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Governor of Plateau State Simon Lalong has relaxed curfews imposed on parts of the state due to insecurity. The Governor, in a broadcast on Monday, said the 24-hour curfew in Jos North is now to be enforced from 6pm to 6am until further notice. “The curfew in Jos South and Bassa is to also be further relaxed,” Lalong said. “As from Monday 30th August 2021, the curfew shall be enforced between 10pm to 6am until further notice.” READ ALSO:  [ Plateau Attacks] There Are ‘Sacred Cows’ Who Have Escaped Justice – Commissioner The Governor noted that the ban on tricycles (Keke Napep) and hawkers remains in place within Jos/Bukuru metropolis. Also, he announced that the Plateau Economic and Investment Summit earlier scheduled for September 1 and 2 has been postponed. “A new date will be announced and communicated to all our invitees,” the Governor said. “We apologise for any inconveniences this postponement might cause.”

The federal government has flagged off another phase of N-Power programme for another batch of beneficiaries. But complaints have continued to trail the programme across states by some of the beneficiaries under Batch A and B who are reportedly being owed their stipends and cannot get the promised starter packs to become self reliant, Daily Trust on Sunday reports. The N-Power programme was created five years ago to address youth unemployment and increase social development. The scheme was created for unemployed graduates and non-graduates between the ages of 18 and 35. It is a paid programme of a two-year duration, aimed at engaging beneficiaries in their states of residence. N-power gives beneficiaries jobs in the government or support them to create a permanent business of their own. They work with federal and state agencies and are paid N30,000 stipend as salary.

Npower Batch C applicants are to check their NASIMS portal for their deployment status, you are advised to just click on the tab so as to locate your place of primary assignment, you will also see your entitled monthly stipend ( if it is 30,000 or 10,000 monthly salary) and you should see your PPA letter, this you are advised to download (see attached screenshot). Npower Deployment Update– NASIMS Npower Batch C Applicants Get Ready Update on n-power,  Npower batch c deployment starts. Nasims Npower Batch C Deployment And Selection To check your deployment status, go to NASIMS N-power portal. Screenshot Of The Message Sent By Npower to Batch C Applicants For Deployment  Read more of this post

An  open letter to the President on Friday. He said, “On the 29th day of May 2015, you resurrected the hope and optimism of bringing back robust economic transformation devoid of corruption and free from insecurity via your three-point agenda when you spoke highly about defending and protecting the Constitution. “By simple reflection, you swore to uphold the primary responsibility of Government as enshrined in Section 14(b) thus:” the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government”. “You declared explicitly that equitable and efficient strategies would be adopted by all the machinery of Government to end the wanton destructions of lives and properties particularly those associated with the activities of Boko Haram which hitherto had extended beyond the North East to the North Central and other parts of Nigeria. “However, your Excellency, about six years down the line and having secured a second term mandate from Nigerians, it is heart-wrenching to note th