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…
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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…
FG Reaffirms Commitment to Border Communities’ Welfare
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s dedication and commitment to the welfare of border communities while receiving the delegation from the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA),…
Defense headquarters train troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN on human rights
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos In order to prevent violation of rights of innocent civilians by troops and other personnel of Operation SAFE HAVEN, (OPSH) The Defence Headquarters has organised human rights lecture…
CITAD, Partners Train Young Poets on Art of Poetry
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in partnership with Creative Spark Foundation and Fombina Imprints, has organized a 3-day practical workshop on the fundamentals of poetry. The…
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…
Dangote Cement Offers Free Malaria Treatment In Edo
The Dangote Cement Plc Thursday flagged off its malaria intervention programme for host communities at Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. Group Head of Sustainability, Dangote Cement Plc, Dr…
Zamfara drags 8 suspended Lawmakers to court
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Zamfara State Government has filed in case before the Magistrate Court sitting in Gusau against the eight suspended Lawmakers charging them on alleged break of offices at the…
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…
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…
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…
Gov. Buni Conducts Surprise Inspection of Projects in Yobe
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State paid an unscheduled visit to ongoing projects in Damaturu, the state capital, including township roads and a health facility at…
Jigawa Partners AFDB for Agro-Industrial Development
The Jigawa State Government is partnering with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to see to the development of a special agro-industrial zone (SAPZ) in the state. This was made known and issued…
Enhanced security: Troops get 20 Armored personnel carriers from defence ministry
The Ministry of Defence (MoD), on Wednesday handed over 20 newly acquired Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the Defence Headquarters to enhance the professional capabilities of troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces….
Governor Namadi Takes Proactive Measures to Mitigate Flooding in Jigawa State
Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, has taken swift action to prevent flooding in the state this year. According to a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on Media Affairs, Hajiya…
US-AFRICA BUSINESS SUMMIT: Tinubu’s 8 point agenda incentivizes Agri-business investments -Tuggar
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to ensuring food security and the development of agribusinesses as a top priority of the President Tinubu’s administration. The…
Crisis Rocks Yola Federal Civil Service Club: Head of Service Urged to Intervene
From Umar Dankano, Yola Aggrieved members of the Heads of Federal Establishment Association in Adamawa state have called on the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Folashade, to intervene…
Cybersecurity levy: TUC kicks, threatens shutdown
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has threatened a shut down of the economy over the plan to begin implementation of the 0.5 per cent cyber security levy on electronic transactions….
Hardship : Stop persecuting Nigerians – NNPP tells Tinubu
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) faulted the leadership pattern of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for pushing Nigerians into untold hardship. The leader of NNPP and former gubernatorial…
NPJ Kaduna Commends Mercy Corps for Promoting Responsible Journalism
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Network of Peace Journalists Kaduna (NPJ) has expressed its heartfelt gratitude to Mercy Corps for organizing a transformative one-day training workshop on conflict-sensitive reporting for Nigerian media…
Election: Two Lawyers Sue Kano NBA
By Abdullah Yusuf Two Kano-based legal practitioners, Barrister Ahmad Sani Bawa and Barrister Gidado Aliyu Gidado, have filed a lawsuit against the Kano State branch of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) seeking a…
Kano Pilgrims Board Remits N18bn to National Hajj Commission
The Director General of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Lamin Rabi’u Danbappa, announced today that the board has remitted over 18 billion Naira to the National Hajj Commission for the…
CITAD urges FG to abandon planned Telecom Tax reintroduction
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has issued a strong warning to the Nigerian government regarding its planned reintroduction of telecom tax, citing potentially devastating consequences for…