Tragedy was averted when an aircraft which had Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, on board crash-landed near Ibadan Airport in Oyo State. Information had earlier filtered in that the aircraft crashed, but…
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BUA responds to Dangote’s claims of blackmail
In a recent 7-page editorial, Aliko Dangote, the chairman of Dangote Group, accused BUA of blackmail and sabotage. BUA has now responded to these allegations, providing a detailed account of several instances…
Kano Foreign Scholarship: 3rd batch of 159 graduates departs for India
By Abdullahi Yusuf The third batch of 159 graduates, out of the 1,001 indigenous students that graduated with first class and sponsored by Kano State Government to study abroad, have been airlifted…
NIMASA: Jamoh, Gunter Pauli meet to discuss possibilities in Nigeria’s Blue Economy
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has met with Professor Gunter Pauli to discuss possibilities in Nigeria’s Blue Economy, in Abuja. Osagie Edward,…
CBN assures Nigerians of sufficient stock of currency notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured Nigerians of sufficient stock of currency notes to facilitate economic activities in the country. This follows reports of alleged scarcity of cash at banks,…
Dangote to BUA: You’ve been sponsoring false, negative reports against us since 2016
Management of Dangote Industries Limited, DIL, has refuted allegations that it engaged in illegal foreign exchange deals, warning those peddling the allegation of economic sabotage against the company to desist from such…
UNICEF calls for more efforts to improve birth registration in Nigeria
By Hadiza Musa Yusuf The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for concerted efforts to improve birth registration coverage in Nigeria. In a speech delivered at a media dialogue on birth…
Kano Pension Fund Gives Update On N6bn Gratuities Payment
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Pension Fund Trustees has urged the over 5,000 retirees scheduled for the payment of their gratuities and death benefits to exercise more patience as preparations have…
President MAAUN Group of Universities commiserates with four ex-students over father’s death
The Management of Maryam Abacha American University of Niger-Maradi (MAAUN), has extended its heartfelt condolences to the family of Alhaji Garba Ndalati Muhammad, who passed away on Wednesday following a brief illness….
DSS, Army thwart planned Boko Haram attack in Kano
A joint team of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS) has foiled a planned attack by Boko Haram insurgents in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. The…
Appointment of partisan INEC RECs will complicate credible elections, Falana reveals
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has warned that the appointment of members of political parties as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) will complicate the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC’s) efforts to conduct…
Kano NNPP records successes in key sectors since May 2023, says Gov. Abba
By Mustapha Salisu Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, under the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), on Thursday counted the success stories recorded by the party in the…
NDIC sensitize students on World Savings Day
By Musa Sani Aliyu The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), in commemoration of the 2023 World Savings Day, sensitized students of the Government Girls Secondary School Dala in Kano State on the…
Plateau Collation of PDP Youths rejects Tribunal Judgement of Central Senatorial election
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos A Collation of People’s Democratic Party PDP Youths group in Plateau Central Senatorial have Rejected in totality the tribunal judgement of the senatorial seat led by the Justice…
Inconclusive: Appeal court orders bye-election in 8 polling units of Birnin Kudu / