The Warji community in Bauchi State has commended Gov. Bala Mohammed’s administration over execution of a 19-kilometre road project in the area.

Mr Aminu Barmini, Chairman, Warji Local Government Council, said this during a project facility tour, on Thursday in Warji.

He said the construction of the road linking the state with Jigawa, was a life-changing project that reduced travel distance time, opened up and enhanced economic activities.

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“Before the construction of this road, we used to travel to Gwaram in Jigawa for almost two hours but now, it is less than 15 minutes,” he said.

Barmini said the governor also initiated viable social and economic infrastructure development projects including the Warji General Hospital, erosion control and renovation of Primary Healthcare Centre, Miya.

Others are the construction of five-kilometre Burarana-Dabo road, construction of Dagu village head’s palace, Jumaat Mosque, among others.

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Also, Balami Samson, a contractor, said the 150-bed capacity general hospital would be completed within one month.

“All modern equipment is being used in the construction, and once completed, this hospital will go a long way in addressing the health challenges of the people in Warji,” he said.

Mr Usman Shehu, Commissioner for Information, said the ministry initiated the facility tour to monitor projects executed by Mohammed’s administration in the state.

The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has dismissed a Principal Assistant Education Officer at Government College, Azare, Mr. Emos Joshua, for sexual harassment.

The Commission said the officer’s action amounted to serious misconduct in violation of Rules 0327 (xxviii and xxix) of the Bauchi State Public Service Rules.

In a statement on Thursday, the spokesperson of the commission, Saleh Umar, said the decision was reached during its 32nd plenary session held on September 11, 2025.

“The disciplinary action was taken against the officer after general disciplinary procedures had been exhausted as contained in Rules 0317 of the Public Service Rules and Regulations,” the statement read.

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Umar added that during the sitting, the commission also elevated two Deputy Directors in acting capacity to the rank of Directors of Physical Planning and Development Control on grade level 16.

“Similarly, a Chief Physical Planning Officer was moved to acting capacity as Deputy Director of Physical Planning on grade level 15,” he stated.

In the same vein, 80 Nursing Officers and Nursing Superintendents were promoted to their next grades, ranging from levels 10 to 14.

The spokesperson said the decisions were based on submissions from the Bauchi State Special School Management Board, the State Public Procurement and Physical Development Board, and the Health Management Board.

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Commenting on the dismissal, the Chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Muhammad, confirmed that due process was strictly followed in line with established regulations.

He stressed that the decision was not punitive but necessary to uphold discipline and integrity within the service.

“The commission remains committed to fairness and transparency in handling staff matters. The action taken against Mr. Emos is a reminder to all civil servants that professional conduct and adherence to the rules are paramount for an effective and accountable public service,” he said.

The Benue State House of Assembly amended the law that renamed Benue State University, Makurdi, as Rev. Fr Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi.

With the reamendment, the university would now be known as Father Adasu University, Makurdi, instead of Rev. Fr Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi.

The latest amendment followed the debate on the report of the House Standing Committee on Higher Education during plenary in Makurdi on Thursday.

In a lead debate, the Majority Leader, Mr Saater Tiseer (APC/Mbagwa), said that the name Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, was too long.

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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the initial name of the university was Benue State University, Makurdi, before it was changed to Rev. Fr Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, in December 2024.

The House also passed the bills for laws to amend the College of Education, Katsina-Ala, and the College of Education, Oju, to become degree-awarding institutions

The Speaker, Mr Alfred Emberga, who presided over the sitting, called on the Clerk of the House, Dr Bem Mela, to read the bills the third time.

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Emberga thereafter said that, having been read for the third time, they were passed.

The PUNCH had reported that the school, originally known as Benue State University, was renamed in December 2024 after Governor Hyacinth Alia announced the change during the institution’s combined convocation.

Alia, who is the visitor to the university, had said the move was to honour the late Adasu, who established the state-owned institution.

Alia said, “As a way of honouring the founder of this institution, our administration has sent an executive bill to the state assembly for this University to be named after the founder, Rev Fr Moses Adasu.”

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