Benue state government

The Benue state government has established camps and began distribution of relief materials to flood victims in Makurdi, the state capital. Ms Josephine Haba, member of the State Technical Committee on Flood, while distributing the…

Ahead of the anticipated flood, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and Benue state government have trained 200 security personnel on handling Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. Ms…

The Benue State Government has commended the Armed Forces of Nigeria for tackling security challenges facing the state through 'Operation Whirl Stroke'. The Governor of Benue State, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, gave the commendation on…

Benue state Government says the Federal Government is building 200 low-cost houses for internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in the state. Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Mr Aondowase Kunde, disclosed this to…

The Benue State government has acquired 100 trucks of fertilizer to be distributed to farmers during this year’s agricultural season. Governor Hyacinth Alia, while flagging off the 2023 fertilizer sales and distribution in Makurdi, made…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has flagged off the 2022 cropping season with the distribution of improved seeds to rural farmers in the 23 local government areas of the state. Ortom, during the ceremony at the premises of the…

The Benue State Council of Traditional Rulers has said dialogue and negotiation can tackle the lingering crises between farmers and herders in the state, urging the government to fast-track the establishment of the Benue Peace Commission.…

Dr. Paul Orhi, a former Director-General of the National Agency For Food and Drug Administration in Nigeria, NAFDAC, has officially joined the governorship race under the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State. This was after…

The National Chairman of the governing party in Nigeria, the All Progressives Congress, APC Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has charged the party’s stakeholders in Benue state to be united to take over government in the state in 2023.…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has rejected the provision of direct primary election in the Electoral Amendment Bill passed by the National Assembly, saying it is not in the best interest of the country. He therefore urged…