By Adnan Mukhtar I have been a strong admirer of Daily Trust, a publication of Media Trust Limited, for many years. It was once my favourite newspaper, largely because of the calibre…
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Jigawa pledges enhance WASH facilities to promote education
By Hadiza Musa Yusuf The Executive Chairman of the Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Prof. Haruna Musa, has said the state government is fully aware of the challenges facing basic…
Every LGA in Kano will be represented in national health fellowship – Dr Mahmud Gaya
Mahmud Tajo Sani Gaya, Executive Chairman of Gaya Local Government and ALGON representative on healthcare matters in Kano has said that all the 44 local government areas in the State will be…
Housing minister empowers 100 vulnerable non-indigenes in Kano
The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Yusuf Atah, has empowered over 100 economically vulnerable non-indigenes living in Kano State with cash support to help them improve their livelihoods….
MAAUN confers posthumous honorary degrees on Late General Abacha, Baré Maïnassara
Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN) has awarded posthumous Honorary Doctorate Degrees in Leadership to Nigeria’s former Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha, and the late President of the Republic…
MAAUN graduates first set, 43 students win global scholarships
The Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN) has celebrated its maiden convocation, awarding foreign scholarships to 43 students who graduated with First-Class honours. The scholarships, announced by the Founder of the…
In Defence of My University
By Fateemah Musa I am writing to express my utmost dismay over the recent dragging of my university across social and mainstream media. What should have been handled through proper channels has…
We are strengthening our health system to combat HIV/AIDS – Kano govt
The Kano State Government has announced major progress in its fight against HIV/AIDS, highlighting the steps it has taken to strengthen the state’s health system. The announcement coincided with the 2025 World…
Kano targets over 3m children for polio vaccination
Kano State, together with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and UNICEF, has announced that nearly 3.9m children will be targeted in the November polio vaccination campaign, which begins on…
AU challenges youth to take technical lead in peace, justice processes during Nairobi dialogue workshop
By Kamal Ololade Ahmed The African Union has urged young people across the continent to take a technical leadership role in shaping Africa’s peace, justice, and reparations agenda. This call was made…
Unicef warns of rising child malnutrition, urges more support for vulnerable children
The Chief of UNICEF’s Field Office in Kano, Rahama Rihhood Mohammed Farah, has called for urgent action to ensure that every child in Nigeria receives vaccines and proper nutrition, especially those living…
YAND declares support for Ja’oji’s leadership agenda, says youth are Nigeria’s strength
The Youth Alliance for Northern Development (YAND) has pledged full support to the newly appointed Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Citizenship and Leadership, Hon. Nasir Bala Aminu Ja’oji,…
CITAD, N-YED launch digital training for out-of-school youth in Kano
The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in partnership with Network for Youth Enlightenment and Development (N-YED) has launched the Youth Out-of-School Creativity Filter Programme in Kano, aimed at empowering out-of-school…
Use trip funds to settle salaries, end strike – Philanthropist advises Radda
A philanthropist and Waziri Matazu, Hon. Zaharaddeen Babba Mazoji, has called on the Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Umar Radda, to cut short his foreign trip and return home to resolve the…
Prince Yemisi Shyllon unveils love through the eyes of a village boy and 10 other books as PIN marks 10 years of poetic impact
When Prince (Dr.) Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon, one of Nigeria’s leading art patrons, unveiled Love Through the Eyes of a Village Boy at the 10th anniversary of Poets in Nigeria (PIN), it brings…
Kano: How Wudil women are embracing child spacing through mobile outreach
At just 25, Halima Adamu has already faced more childbirth complications than many women her age; she has lived through the kind of pain that makes every childbirth a risk. As a…
We’ll deliver 3m votes for APC in Kano – Northern Youth convener
Northern youths, under the auspices of Youth Alliance for Northern Development have vowed that youths in Kano will deliver not less than three million votes for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in…
NASS will transmit first set of amendments to states this year – Barau
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has said that the National Assembly will transmit the first set of amendments to the 1999 Constitution to State Houses of Assembly…
Youths celebrate Seyi Tinubu at 40, commend focus beyond father’s influence
Northern youths under the banner of Youth Alliance for Development have held a special prayer and dinner in Kano to celebrate Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as he marked…
Clemency applies to convicts, not those on trial – Analyst on Nnamdi Kanu protests
Public affairs analyst, Abdulhameed Musa Abdullahi, has faulted the recent protests held in Abuja and parts of the South-East calling for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of…
Seyi Tinubu represents Nigerian youth well, both home, abroad – Northern group
Northern youths, under the platform of the Youth Alliance for Northern Development, have praised the president’s son, Oluwaseyi Tinubu, describing him as a true representative of Nigerian youths both at home and…
Kano: Sen. Barau commissions major healthcare projects says medical tourism will soon end
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has expressed optimism that Nigeria will soon end the era of medical tourism with the massive investment currently going into the country’s health…
We are building global partnerships to strengthen Kano’s economy – Gov Yusuf
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, says his administration is committed to building global partnerships that will improve education, healthcare, and investment opportunities for the people of Kano. The governor stated this…
Laws on paper, lives in the balance: Nigeria’s struggle to enforce environmental promises
In the early 1990s, Nigeria set out an ambitious vision: to conserve its forests, protect wildlife, and ensure that communities could coexist with fragile ecosystems. The National Parks Service Act of 1991…
At 65, Nigeria must correct historical injustice in Kebbi South, – Abdulhameed Abdullahi
As Nigeria marked its 65th Independence anniversary, a Public Affairs Analyst and Advocate for Political Equity, Abdulhameed Musa Abdullahi has called for urgent correction of what he described as the “historical injustice”…