The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has shut down the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) over unpaid pension benefits. The union’s Northwest Chairman, Comrade Ado Riruwai, said that the action was…
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.
Katsina Governor pledges to join fight against bandits
Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has pledged to join security operatives in the fight against bandits terrorizing the state, saying he is willing to sacrifice his life to end the menace….
My Plateau experience in peace building shape me to broker industrial harmony
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Bako Lalong said the experience he gathered in pursuing peace building and conflict management is assisting him in his current assignment as…
NBA-SBL holds maiden Northern Committee Conference in Kano to enhance commercial law practice
The Nigerian Bar Association Section of Business Law (NBA-SBL) held its maiden Northern Zonal Committee conference in Kano on October 12, 2023, with the theme: “Strategic Legal Mastery, Arbitration, Corporate Governance and…
Group gives Igbos 2 weeks ultimatum to vacate Northern States
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Northern Consensus Movement (NCM) has given Igbos a two-week ultimatum to leave Northern States if Eastern State Governors continue with their plan to forcefully relocate Northerners. The…
YUMSUK SUG aspirant expresses condolences to family of late Ex-Senator Bello Maitama Sule
By Abdurrashid B. Imam In a heartfelt message on Saturday morning, Abubakar Rabi’u Abubakar, an aspirant for the Students Union Government (SUG) session from 2023 to 2024 at the Yusuf Maitama Sule…
Ex-Senate President Lawan buries mother in Yobe
Former President of the Senate, Senator (Dr.) Ahmad Lawan, on Sunday, laid his mother, Hajiya Halima (Baba) Ibrahim, to rest in Gashua, Bade local government area of Yobe State. In a statement…
Plateau Deputy Governor, Josephine Piyo, hail women’s contribution towards sustainable development
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau state deputy governor, Josephine Piyo has hailed women in rural communities for their immense contributions to sustainable development, particularly in the area of agriculture and rural enterprises…
Fresh FUG kidnap: Troops rescue all abducted students
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The troops of the Operation Hadarin Daji and Metro Joint Patrol (Eagle Eye) have rescued all the four kidnapped students of the Federal University Gusau who were abducted…
Gov Buni to seek partnership on education with 3 UK universities
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Governor, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State arrived the United Kingdom to explore and exploit areas of partnership towards improving education in the state. Buni will be…
Lawmaker distributes tricycle-wheelchairs to disability persons
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Bauchi In an effort to mitigate the suffering of physically challenged persons in his Constituency, member representing Duguri/Gwana Constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Honorable Bala Abdullahi…
Former NBA President Agbakoba offers ideas to reduce petrol price to N300
Former President of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN has offered ideas on how to reduce the price of petrol to N300, he said some sectors can raise N100 trillion,…
CITAD trains academicians, others on Data Analysis with STATA Software
In an effort to enhance research in academia, civil society organizations, and government agencies, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has provided training to another group of academicians, professionals, students,…
SIIP-North East resumes sitting, visits UMTH on fact-finding mission
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in Counter-Insurgency Operations in North East Nigeria (SIIP-North East) resumed its 7th sitting in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital….
Kano: We’ve declared Zero Tolerance on Portholes – MD KARMA
By Mustapha Salisu Kano State Government, under the leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared a zero tolerance on potholes across the state, according to the Managing Director of Kano State…
SCI facilitates children press conference in Yobe
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…
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…