Tag: Gov Abdullahi Sule

Gov Sule offers automatic employment to late APC Chairman’s daughters … vows killers ‘ll be prosecuted

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has offered automatic employment to two daughters of the slain former state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the late Chief Philips Shekwo.   Engineer Sule announced this as fulfilment of the promised he earlier made to the family of the late APC chieftain, during the first memorial lecture organized in honour of the departed Chief Shekwo, which held at the Taal Conference Hotel, in Lafia, on Monday.   This is just as the governor vowed to ensure that the three killers of…

COVID-19 : Nasarawa Govt flags off mass vaccination campaign

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Nasarawa State Government has flagged off the mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19, aimed at rapidly increasing the number of fully vaccinated residents of the state. Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, flagged off the campaign at a ceremony that held in the premises of the state infectious diseases and research diagnostic centre, in Lafia, on Friday. Against the threat of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic, the governor said his administration has continued to evolve measures towards the control and containment of the spread of the virus among others.…

AKK: NNPC, Nasarawa sign MoU on Gas utilisation …. as Gov Sule hosts gas business roundtable

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Nasarawa State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Gas utilisation, with a view to delivering value to the people of the state, particularly with the opportunities in the gas sector. The MoU was signed by the parties during the Nasarawa Gas Business Roundtable, at the late Aliyu Akwe Doma Banquet Hall, in Lafia, on Thursday. Speaking shortly after the signing ceremony, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, disclosed that the whole idea about the Federal…

2023: Gov Sule tasks APC officials, stakeholders on unity … hints on appointing three women as commissioners

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has tasked state officials and stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) towards ensuring that the party remained united ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Engineer Sule laid the task while delivering a speech at a thanksgiving service organized in honour of the State Chairman of the APC, Dr. John Mamman, which held in Dari, Kokona Local Government Area, on Saturday. This was just as the governor promised to appoint three women as commissioners as part of the inclusiveness of his administration.…

Gov Sule swears-in Professor, 17 others as overseers, charges appointees on transparency

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has sworn-in a Professor of development economics from the state owned varsity, Dr. Rabo Dakare, for Panda development area and 17 others as overseers of the 18 development areas in the state. Engineer Sule performed the swearing-in ceremony at the late Aliyu Akwe Doma Banquet Hall, on Friday. The governor charged the appointees on imbibing the tenets of his administration anchored on the principles of transparency, accountability, prudent management of resources and fear of God. Engineer Sule said the event marked the determination of…

Gov Sule tasks officials of Nasarawa Internal Revenue Services on sincerity, fear of God

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has tasked the management and staff of the Nasarawa State Internal Revenue Services, on sincerety and fear of God while discharging their responsibilities.   Engineer Sule laid the charge when he hosted the Chairman of the state internal revenue services, Alhaji Ahmed Yakubu Muhammad, at the Government House, on Thursday.   According to the governor, it’s not rocket science for Nasarawa State to generate N5bn monthly as IGR but that the need for the people of the state to be sincere and show willingness…

Gov Sule wins coveted Zik Leadership Award

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule has clinched the coveted Zik Prize for Leadership. Engineer Sule emerged as co-winner alongside Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu during the 2020 Zik Leadership Award ceremony, held in Lagos, on Sunday. Since 1995 when The Zik Prize in Leadership Award scheme started, it has held consistently, and has now evolved to become one of Africa’s most respected award schemes. It would be recalled that, while announcing nominees for the 2021 awards, Chairman, Selection Committee, Board of Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre, Prof. Pat…

Support group endorses Sule for second term

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Ahead of 2023 elections, a support group, Governor A. A. Sule Continuity Volunteers Group, has commenced strategies for the re-election bid of Nasarawa State governor for second term in office. The group, held a meeting preparatory to hosting an endorsement rally to prevail on Engineer Abdullahi A. Sule, to seek re-election, in Lafia, on Saturday. State Coordinator of the group, Comrade Abubakar Idris Adamu, said he was motivated to organize the endorsement rally because of the sterling leadership being provided by the governor. Comrade Idris emphasized that, so far, Engineer…

Why gas, not oil, is way out for Nigeria, says Gov Sule …insists on more discoveries

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Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has said that with Nigeria having over 200trn cubic feet of gas in reserve, gas and not oil, remained the way to go if the country must fully realise its potentials. Engineer Sule disclosed this when he hosted the chairman of the newly established Upstream Regulatory Commission, Dr. Isa Moddibo, at the Government House, on Monday. This was even as the governor reiterated his position on exploring and discovering more oil and gas reserves especially in the frontier basins. According to Engineer Sule, even…

Gov Sule set to commission Akurba Power Substation, Lafia Bus Terminal, Airport

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Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has disclosed that the Akurba 330KV substation, Lafia Bus Terminal and Lafia Airport, will all be due for commissioning in December 2021. Engineer Sule disclosed this in a chat with the Government House press crew shortly after undertaking inspection visits to the Akurba substation and Lafia Bus Terminal, on Thursday. The Governor told journalists that his administration was making preparations to include the Lafia Bus Terminal and the Lafia Airport as part of the projects to be commissioned by VIPs from Abuja who will…