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…
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.
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…
Charity: The Key to Wealth and Well-Being
By Aliyu U. Tilde Every follower of mine must read this, please. It is an article on charity translated from Arabic. Allah, make us among those who listen and follow. We daily…
Hajiya Asma’u: Tribute to a Life Well Lived
By Buhari Abba Death is an inevitable part of life, but the pain of losing our beloved ones is profound and indescribable. The passing of Hajiya Asma’u, one of the 11 children…
KBSG flags off 4-day free medical outreach programme
Kebbi State Government in collaboration with an NGO, Nasare Nasir Foundation, led by wife of the Governor, Hajiya Zainab Nasare Nasir Idris has sponsored a Four-day free medical outreach programme targeting no…
KTSG approves N560m equipment for New Security Watch Corps
The Katsina State Government has approved the sum of N560 million to purchase security equipment for the personnel of the newly-established Security Watch Corps. The approval comes ahead of the graduation of…
Academic Gem: Prof. Hajara Sanda honoured by alumni, scholars of Bayero University
By Tukur Muntari Celebration of Professor Hajara Umar Sanda again resonated on Saturday, 7th October, 2023 when Graduates of Mass Communication, Bayero University, Kano ‘Class 2012’ and other Scholars of the Department…
Jigawa identifies strategies to increase social protection funds
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Stakeholders from various ministries and agencies in Jigawa State, with support from the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), have developed strategies to increase funds for financing social protection…
Dyeing Business Dying As 525-Year-Old Kano Pit Faces Extinction
By Salim Umar Ibrahim The popular and historic 525-year-old Kano dyeing pit situated in the ancient Kofar Mata area in Kano State is currently facing extinction. In a recent visit to the…
ICRC provides mental health, psychosocial support to 10,000 people in Borno
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Maiduguri The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has provided mental health and psychosocial support services to 10,000 people in Borno state, Nigeria, over the past eight…
Maulidi: Emulating values of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), global path to eradicating poverty – Sheikh Al-Karmawi
By Abdurrashid B.imam During the Maulud occasion, which marks the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Sheikh Abdulwahid Muhammad Nazifi Al-Karmawi said that the nation and the world as a whole have been…
Vaccination: Warawa LG Targets 10,000 Cattle
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Warawa Local Government Council in Kano State has targeted about 10,000 cattle for vaccination against various animal diseases in the area. The animals are to be vaccinated against…