The Kano Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it generated N40.8 billion revenue between January and April 2024. The Area Comptroller, Mr Dauda Chana, made this known in an interview…
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KIRS welcomes new chairman
Dr. Zaid Abubakar has assumed the role of Executive Chairman of the Kano State Internal Revenue Service, KIRS. Recall that Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf had last week approved the appointment…
Hajj 2024: KNSG Appoints Deputy Governor’s Spokesman, Ibrahim Head of Media Team
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano State Government has approved the appointment of Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu as the head of the media team for the 2024 Hajj. This announcement was made during a…
Over 400 Detainees Languish In Kano Correctional Centre – CP
By Abdullahi Yusuf Over 400 detainees are languishing in Central Correctional Centre,Kurmawa,Kano, due to various reasons, the Commissioner of Police in Kano State,Mr Usaini Gumel,has said. Gumel gave reasons for the detainees’…
FG to make Daura Transportation University, Africa’s knowledge hub
The Federal Government says it will deepen efforts to transform Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State, to a knowledge hub for African transportation industry. The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Said Alkali…
NLC, TUC shut down Ikeja, Ibadan DisCos over electricity tariff hike
By Ibrahim Kasimu Dadi Workers have stormed various offices of electricity distribution companies to protest over the Band A tariff hike. The workers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress and…
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…
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…
Banditry: Zamfara Security Trust Fund vows to Mobilize Resources
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The Zamfara Security Trust Fund has vowed to seek supports from communities in it’s efforts to mobilze resources with a view to encourage fights against banditry and other…
Katsina: Ex-Senatorial Aspirant Calls on Gov. Radda to Aid Flood-Hit Mazoji Community
By Abdullahi Muhammad Sheka A recent flood disaster in Mazoji Town, Katsina State, has displaced many households and washed away several farmlands, prompting Hon. Zaharaddeen Babba Mazoji, a former senatorial aspirant under…
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…
3 Division GOC Advocates Dialogue, Enlightenment for Peace in Plateau
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division Nigerian Army and Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), Major General Abdusalam A Abubakar has emphasized on the need for systematic dialogue…
Lawmakers move to tackle out-of-school menace in Northeast
From Hajara Usman, Gombe Lawmakers in Adamawa ,Bauchi, and Gombe States have pledged commitment to tackling the lingering problem of out-of-school children in their respective states. They stated this in Gombe in…
Gov. Buni Mourns Emir of Tikau
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Governor Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, in company of the Speaker Yobe state House of Assembly, Hon. Ciroma Buba Mashio, Senator representating Zone B, Mohammed…
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…
Breaking: Ward Exco’s expel Zamfara APC Chairman from the party
By Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The All Progressive Congress (APC) Galadima ward in Gusau local government, Zamfara State, has sacked the State Chairman of the party, Alhaji Tukur Danfulani Maikatako as a member…
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…
Zamfara Lawmakers Condemn Movement For Peace Accord With Bandits
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Zamfara Assembly has in totality condemned what it described as purported plan to demoralize Zamfara government efforts of addressing security challenges by some people in the name of…
PAACA Sensitizes Jigawa Citizens on Electoral Reform
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A non governmental Organization known as Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA) with support from MacArthur Foundation urged Nigerians to study electoral act thoroughly and give…
UNICEF calls for learners in school to encourage enrollment
From Laraba Usman, Gombe The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has advocated effective implementation of the safe school initiative to encourage enrollment and address out-of-school syndrome in the country. Mr Tursha Rene,…
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…
KADCOM, CSOs Call for Inclusion of Peace Education in New Budget
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Kaduna Peace Commission and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), including Aid Foundation, African Media Development Foundation (AMDF), and LEGASI, have called for the inclusion of peace education in…