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25/07/2025

PLASCHEMA HOLDS THANKSGIVING SERVICE AS STAFF SURVIVE GHASTLY ACCIDENT

By Mankurum Danjuma

The Plateau State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency PLASCHEMA, held a heartfelt thanksgiving & testimony service today 25th of July 2025, expressing profound gratitude to the Almighty God for the miraculous survival of their members of staff involved in a ghastly accident which occurred on Tuesday 22nd of July 2025. ( https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19c7rnXr8f/ )

The thanksgiving service held at the Headquarters Office Complex in Jos appreciated the miracle while the team was en route to conduct advocacy visit to the 17 local government areas in Plateau State.

The service attended by staff and well wishers was a moving occasion filled with appreciation for the gift of life.

Individuals shared personal reflections and gratitude.

In his remarks, the Director-General of PLASCHEMA, Dr. Agabus Nanfwang Manasseh, ascribed the miraculous escape of death as God's gift,praising God onbehalf of the agency for the preservation of its dedicated personnel.

The guest Cleric, Apostle Elan Chanlahan, led the congregation in a powerful & vibrant session of praise and worship followed by an inspiring sermon, filling the office with melodious hymns and uplifting the spirits of all present through reinforcing messages of hope and divine protection.

Fervent prayers were offered, seeking continued guidance and safety for the PLASCHEMA team as they continue their vital work across the state.

The Thanksgiving service not only celebrated the gift of life but also underscored the resilience and dedication of PLASCHEMA staff to their mission, even in the face of unforseen challenges

25/07/2025

PLATEAU CIVIL SERVANTS URGED TO EMBRACE GREENHOUSE FARMING

By Rotmwa Kassam Paulina

In a move to reposition agriculture as a sustainable means of livelihood and food security, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Hon. Philemon Audu Daffi Esq. has called on civil servants to take greenhouse farming seriously, describing it as not only a heritage practice but a legitimate and rewarding venture.

The Commissioner made this statement during a farm visit to the 2025 Farmers’ Field Day, an event organized by the Plateau Agricultural Development Programme (PADP) in collaboration with Dizengoff Nigeria, a Balton CP Company.

Speaking at the event, the commissioner highlighted the state governor’s strategic focus on agriculture, stating that Governor Caleb Mutfwang has taken proactive steps in promoting farming because it is one of his key areas of interest and giving that farming is part of the state's heritage.

According to him, as a lawyer, the only business he is permitted to engage in without conflict is farming and added that farming plays a crucial role in tackling hunger, food insecurity and rising living costs.

Daffi said that the initiative was timely and commendable, and encouraged everyone, including civil servants, to get involved in farming and to take it seriously.

The Program Manager of PADP, Mr. Ishaku Jilansem emphasized the essence of the event, which is introducing greenhouse farming as a visible and viable agribusiness model.

He explained that the program brings greenhouse technology to the forefront, showing the public its potential and noted with delight that Ministry of Justice has been exemplary in its involvement.

Speaking further, Ishaku expressed that farming remains one of the few ventures a civil servant can undertake without raising red flags from regulatory agencies like the EFCC and that if more ministries utilize available land around the Secretariat for such innovation, we could achieve self-sufficiency even within the urban spaces.

Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Urban and Physical Development, Yop Rwang, Esq advocated increased female participation in farming, stating that women must be included in both access to farmland and agricultural programs.

Dizengoff Regional Sales Manager, Camy K. Iroba described the greenhouse farming model on display as a modernized upgrade suited for urban farmers, offering higher yields, controlled growing environments, and shorter crop cycles.

He pointed out that it is a scalable and efficient model allowing busy professionals like civil servants to grow food close to home without the logistical demands of traditional farming.

Additionally, greenhouse farming presents an exciting frontier for civil servants seeking alternative income sources while contributing meaningfully to national food production, and can lead the charge in turning Nigeria into an agriculturally self-reliant nation.

21/07/2025

NOTICE OF ANNUAL VACATION/LEGAL RECESS FOR THE JUDGES OF THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF PLATEAU STATE FOR 2025.

Pursuant to the power conferred by ORDER 40 RULE (4)(d) of the Plateau State High Court ( Civil Procedure) Rules 2020, the Chief Judge of Plateau State, Hon. Justice David Gwong Mann has approved Monday 21st July, 2025 to Friday, the 15th day of September, 2025 for 2025 Annual Vacation and Legal Recess.

