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About 131 Christian leaders from across northern and southern Nigeria are attending the ongoing 2025 Systematic Theology Conference in Plateau State. As they wrestle with foundational doctrines, many see it as a call to reform the Church from within.
With housing costs in Jos skyrocketing, the Plateau State Assembly is pushing for rent regulation to protect low-income residents. Lawmakers are calling for government intervention to curb arbitrary rent hikes and ensure fair pricing.
Stephen Sunday, newly elected Chairman of the Plateau State Association of Tech Companies (PLATEC), outlines his ambitious vision to turn Plateau into a leading tech hub. With a focus on blockchain, Web3, and empowering startups, Sunday aims to create a thriving, inclusive digital ecosystem in the state.
Hawan Kibo, a notorious crash corridor in Plateau State, sees frequent accidents due to reckless driving, narrow roads, and parked trucks. As deaths mount, experts and travellers demand urgent government intervention.
The Jos Water Corporation’s petition against JayFM has triggered a storm of anger in Plateau State, with residents accusing the company of evading accountability for water shortages.
Diana Emmanuel, a wheelchair user based in Jos, Plateau State, has ignited public discourse on the discrimination faced by persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Nigeria after being denied entry into a popular restaurant, Jenny’s Kitchen.
As telecom operators nationwide push for a 100% tariff hike, the Plateau State Government proposes a bold initiative to reduce call and data costs. Can the state overcome financial and operational hurdles to shield residents from rising telecom prices?
One year after Athena Aramiz’s tragic death at Fertile Ground Hospital in Jos, her family’s unresolved grief and unanswered questions about alleged negligence continue to spotlight flaws in Nigeria’s healthcare system.
Jane Pwajok’s historic election as the University of Jos (UJ) Student Union Government president sparked widespread celebration, but a closer look reveals she isn’t the first woman to hold the position.
Commissioner Adesina, along with other senior officers, also conducted an on-site assessment to reassure residents of the area’s security.
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang notably avoided addressing the controversial arrest and trial of social commentator Samuel Bature during his Independence Day speech on October 1st, despite mounting public outcry and allegations of political oppression.
In a move similar to actions by the federal government to silence critics, Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang is under fire for using the Cybercrime Act to charge a local commentator, raising fresh concerns about the law being used to limit free speech in Nigeria.
Students at the University of Jos are facing serious challenges as ongoing power outages have slowed down activities across the campus. The disruption has affected academic work and even basic needs, leaving both students and staff struggling to cope.
Jos-Bukuru residents are urging officials to lift a 72-hour curfew that has brought the city to a standstill.
Students at Plateau State Polytechnic are living in deplorable conditions. Despite government allocations for hostel renovations, only one male hostel has been improved. The remaining hostels are plagued by dilapidated structures, leaking roofs, broken windows, and extremely unsanitary bathrooms.
Two months after a JMDB drainage project was initiated to improve the Jos Main Market, also known as “Terminus Market,” it is now causing significant problems for small businesses.
Some officers of the Nigerian Police Force in Jos have continued to arbitrarily detain and demand bribes from young people in Jos, despite national reform efforts.
The Plateau State Government has relocated operations at the popular NTA motor park in Jos to the recently opened Ngo Talatu Jang shopping complex and motor park along the Jos-Bukuru expressway.
After a 72-hour nail-a-athon where she painted over 4,320 nails, Jos nail technician Seleme Dachor wrapped up her Guinness World Record (GWR) attempt. The wait for official confirmation begins, but Dachor’s tireless efforts are a sight to behold.
Prime Progress, in collaboration with Nigeria Health Watch, recently held a two-day Campus Lab Solution Journalism training program at the University of Jos in Plateau state, Nigeria.
UNIJOS management is considering merging the first and second sets of dental students with the MBBS class of 2022. A final decision will be announced next Wednesday, April 24.
A dream turns into a nightmare for dentistry students at UNIJOS. After nine years, the program remains unaccredited and suffers from a faculty shortage, leaving the future of the pioneer class of nine uncertain.
Arise and Walk Ministries Equips 131 Rural Nigerian Pastors at 2025 Systematic Theology Conference 
Plateau Assembly Moves to Regulate Rent as Housing Costs Soar 
Plateau’s New Tech Leader Unveils Plan to Transform the Ecosystem into a “Global Hub” 
Deadly Hawan Kibo: The Road Where Crashes Are Routine and Solutions Are Overdue 
Jos Water Services Corporation’s Petition Against JayFM Sparks Outrage 
Barred at the Door: How a Jos Restaurant Exposed Nigeria’s Disability Bias 
Can Plateau Gov’t Deliver on Its Promise to Slash Call and Data Prices? 
A Year After, Toddler’s Death in Jos Still Raises Questions of Alleged Negligence at Fertile Ground Hospital 
Fact Check: Jane Pwajok Isn’t UNIJOS’s First Female SUG President — Here’s the Forgotten Pioneer 
Police Investigate Suspected Bomb Threat In Jos Terminus Market, Declare Area Safe 
Mutfwang Ignores Samuel Bature’s Trial in Independence Day Address 
Power Outage Crisis Hampers Students at University of Jos as ₦126 Million Debt Looms 
Plateau Launches World Bank-Backed Campaign to Protect Newly Planted Trees from Vandalism 
Jos Residents Demand Curfew Lifting as Hunger And Economic Hardship Bites 
Eyewitness Reports: “Sunday’s Events in Jos Were Not Ethnoreligious” 
Ongoing #EndBadGovernance Protest in Jos Maintains Peaceful Atmosphere 
Students Complain Over Decrepit State Of Hostels In Plateau Polytechnic 
Stalled Drainage Project in Jos Main Market Leaves Small Businesses in Limbo 
24 Hours After Collapse, Plateau Govt Orders Closure of Saints Academy in Jos 
Race Against Time to Save Students Trapped in Jos School Building Collapse 
Police Brutality Worsens in Jos, Questions Reform Efforts 
Why NTA Jos Park Operations Relocated to Ngo Talatu Jang Motor Park in Bukuru 
Beautiful Gate Handicap Centre Trains Stakeholders on Disability Advocacy in Jos 
Ruth Nandi Taple Highlights the Power of People in Personal Growth 
KEFIANO Trains Over 100 Plateau Youths on Creativity and Innovation 
72 hours Later, Seleme Dachor Nailed a Guinness World Record 
Prime Progress Holds Campus Lab in UNIJOS, Trains Students on Solutions Journalism 
UNIJOS Considers Merging Dental Students with MBBS Class of 2022 
Nine years later, lack of accreditation and faculty leaves UNIJOS dentistry programme in limbo