From Umar Dankano, Yola The Nigeria Customs Service has seized smuggled goods with duty paid value worth one Hundred and Twelve Million, Five Hundred and Ninety Thousand,Zero Kobo(N112,590,000.00k) across Adamawa/Taraba states. Area…
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Kefas Hosts North-East Governors to Gala Night, Calls for Unity
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, on Friday night hosted his North-East counterparts to a cultural gala and dinner in Jalingo, ahead of the 12th North-East Governors’ Forum…
No Medicine, No Hope: How Taraba’s medication crisis condemns the sick to suffering
By Yahuza Bawage Years have passed since Zainab Usman last visited the Mafindi Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. She cited unprofessional staff as the reason, recalling a…
Gombe Govt Rescues 14-Year-Old Girl Forced into Marriage in Taraba
From Rabilu Abubakar, Gombe The Gombe State Government has stepped in to rescue a 14-year-old girl from an illegal forced marriage in Taraba State, reaffirming its commitment to protecting the rights of…
Taraba: N500bn bond to finance budget of N431.3bn?
By Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu One of the strong arguments for the removal of the subsidy on petrol was that it would make more money available to the states for development. Indeed, some state…
Taraba: Opposition Mounts Over Plans To Borrow N500bn
…Demand to know why negotiations with DFIs were abandoned These are not the best of times for the governor of Taraba state, Lt. Col. Agbu Kefas. His decision to take the sum…
Customs Seize Smuggled PMS Worth N51.9 Million in Adamawa/Taraba Area Command
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted smuggled goods worth ₦51,947,500.00 in duty-paid value (DPV) across the command’s borderlines. Comptroller of the Command, Compt….
Governor Kefas Appoints Young Leader to Head Taraba State Printing Press Agency
By Halima Lukman Yusuf The Youth O’Clock Nigeria movement has hailed Governor Agbu Kefas for his bold move in appointing Hon. Manga Josep, a young and dynamic leader, as the Executive Chairman…
Governor Kefas Champions Youth Inclusion with Key Appointment in Taraba
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The Not Too Young to Run initiative in Nigeria, once hailed as a breakthrough for youth participation in politics, has faced challenges in achieving its core goal of…
NGO Trains Finance Officials on Enhanced Accounting, Budgeting in Taraba
By Umar Dankano An international non-governmental organization, Oxfam, in collaboration with the Taraba State Government, has concluded a three-day capacity-building workshop for state and local government directors of finance and budget. The…
Customs Seizes Smuggled Petroleum Products Worth N81.5M in Adamawa/Taraba States
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), under the Operation Whirlwind team, has intercepted smuggled Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at N81,517,570 in the Adamawa/Taraba Area Command. Addressing journalists in…
Members Exit UMC Over LGBTQ Issues, Join GMC
From Hajara Usman, Taraba Members of the United Methodist Church (UMC) Northern Nigeria Annual Conference, who rejected LGBTQ policies, have exited the church and joined the Global Methodist Church. The decision was…
Commissioner raises alarm over disappearance of official vehicles from Ministry in Taraba
The Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Taraba State, Joseph Joshua, has raised concerns over the sudden disappearance of several official vehicles from the ministry’s premises. Mr. Joshua sounded the alarm over…