2. The Court will resume on Tuesday, the 16th day of September, 2025.
3. The Chief Judge has also Pursuant to ORDER 49 RULE 5 (1) of the Plateau State High Court (Civil Procedure), Rule, 2020 appointed Hon. Justice Nafisa Lawal Musa as the vacation Judge and the venue of the sitting is High Court NO. 7, Jos.
4. His Lordship appreciates all the Judges, Lawyers and all other Court users for their commitment and dedication, and wishes everyone a happy and peaceful vacation.

Signed:
Barr Andrawus Maikai Kam,
Chief Registrar,
Plateau State High Court of Justice,
Jos.

15/07/2025

Public Announcement!!!

July 14, 2025

The Management of the Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board, on behalf of the State Ministry of Education, hereby informs ALL Applicants who applied for teaching recruitment under the Human Capital Opportunity Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) program that the examination schedule for those who successfully registered on the Plateau SUBEB website is as follows:

Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025: MOCK Exams

Candidates are required to remain in their respective comfort zones, where a link will be sent to them via their respective email addresses for the mock examination, which will commence at 11:00 a.m. They are to answer the questions provided and summit through their android phones.

Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025: ACTUAL Examination:

Successfully registered applicants are expected to proceed to any of the 18 Local Government examination centers nearest to them for the actual examination, which will start at 11:00 a.m. prompt.

Please Note:

Successfully registered applicants are not expected to travel to their Local Government of origin for the exercise. Instead, they are to proceed to the nearest centre convenient to them. They are also required to bring along their Android phones charged with data as a basic requirement to sit for the exams.

Signed:
Richard Nanpon Jonah,gnipr,
Head of Public Relations and Protocol
For: Management

15/07/2025

UPHOLDING DUE PROCESS IN JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS IN PLATEAU STATE.
..CAGING THE SPIRIT OF UNGUARDED UTTERANCES AMONGST FUNDAMENTALISTS IN PLATEAU STATE:THE VIRAL VIDEO OF AN ISLAMIC IMAM AGAINST GOVERNOR MUTFWANG AND THE PLATEAU JUDICIARY.

By Nanyah Daman and Friday Derwan,Jos.

The appointments of the Plateau State High Court Judges is strictly a constitutional affair with laid down procedures that shall not be compromised.

When the Executive Governor of Plateau State,His Excellency Barr Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang nominated candidates for such vacancies, the rest of the process is strictly rested on the shoulders of the Judicial Service Commission(JSC) to effectively handle.

This is to be in line with mandates of the JSC which amongst others is to offer advice on appointments of the judges at both the higher and lower bench.

In the process of appointing Judges, the Judicial Service Commission ensures that only qualified and credible candidates are appointed through laid down procedures.

This process requires that candidates are thoroughly screened to include aptitude test so as to ensure that only the best emerged.

Earlier this year that process was seen in action in Plateau State when the National Judicial Council(NJC) gave the state slots for High Court Judges.

It is on record that so many people applied for it and at the end of exercise six people emerged top and their names submitted to the National Judicial Council for consideration.

While the state awaited the response from the NJC to allow the State Governor,Barr Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang effect the appointments, certain developments began to manifest which eventually led to halting the much anticipated approval of the appointments by the NJC for the state.

Other states in the country have already received such blessings from the Apex body of the nation’s judiciary.

While the state anxiously waited upon the verdict of the NJC on its six nominees, a video emerged from an Islamic cleric in Jos casting aspersions on the State Governor,Barr Caleb Mutfwang.

In the video that has gone viral, the cleric was heard accusing Governor Mutfwang of sidelining Muslims in the state in the appointment of judges.
The cleric who was addressing his adherence also made very saddening and unverified claims stating that in all, there's no representation of Muslims in the number of Judges in the Plateau State High Court,which is far from the truth.

While such claims could have been allowed to pass unperturbed, it is imperative to shed some light on all the issues raised by the cleric.

It is imperative to note that in the appointments of State High Court Judges or any cadre of Judges, the sentiment of religion has no place and only suitable persons who meet the necessary criteria emerge and are so appointed.

