The Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has advised farmers in North West to plant early maturing seed varieties in compliance with the NIMET predictions for 2024 rainfall season….
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Kano Fire Service records 222 fire incidents in 3 months
The Kano State Fire Service has said it recorded 222 fire incidents in different parts of the state between January and March. The Public Relations Officer of the fire service, Alhaji Saminu…
World Communications Day: Pope, Martins seek regulation on Artificial Intelligence
Pope Francis and Most. Rev. Adewale Martins, on Sunday tasked state actors to exert regulations on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to conform to pro-human. The Pope, who is the ruler…
NFF to unveil Finidi George Super Eagles’ head coach on Monday
The Nigeria Football Federation will on Monday in Abuja unveil Finidi George as substantive Head Coach of the Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, said this…
You’re my dancing partner, Obasanjo tells Adeleke
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun is his dancing partner. Obasanjo made the remark at the inauguration of a VIP lodge in Osun Government House, on Sunday in…
14 abducted Kogi varsity students rescued
Fourteen students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi, abducted by bandits on Thursday night, have been rescued Mr Bethrand Onuoha, the Commissioner of Police in the North-Central…
2024 Hajj: NAHCON’s advance team departs for Saudi, Sunday
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says a group of 43 Advance Team of the commission will on Sunday depart Abuja for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to mark the commencement…
Ododo visits Kogi varsity, vows to rescue kidnapped students unhurt
Gov. Usman Ododo on Saturday expressed determination to rescue the nine abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Kogi safe and sound from their abductors. The governor made…
Kano Varsity Matriculates 1,740 Undergraduates for 2023/2024 Academic Session
By Ahmad Muhammad The Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education (SRUE), Kumbotso Kano, has conducted its maiden matriculation ceremony for 1,740 undergraduates students. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Yahaya Bunkure, said on…
Emir of Tikau in Yobe dies at 70
The Emir of Tikau in Yobe, Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Ibn-Grema, is dead. The emir’s younger brother, Alhaji Abubakar Talba, confirmed the death in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Fuel scarcity will soon be over, Senate leader assures Nigerians
The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has assured Nigerians that the fuel crisis experienced in the country will soon be a thing of the past. Bamidele gave this assurance in an interview with…
Nigeria’ll continue to play strategic roles in Africa – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria will continue to play strategic roles in the affairs of the African continent at all times. Tinubu said this on Friday while receiving the letters of credence…
1st Muslim Friday prayers held at converted ancient Istanbul church
Muslims held Friday prayers in the ancient Chora, one of Istanbul’s most popular Byzantine-era monuments, for the first time since its conversion into a mosque, state broadcaster TRT reported. Chora, formerly a…
Kano-Daura rail project to be completed by 2025 – FG
The Federal Government says that the Kano-Daura rail project will be completed by 2025. The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Said Alkali gave the assurance on Friday in Abuja during an interview with…
Digital Bridge Institute, Sight Savers Graduate 50 Disables on Information Technology
Ahmad Muhammad The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) in collaboration with the Sightsavers Intentional have graduated 50 Persons living With Disabilities (PWDs) in Kano to become experts in Information Technology (IT) and other…
Employment Scam: ICPC Secures 5-Year Jail Term for NSCDC’s Commandant
By Ahmad Muhammad The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has secured the conviction of Mr. Christopher Oluchukwu, a Commandant with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for…
Senate okays death sentence for hard drugs, substance trafficking
The Senate on Thursday, prescribed death sentence as penalty for trafficking in hard drugs and other substances in Nigeria. This followed the passage of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Amendment…
Eleven Suspected Criminals Arrested by Kano’s NSCDC
In a joint operation by security agencies attached to Kano State government’s Taskforce on combating phone theft and illicit drugs, eleven suspected criminals have been apprehended. The statement, released on Thursday and…
In Defense of Senator Rufai Hanga’s Unprecedented Imprints
By Ahmadu Kankarofi History is full of testimonies, promises and antecedents that many important people across the world have been remembered for various reasons, and for becoming outstanding in human affairs, some…
OXFAM, Other development partners winds up intervention project in Adamawa
By Umar Dankano, Yola. OXFAM, Nigeria, an international Non Governmental Organisation in collaboration with 3 other development partners and funded by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (bmz) have implemented…
Insecurity: DSS Holds 14th Quarterly Conference In North-West
By Abdullahi Yusuf State Directors of State Security Services in the North-West on Thursday converged on Kano for their 14th Quarterly Conference to deliberate on strategies to combat emerging security challenges facing…
Gov. Namadi Takes Proactive Measures to Mitigate Flooding in Jigawa State
By Abdullah Yusuf Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, has taken swift action to prevent flooding in the state this year. According to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on…
Blasphemy: Court orders hearing notice to be served on cleric, counsel to appear
A Kano State High Court Division of Appeal on Thursday, ordered that hearing notice should be served on Cleric, Abduljabbar Kabara, who was sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy to appear…
ASUU raises alarm over looming industrial crisis in Kano varsity
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),Yusuf Maitama University, Kano branch has raised the alarm over the looming crisis should the state government fail to address its demands. The union alleged that…
Alleged abuse of office: Court admits Sirika, 2 others to N100m bail each
A Federal Cap Territory High Court on Thursday admitted Hadi Sirika, former aviation minister and two others to bail in the sum of N100 million each. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

