From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has approved enhanced service conditions for teachers, including an extension of the mandatory retirement age from 60 to 65 years and an…
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.
UNICEF collaborates Adamawa Govt. to rehabilitate six primary health care facilities in 5 LGAs
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa state government is collaborating with the United Nations Children’s Education Fund, UNICEF in addressing child and maternal mortality by improving access to primary healthcare services in…
Kaduna Hosts Successful End-of-Year Climate Hangout Forum
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Interfaith Mediation Center (IMC) in Kaduna, in collaboration with African Climate Reporters (ACR) and the Office of the Special Assistant to the Kaduna State Governor on Climate…
Foundation Empowers 350 Women with Disabilities in Kano
The Kanawa Educational Foundation for the Disabled has empowered 350 women with disabilities in Kano State with startup kits and financial support, marking a significant milestone in the SABI-WOMAN Project, implemented by…
CITAD Seeks Transparency, Calls for Suspension Over Alleged Alteration of Tax Reform Acts
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has expressed concern over credible allegations that the versions of Nigeria’s recently passed Tax Reform Acts published in the official Gazette differ materially from…
CITAD Raises Alarm Over Worsening Digital Rights Abuses in Nigeria
…Launches Policy Brief on the State of Digital Rights Situation at the State Level By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has raised concern over the growing disregard…
Baobab Graduates 12 Young Feminists, Inducts Them into Pan-African Advocacy Network
By Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman Twelve young feminists from across Nigeria have graduated from Project Catalyst: A Feminist Leadership Accelerator, a 12-week virtual mentorship programme organised by BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights, with…
DRDI Urges Fiscal Discipline, Transparency to Enhance Local Governance in Kano
By Mustapha Salisu The Dispute Resolution and Development Initiative (DRDI) has called for urgent fiscal reforms, improved budget execution, and enhanced transparency across local government councils in Kano State following the release…
Oxfam, EU, and German Cooperation Train 30 Officials on CDP Inclusion in Adamawa Budgeting
From Umar Dankano, Yola In an effort to encourage community oriented good governance, Oxfam Nigeria in collaboration with European Union and German Cooperation (GIZ) have conducted a three day capacity building training…
Contribute Meaningfully to Stability of Nigeria, West African Sub-Region -COAS
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Armed forces to contribute meaningfully to the stability of Nigeria and…
Tinubu and The Promptness of a People’s President
By Bala Ibrahim Democracy has a lot of gifts, but the biggest of them all to me, is the gift of the right to choose. The right to make a decision and…
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Attracts Four International Investors — David Umahi
By Hajara Abdullahi The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has revealed that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway has begun attracting international investors, with at least four companies expressing interest in refunding the entire…
Turaki: PDP Ready To Correct Past Mistakes
By Hajara Abdullahi The factional Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki (SAN), has said the party has awakened from its slumber and is ready to correct the past mistakes…
CITAD Seeks Urgent Review of 2023 Digital Economy Plan Over Gender, Environmental Gaps
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called on the Federal Government to urgently review Nigeria’s 2023 Digital Economy Strategic Plan to address what it described as…
UPDATE: Burkina Faso Releases 11 Nigerian Air Force Personnel After Diplomatic Engagement
Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots and crew members nine days after their detention, following high-level diplomatic intervention by the Federal Government of Nigeria as obtained from the…
Kano Gov Clears Decade-Old Debt, Pays N15.67bn to Ex-Councillors
…As Governor Abba Yusuf fulfills pledge, vows to end era of unpaid benefits Kano State Government has concluded the payment of outstanding allowances owed to former Local Government council members, closing a…
Nigeria sends high-level delegation to Burkina Faso over detained NAF personnel
The Federal Government has dispatched a high-level delegation comprising officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Headquarters to Burkina Faso to engage the…
Nigeria Launches Nationwide AI Training Programme to Strengthen Cancer Care
From Tongnaan Bawa Jos The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) has launched a nationwide capacity-building programme aimed at training healthcare workers on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in…
Gov. Namadi Appoints Ahmad Abdulkadir CCR as Special Assistant S/Media III
Governor Malam Umar A. Namadi has approved the appointment of Ahmad Abdulkadir, CCR, as the Special Assistant, Social Media III. This was made in a statement signed by the Secretary to the…
Malami: An Accused With Archaic Antics
By Bala Ibrahim Abubakar Malami, SAN, and the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, who has been in detention under the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for some…
Federal Fire Service Launches Five-Day Leadership Training for Senior Officials
By Hajara Abdullahi The Federal Fire Service (FFS), under the leadership of the Controller General, Olumode Samuel Adeyemi, has commenced a five-day Executive Leadership Training Programme for senior and mid-level officers of…
NAMLAS Condoles Family, Judiciary Over Death of Former CJN Mohammed Tanko
By Hajara Abdullahi The Nigerian Association of Muslim Law Students (NAMLAS), National Headquarters, Abuja, has condoled with the family, the judiciary, and the Muslim community over the death of former Chief Justice…
Police to Resume Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement January 2
By Hajara Abdullahi The Nigeria Police Force has announced the resumption of enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit Policy on January 2, 2026, pending the final determination of the matter currently before…
Baobab convenes Pan-African feminist leaders to mobilise action against sexual violence
By Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman Feminist advocates from across Africa came together on Wednesday to chart coordinated action against sexual violence and push for the ratification and enforcement of the African Union Convention…
ADC Palaver: A Memo to Tinubu Against Staging a Coup on Military Tradition
By Yushau A. Shuaib Mr President, sir, I hope this open letter will not be misconstrued, as happened above six years ago, precisely in January 2020, when I wrote a memo to…