Contrary to the Cleric's allegations that the state has never had Muslims as High Court Judges due to perceived segregation, records has shown that after the creation of Nasarawa State out of the old Plateau, the state has had four high court judges who are Muslims.

One of such got retired just few years back and now deceased, while three others are still in active service, out of which another has been elevated to the Court of Appeal.

Research has also shown that in the northern states of the country the opportunities of becoming a judge has never been availed to adherents of other religions other than the one that controls majority of the populace in those states.

That is not so in Plateau State which has never used religion as a yard stick for any consideration instead, the state has been magnanimous to all when it comes to making critical decisions as the appointment of judges and other political appointees.

It's very clear that the action of the Cleric is coming on heels of some Muslim candidates who applied for the job but failed to sail through because their performance during the screening exercise failed far below acceptable standards.

This is obvious because the Cleric displayed high level of ignorance on what it entails to become a Judge of the High Court and was fed with misinformation.

His historical analysis of what he viewed as marginalisation of Muslims in the state Judiciary has also turned out to be fiction of his mere imagination.

The cleric has failed to show course why right thinking members of the society should believe in such vituperations that lack backing powers of records.

Whipping religious sentiments on issues in the country has become a stock in trade of some Nigerians who believed that such can always give them what they want on a platter of gold even when they do not deserve it.

No, it’s not always so because the hands of God Almighty is stronger than any other.God favours whom he wants to favour without human input.

The judiciary is that Arm of Government where those who manned the system are people with impeccable resource and sound knowledge of the law devoid of the all comers syndrome.

Labeling Governor Mutfwang as biased in the nominations of the six judges as postulated by the cleric was most unfair to him in all seriousness.

Governor Mutfwang in all honesty has since assumption of office tried his best to remodel the state in the fashion where everyone will be proud to behold.

The National Judicial Council had availed all those who participated in that recruitment exercise and felt it wasn't credible to formally forward their complaints to it.

Those who believed they had genuine cases should have cashed in on that window of opportunity to ventilate their grievance instead of feeding their gullible community with fabricated lies on why they were not successful in the exercise.

The status of the Plateau State Governor as a lawyer no doubt added value to his administrative skills and governing prowess contrary to the rantings of the cleric in that video where he tried to paint the Governor as not using his background to do justice to the Muslim ummah in the state through the appointment of the Judges.

It is equally important to emphasised that Plateau State has been very considerate of all variables when it comes to taking critical decisions on issues such as appointments generally.

A Government that is trying it's best in all facets as that of Governor Mutfwang should be encouraged to do more but not to face irresponsible criticism from myopic tantrums who sees, and says nothing good about Plateau.

The social media platform can be used as a veritable means of projecting developmental ideas even by religious clerics.

Unfortunately some of them have utilised it’s potency to control the thinking of their gullible followership for their selfish ambitions.

The earlier such characters retraced their steps back to the path of progressive thinking, the better.

08/07/2025

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25/06/2025

GOVERNOR MUTFWANG CONDOLES THE DONTINA FAMILY AND NIGERIA STANDARD NEWSPAPERS OVER THE DEMISE OF EZEKIEL DONTINA

The Executive Governor of Plateau State, His Excellency, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the Dontina family and the Nigeria Standard Newspapers on the passing of Mr. Ezekiel Dontina Peter, a committed staff member of Plateau Publishing Corporation (PPC), publishers of The Nigeria Standard, who died after a brief illness.

In a condolence message, Governor Mutfwang expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Mr. Ezekiel Dontina, describing him as a dedicated journalist whose contributions to the media profession significantly shaped public discourse, governance, and development on the Plateau.

He noted that the late Ezekiel lived a selfless and impactful life, marked by a strong commitment to truth, peace, and the unity of the state. He further acknowledged Ezekiel’s role in advancing developmental journalism and raising political consciousness among the people of Plateau State.

“This is a monumental loss, not only to the Dontina family and The Nigeria Standard, but to the entire state and the Fourth Estate of the Realm,” the Governor said.

On behalf of the government and the good people of Plateau State, Governor Mutfwang conveyed his deepest sympathies to the bereaved family, the Management of PPC, and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Plateau State Council. He prayed for God’s comfort upon the widow, children, and all loved ones, asking that they be granted strength and peace in this time of grief.

Gyang Bere
Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Executive Governor of Plateau State
June 25, 2025.

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