The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 299 cartons of codeine syrup, with a pledge to continue to curb unrestricted access to the drug being abused by some youths. The Acting Comptroller-General…
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ECOWAS military chiefs to meet in Ghana amid Niger unrest
The military chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet on Thursday and Friday in Accra, Ghana amid tensions over a possible military intervention in Niger, according to…
Kano NDLEA arrests 10 suspected drug dealers in one month – Official
The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 10 suspected drug dealers in different parts of the state in July. This is contained in a…
CBN monetary policies:TETfund considering suspension of foreign scholarships- ES
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said that the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy had created difficulties in the payment of foreign scholarship tuition fees and stipends. The Executive…
Neymar leaves PSG to become latest star to join Saudi football league
Brazil’s Neymar is transferring from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) to Al-Hilal, the player and Saudi club announced on Tuesday. “I am here in Saudi Arabia. I am in Hilal,” Neymar announced in a…
Niger crisis: Tinubu welcomes Central Africa’s support for ECOWAS
President Bola Tinubu has praised the solidarity of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on the political impasse in the Republic of Niger. This is contained in a statement by…
Centre raises alarm over high rate of “Sextortion” crime in Nigeria
Devatop Centre for Africa Development, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Tuesday in Abuja raised an alarm over the high rate of “Sextortion” crime in Nigeria. The Executive Director of the centre, Mr…
Reps move to address multiples taxation
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has said the 10th national assembly has resolved to address issues surrounding multiple taxation in the country. He said this will be…
Sacked Kano Rep heads for Appeal Court
Rep. Mukthar Umar-Zakari (NNPP-Kano) has vowed to challenge the judgement of the Election Petition Tribunal which nullified his election over alleged certificate forgery. Umar-Zakari, who represented Tarauni Federal Constituency at the National…
KAROTA operatives, tricycle riders clash in Kano, scores injured
Some operatives of the Kano State Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA) on Tuesday clashed with tricycle riders on Zaria road close to Kofar Nasarawa Bridge in the state capital. The News Agency…
Kenya reinstates fuel subsidy for 30 days
The Kenyan government has reintroduced fuel subsidy to curb soaring prices of petrol, kerosene and diesel in the country. The development comes after months of violent anti-government protests over the burden of…
Nigeria’s inflation rate hits 24.08% in July – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 24.08 per cent in July 2023. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report…
Sexual Assault : UNICAL Students Protests Against Law Professor
The Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof Cyril Ndifon, on Monday, found himself in fresh alleged sexual harassment claims by female students of his department. The students in…
Rights commission receives 122 complaints in Kano
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received 122 complaints of alleged human rights abuse in Kano State in July. The Coordinator of NHRC in the state, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed this in…
Report of El-Rufa’i nominating replacement complete fabrication
Just recently some mass media and the citizens across Nigeria have been analysing different opinions, misjudging the true picture of what really transpired on the whole saga concerning the failure of Senate…
Climate Change: Gov.Yusuf Warns against indiscriminate logging
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has warned residents against indiscriminate logging or cutting of trees in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yusuf issued the warning at…
100 Criminals Surrender To Police In Kano, Says CP
By Abdullahi Yusuf A total of 100 repentant criminals have surrendered themselves and their weapons to the police in Kano in the last 100 days,the Commissioner of Police in the state, Muhammad…
Gov.Yusuf Inaugurates 86-bed Capacity Hasiya Bayero Pediatric hospital
By Abdullahi Yusuf Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has commissioned the 86-bed capacity Hasiya Bayero Pediatric hospital renovated by his administration. Yusuf performed the inauguration ceremony on Sunday at Kofar…
NITDA to build Artificial Intelligence communities for technology consolidation
Mr Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says the agency is targeting to build Artificial Intelligence (AI) developers communities nationwide. Inuwa in a statement by Mrs Hadiza…
Pro-democracy activists in Katsina State demand immediate release of Niger’s Bazoum
A coalition of pro-democracy activists in Katsina State on Sunday in Katsina demanded the immediate and unconditional release of deposed Niger Republic president, Mr Mohammed Bazoum. Niger’s military overthrew the democratically-elected President…
Palliative: BUK introduces loan scheme for staff – VC
The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Prof. Sagir Abbas, says the institution has introduced not less than four welfare packages for its staff to cushion the effects of the current…
KNSG Redeploys perm. sec. over allegation of appointment letters racketeering, sets up fact finding c’tee
Kano State Government has approved the immediate redeployment of the Permanent Secretary, Civil Service Commission, Mustapha Safiyanu Kabuga over allegation of printing and signing of illegal letters of appointment into the state…
Adhere to Ethics of Modern Policing, Shun Corruption – Tinubu Tells Police Commissioned Officers
By Abdullahi Yusuf, Kano President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged Graduands of the Nigeria Police Academy,Wudil,Kano State, to adhere to the ethics of modern policing and shun all forms of corruption. Tinubu…
Northwest varsity matriculates 200 pioneer students
A recently established first private University in Sokoto State, Northwest University Sokoto (NWUS) on Saturday matriculated no fewer than 200 students in the state. Gov. Ahmed Aliyu of the state, who attended…
USAID commends Tata’s efforts at ensuring fiscal responsibility, management in Gombe
By Laraba Usman The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its state Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness (State2State) project has recognised the effort of the Executive Chairman of Gombe State…