From Umar Dankano, Yola The Chairman and chief executive officer of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), General Muhammad Buba Marwa charge the personnel of the Agency to be patriotic and…
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.
Jigawa Debt Hits N63.36 Billion, As Group Calls For Proper Debt Utilization
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Despite Jigawa state government is on commendable track record of fiscal discipline and debt sustainability, but still the total domestic and foreign debt on the state stand at…
Zamfara/World Bank Sensitize Communities on Gender-Based Violation Protection
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Zamfara State Government through the ministry of health in collaboration with world bank has sensitized stakeholders a duel meetings concurrently held at Karma hotel Gusau, on how best…
Hardship: Foundation Distributes Assorted Grains to 500 Households in Zamfara
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The Umaru Shinkafi Legacy Foundation has on Thursday distributed food items to the 500 vulnerable households in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara State aimed at alleviating hardship…
ActionAid: Hunger in Kano Could Fuel Radicalization, Extremism
By Ahmad Sorondinki ActionAid Nigeria, has listed hunger, unemployment, poverty, insecurity, marginalisation, and lack of access to services as factors responsible for the conflict and violent extremism in some communities in the…
Bauchi Gov’t House Press Crew Trained on Policy Coverage, as Gov. Bala Urges Professional Development
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed has tasked journalists to invest in professional development to impact in the future of journalism. The governor disclosed this while declaring open a…
APC National Leadership Visits Plateau to Commiserate with State Party, Family of Namang
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The National Leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has promised to investigate the circumstances behind the murder of the Plateau State Publicity Secretary of the party, Sylvanus…
CITAD Kano Upskills 40 Youths in Tech Repair, Tackles E-Waste
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in Kano State has launched its third phase of training, aiming to empower 40 young individuals with skills in digital technology repair, recovery, and…
Revenue Generation: Prime Initiative Trains JEET Members
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse As part of an effort to improve the process of revenue generation in Jigawa state, a non-governmental organization, known as Prime Initiative organised a one-day training for the…
As Dutse Varsity Sets for Investiture of 2nd Chancellor, 74 Students Gets 1st Class
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse No fewer than 74 students Federal University Dutse (FUD) have successfully graduated with first-class division from the 2019/2020 and 2020/2024 academic session. This was announced by the Vice…
Zamfara NSCDC Arrest Suspected Banned Jerrycans of Fuel, Vandals of Electric Cables
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has on Thursday paraded load of banned Jerrycans of fuel and vandals of electric cables,…
Kano State Government Declares Education as Beacon of Hope
By Mustapha Salisu As part of its commitment to prioritize education, the Kano State Government, led by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared education as mankind’s hope and a pivotal pathway to…
REMASAB Disclaims Protesting Street Sweepers
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Refuse Management and Sanitation Board(REMASAB) has disclaimed some hundreds of Street Sweepers who protested the non-payment of their salaries for several months. The Sweepers took to…
Ahmed Musa, Shehu Abdullahi Condole SWAN Kano Chairman Zaharaddeen
By Muzammil Dalha Yola, SWAN Kano Super Eagles Captain Ahmed Musa and Shehu Abdullahi paid a condolences visit to the SWAN Kano State Chapter Chairman Comrade Zaharaddeen Sale on the death of…
Yobe Gov’t, UNICEF Donate School Supplies to Thousands of Children
From Auwal Salim, Yobe In a significant initiative aimed at boosting pupil enrollment and enhancing quality education at the basic levels, Yobe State, in collaboration with UNICEF, has undertaken the procurement and…
Zamfara: Lawmaker, Zanna, Disburses Cash to 61 ABU Students
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau A member of Federal House of Representative under APC, Abdulmalik Zubairu Zanna has in his continuous sponsorship on education, disbursed N2.4 million to 61 undergraduate students of Ahmadu…
Kano Emir Tasks Football Players to Emulate Ahmed Musa’s Community Service
By Mustapha Salisu His Highness, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has urged football players to follow the exemplary behavior of Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, who actively contributes to…
Kano DG Media Commends Dr. Magashi as Workaholic Mentor, Philanthropist
By Hannatu Suleiman Abba The Director General of Media in Kano State, Malam Sunusi Bature, has expressed appreciation for the significant impact of Dr. Aminu Magashi Garba on his career and professional…
CITAD Announces New Board Members, Int’l Advisory Committee
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has appointed three distinguished individuals to its board, replacing those stepping down due to term limitations. This was contained in a…
Zamfara Denies Banning Bread Production, Says It Only Blocks Supply Chain To Bandits
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has clarified that the State Government did not ban bread production in any part of the state but rather compelled to taking…
Governor Mutfwang Pledges Welfare, Adequate Provision Of Security for Corps Members Posted to Plateau
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has assured of his administration’s commitment to creating an enabling environment both in welfare and security for corps members posted to Plateau. This…
Plateau NUJ Condemns Killing of State APC Spokesman, Mr Sylvanus Namang
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Plateau State Council has received with shock news of the gruesome murder of Mr. Sylvanus Namang, a veteran journalist and politician who…
Ramadan 2024: KNSG Inaugurates Feeding Committee
By Mustapha Salisu In a significant move towards boosting unity and support, the Kano State Government inaugurated a high-powered committee on Wednesday for the upcoming 2024 Ramadan Feeding Programme (RFP). The Deputy…
Freedom of Expression: Gidan Yanci Fellow, Mustapha Salisu, Calls for Constructive Political Criticism in Kano
By Mustapha Salisu Mustapha Salisu, a fellow of the Gidan Yanci 2024 Fellowship Program, urged stakeholders in Kano State to collaborate with young change makers trained by the non-governmental organization to sanitize…
Hardships: Nigeria Customs Service Vows to Prevent Illegal Grains Exportation
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Zonal Coordinator Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS), ACG Ify Queen Ogbudu, says the service is dedicated to the prevention of illegal exportation of grains amidst the…