the institution. DAILY POST reports that one of the factions of the alumni in the Law Faculty of the varsity had recently petitioned the state House of Assembly. The faction condemned Yangien’s nomination, accusing him of abuse of office, oppression and in…Higher Education · Makurdi Read Article

Massacre of 200 Christians Sparks Highway Protest by Displaced Nigerians

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This week, hundreds of displaced Nigerians obstructed a key highway to protest against the government's inactivity following the mass murder of over 200 Christians in last month's massacre. The protestors, primarily women and children, called for sustenance and security at a camp located near Makurdi in central Nigeria.Makurdi · Makurdi Read Article

Benue Presents Feasibility Report To Access N267.2bn NRDF For Economic Transformation

August 04, (THEWILL) — Benue State Government has hosted a high-level delegation from the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) featuring a presentation of the state’s feasibility report to access N267.2 billion from the Natural Resources Development Fund (NRDF). Governor Hyacinth Alia, while addressing the delegation at Government House, Makurdi, on Monday, described theMakurdi · Makurdi Read Article

Troops neutralize bandit, destroy camps in Benue

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Troops of the 401 Special Forces Brigade/ Sector 1 Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, in collaboration with local hunters, have conducted a clearance operationMilitary · Makurdi See the Story

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Petrol price rises above N1,500 as marketers shut filling stations to support strike

Address insecurity in North-Central now - NAWOJ tells Nigerian Govt

Benue State Disability Community Hails Passage of Landmark Rights Bill, Urges Governor Alia to Sign Without Delay - QUALITATIVE MAGAZINE

Benue: Varsity alumni divided over nomination of lecturer for commissioner

Massacre of 200 Christians Sparks Highway Protest by Displaced Nigerians

Benue Presents Feasibility Report To Access N267.2bn NRDF For Economic Transformation

Troops neutralize bandit, destroy camps in Benue

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Alia unveils e-emergency platforms to tackle humanitarian crises

Petrol price rises above N1,500 as marketers shut filling stations to support strike

Address insecurity in North-Central now - NAWOJ tells Nigerian Govt

Benue State Disability Community Hails Passage of Landmark Rights Bill, Urges Governor Alia to Sign Without Delay - QUALITATIVE MAGAZINE

Benue: Varsity alumni divided over nomination of lecturer for commissioner

Massacre of 200 Christians Sparks Highway Protest by Displaced Nigerians

Benue Presents Feasibility Report To Access N267.2bn NRDF For Economic Transformation

Troops neutralize bandit, destroy camps in Benue