From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Save the Children International (SCI) on Friday organised and facilitated children’s press conference in Yobe. Hajiya Murjanatu Kabir, the Advocacy Campaign and Policy Manager Be-Protected said the…
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.
Kano Police arrest 3 robbery suspects, recover N611,000, AK-47 rifle shells
Police in Kano State have arrested three suspects in connection with an armed robbery in the Garko local government area. The suspects, identified as Sunusi Yusuf, Sunusi Abubakar, and Nasiru Ibrahim, allegedly…
Wike, Miyetti Allah and need to restore Abuja’s master image
By Law Mefor At the risk of sounding harsh, Africans’ main problem is the lack of civilisation. They choose to remain rooted in the most primitive stages of human development rather than…
Food Security: Agric Minister visits Jigawa, assures support for wheat farmers
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse As part of efforts to ensure maximum food security in the country, the Federal Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, paid a field visit to…
Infrastructure Revamp, Key To Our Economic Policies – VP Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said ongoing power projects to light up industrial clusters across the country are an indication that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration is on a journey of…
NYSC bids farewell to 2022 Batch C Stream I Corps Members in Yobe
From Sani Gazas Chnade, Damaturu The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday disengaged the 2022 Batch C Stream I Corps members nationwide, including 318 corps members in Yobe State. The corps…
BREAKING: CBN lifts ban on 43 items, to intervene in FX market
By Mustapha Salisu The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the lifting of ban on the importation of all 43 items previously restricted by the 2015 Circular referenced TED/FEM/FPC/GEN/01/010 and its…
Kano State Govt. fumigates boarding, Qur’anic schools to check malaria, others
By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Government has embarked on massive fumigation and vector control of all boarding schools and Tsangaya Qur’anic schools in the state to check the spread of mosquitoes that…
Climate Change: Scavenging Pushes Many Children Out of School in Kano
By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba ‘Stop going to school; we have to focus on what will make us earn money. Look at Oga Zubairu, who buys these trashed items from us for 300…
Private diagnosis centres must conform to regulations – Prof. Salisu
The private diagnosis centres in Kano State are strongly advised to abide by the laid down rules and regulations governing their operations as enshrined in the laws of PHIMA or face closing…
Hajj 2024: N4.5m minimum deposit set
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced that the minimum deposit for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage has been set at N4.5 million. This was agreed upon at a meeting between…
Int’l Day of Girl Child: Group advocates for girls child safety
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A group of Patriots known as ‘Save Nigeria Now’ has called on the authorities concern to prioritize the safety and development of Girls Child as the only step…
Magashi urges Minister of Health to establish NHIA Council
By Haruna Gimba The Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN), Dr Aminu Magashi Garba, has called on the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof….
Katsina Government Dissolves Management Of Katsina United FC
By Abdullahi Yusuf Katsina State Government has dissolved the management of Katsina United Football Club with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement signed by the State Sports Commissioner, Yusuf Rabiu…
Search For Common Ground Trains Journalists on Freedom of Religion, Belief
From Tongnaan Bawa, Kaduna Search for Common Ground Nigeria, a non-governmental Organization tasked journalists in Kaduna and Plateau States on common ground approach to journalism in relation to freedom of religious belief…
Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa Guber: Three measures to ensure acceptable outcomes
By Law Mefor It is not that hard to hold elections that are free, fair, and transparent; elections that will yield acceptable results that are of world standards, if the relevant statutory…
Plateau Governor, Mutfwang promises collaboration, support for journalists
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang, has assured Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Plateau State Council of his administration’s close collaboration and support. Mutfwang gave this assurance on Tuesday…
Journalist Murder: Zamfara Police arrest suspected killers of VON Reporter, Danjibga
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Zamfara State Police Command has announced the arrest of three suspected killers of late VON Reporter, Hamisu Haruna Danjibga alongside suspect who bought some properties carted away after…
NPHCDA announces Gov Namadi best on health in North-west
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has named Jigawa State Governor Malam Umar Namadi as the best performing governor on health in the North-west region of Nigeria….
Diphtheria: UNICEF team storm Jigawa to support reduction of outbreak
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The representatives of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) under the leadership of their country Director, Ms Christian Manduate stormed Jigawa state, with aims to support Jigawa government’s effort…
Kano State to boost irrigation farming with over 20 dams
By Mustapha Salisu Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has pledged to judiciously utilize over 20 existing dams in the state to boost irrigation farming and supplement the rainy season. The…
Kano Governor inaugurates standing committee on IGR
By Hadiza Yusuf Musa Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has inaugurated the State Standing Committee on Enhancement of Revenue and directed for the immediate implementation of the Task Force report….
Kano philanthropist donates house for conversion to health facility
A Kano based philanthropist, Ambassador Ghazali Yusuf Ibrahim has offered his house, number 306 at Gyaranya Ward of Gwale Local Government Area to be used for conversion to a health facility in…
Jigawa Civil Society Forum seeks more partnership with Govt
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa Civil Society Forum (JCSF), demand waiver from Jigawa state government, for the purchase of a bill of quantity to monitor government projects from the civil society…
Fuel subsidy: Gov. Yusuf distributes food items to vulnerable groups as palliative
By Hadiza Yusuf Musa Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Monday distributed the second batch of food items to vulnerable groups in the state as a palliative measure to cushion the…