Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has approved a minimum wage of N70,000 for state workers, effective from August 2024. The announcement was made by Comrade Emmanuel Fashe, Chairman of the Nigeria…
Author: Mustapha Salisu
Mustapha Salisu, a graduate of Information and Media Studies (B.Sc.) from Bayero University, Kano, is the Coordinator of the Prime Time Institute for Development Journalism (PTIDJ) with experience in communication skills and public relations.
2024 World Humanitarian Day: Unite to Protect Civilians, Aid Workers – Stakeholders
From Umar Dankano, Yola Stakeholders have called for greater support and protection for humanitarian workers assisting civilians in conflict zones worldwide. This resolution was made during the 2024 World Humanitarian Day celebration…
Group Urges Transparency In State Contracts After Presidential Jet Seizure
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Transparency International Nigeria (TI-Nigeria) have called on state governors to prioritize due diligence and legal consultations in contract negotiations. This appeal comes in the…
APC Urges EFCC To Investigate Alleged Drugs Supply Contract To 44 LGs In Kano State
By Abdullahi Yusuf The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to launch a full-scale investigation into the purported contract for the supply…
Sen. Natasha Distributes 2,400 Bags of fertilizers To Kogi Central Farmers
Federal Lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Saturday, distributed 4 trucks of fertilizers to farmers as part of efforts to ensure food security and promote agriculture in her constituency….
Plateau holds prayers for spiritual healing of the land
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Plateau State Government convened a special prayer session , seeking repentance and spiritual cleansing for the land, to make it fruitful and prosperious for its citizens. The…
UNICEF Urges Fathers, Grandparents to Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding
From Umar Dankano, Yola In a significant push during the 2024 World Exclusive Breastfeeding Day, the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has called on fathers and grandparents to take an…
Palliatives: JISOP Urges Government to Consider Vulnerable, Not Only Party Stalwarts
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A coalition of Civil Society Organizations, media, and academia in Jigawa state, known as the Jigawa Social Protection Platform (JISOP), has called on both state and national governments…
Gov. Yusuf denies knowledge of contract to supply drugs to 44 LGs
By Abdullahi Yusuf Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has denied knowledge of the contract said to have been recently awarded for the supply of drugs to the 44 Local Government Councils…
Sen. Musa Felicitates IBB @ 83
By Abdullahi Yusuf Senator Sani Musa (APC Niger) and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, has extended warm congratulations to former Military President,Gen.Ibrahim Babangida, on his 83rd birthday anniversary. This is…
Tinubu, Equatorial Guinea President Sign Agreement on Gas Pipeline for Gulf of Guinea
By Mustapha Salisu President Bola Tinubu and Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Wednesday evening in Malabo signed an agreement on Gulf of Guinea Pipeline Project, further affirming partnership for…
Ten Days of Rage: The Day After
Babayola M. Toungo The recent ten-day protests in Nigeria, from August 1st to 10th, 2024, took two different trajectories – a ten-day protest in the south and ten-days of rage across the…
Yobe Holds Inaugural LOC Meeting For Hosting 5th Lake Chad Basin Governors Forum
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Yobe State Government has held an inaugural meeting of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for hosting of the 5th Edition of the Lake Chad Basin Governors…
The Nigerian Nation: Not Everything Is Bad in a Bad Situation
By Bala Ibrahim As a nation, Nigeria is passing through uncountable challenges, persuading people to make uncountable permutations. Some palatable, while others are perilous and petrifying. The general picture painted is that…
Zamfara to settle backlog owing schools in Cyprus for indigene students
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Zamfara State has assigned a 3-man delegation under the leadership of the state Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology, Malam Wadatau Madawaki to visit Cyprus with a view…
Flood Disaster: Jigawa Govt Confirms Death of 16, Displacement of 3,936
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State government, through the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has confirmed the death of 16 people due to recent flooding, which has also displaced 3,986 residents…
KEDCO Revamps Operations, Slashes Losses in 6 Months
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has reported substantial improvements in performance and a significant reduction in aggregate technical, commercial, and collection (ATC&C) losses within just six months following…
Protest: Gov. Yusuf Assesses Damage Magnanimity at Judiciary HQtrs
…Counts over N1 billion losses as violent protesters carted away Ganduje’s corruption trial documents Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has paid an on the spot assessment visit to Kano State…
Ex-APC Political Office Holders Form Forum To Alleviate Hunger In Kano
By Abdullahi Yusuf Former political office holders in Kano State, both state and national, who served during the immediate-past administration of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, have formed a forum to alleviate hunger among…
Jigawa First Lady Visits Hospitals, Donates Items to Patients
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Hajiya Hadiza Umar Namadi, the wife of the Jigawa State Governor, recently visited several hospitals in the state, where she distributed aid packages to patients. During her visit,…
APC accusation on diversion of palliatives misleading, politically motivated, Says Sagagi
Shehu Wada Sagagi, the Chief of staff to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has described the accusation level against him by APC Chairman Abdullahi Abbaa on alleged diversion of palliatives as baseless, misleading,…
Private School Proprietors Forum Joins Hands with Yobe Government to Reduce Out-of-School Children
From Auwal Salim, Yobe Being a fundamental human right, every child in Yobe State is entitled to unhindered access to equitable and quality education, regardless of their circumstance or background. That is…
Hajj 2024: Alleged N90 Billion Subsidy Fraud – CISLAC Applauds ICPC Probe
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, has commended the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for launching…
In the Trail of the Pains of Flooded People
By Y. Z. Yau, CITAD, Kano My childhood had been largely defined by a proximity to water. Whether in the marshland of Nguru or in the flood plains of the Jamaare valley,…
Softly, softly, Kano APC: Dan Bello’s skit on Murtala Garo has gone viral
By Engr. Bello Gwarzo Abdullahi, FNSE In a recent turn of events, a skit by Bello Habib Galadanchi (alias Dan Bello) has stirred up controversy by focusing on the activities of Murtala…