Benue State – City Business News

June 21, 2026 No Responses

NSIB DG Leads Safety Assessment Visit To Benue Boat Accident Site

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Director General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Capt. Alex Badeh Jr., has led a safety assessment visit to Wadata in Benue State following the recent boat accident that claimed 11 lives.The visit forms part...

January 15, 2026 No Responses

Benue Unveils Digital Land Title, Transfer Platform

The Benue State Government has rolled out a digital system for the award of land titles and title transfers in a move aimed at eliminating bureaucracy and reducing hardship in land administration.The Director of Capacity Building and Stakeholders Engagement at...

November 14, 2025 No Responses

Alia Visits Naval Chief, Reaffirms Support for New Special Operations Command

The Executive Governor of Benue State, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, on Friday paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas (Admiralty Medal), at Naval Headquarters in Abuja.The visit came shortly after the...

August 6, 2025 No Responses

NADDC, BENUE TO SYNERGIZE ON YOUTH EMPOWERMENT.

The Honourable Member representing Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency, Hon. David Ogada Ogewu, has called for strong collaboration between the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and Benue State towards youth empowerment through technic...

March 14, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Arrests Eight Trucks Conveying Suspected Illegal Solid Minerals

Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested eight trucks conveying suspected illegal solid minerals.According to EFCC, they were arrested on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Katsina-ala Local Gov...

August 15, 2023 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Distributes Food Packs To Benue IDPs

Fidelity Bank Plc has distributed over 1,200 food packs to the internally Displaced Persons in Makurdi, Benue State in its ongoing commitment to eliminate hunger among vulnerable persons in the society. The event, which took place on Thursday, 10 A...

January 26, 2023 No Responses

FEC Approves N1.6b Augmentation For Benue Road

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved an additional N1.6 billion being augmentation sum for Manyam-Ushongo-Lessel-Kartyo-Oju-Agila road project in Benue State. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this to State Hous...

July 7, 2022 No Responses

SAAF Pledges To Make Benue Oil Palm Hub

The Director of Agriculture Services, Sir Alex Addingi Foundation (SAAF), Mr Sam Agwa, has pledged the commitment of the foundation to make Benue an oil palm hub. Agwa made the promise during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between...

May 17, 2022 No Responses

APC Clears 12 Benue Aspirants For Guber Primaries

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared 12 Benue aspirants, ahead of the Friday governorship primary election in the state.The state APC Publicity Secretary, Mr Dan Morgan-Ihomun said this when he spoke with newsmen on Monday in Makurdi.He promised tha...

May 6, 2022 No Responses

Benue Assembly Approves Ortom’s N41.39b Loan Request

Benue House of Assembly on Friday approved request of Gov. Samuel Ortom’s loan of N41.39 billion for payment of salary, pension and other emolument arrears. The approval followed a letter of request from the governor to the Assembly which...

March 11, 2021 No Responses

FG Approves $526m For Power Projects In Abia, Imo, Benue

The Federal Government on Wednesday approved $526 million for power projects in Abia, Imo and Benue. The Federal Executive Council at its weekly meeting also approved N190.5 million for the purchase of a microscope by the University of Ibadan. Mini...

January 31, 2021 No Responses

NUJ Mourns Victoria Asher, Benue Council Chairman

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has declared three days of national mourning over the death of Mrs Victoria Asher, Chairman of the union in Benue. The NUJ National President, Mr Chris Isiguzo, made the declaration in a statement sign...

May 31, 2020 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Partners ESLF On Support For Less Privileged In Benue

Fidelity Bank Plc has donated the sum of N10 million to Eunice Spring of Life Foundation (ESLF), a pet project of the Benue First Lady. According to the Bank, the donation would enable the organisation, in no small measure implement...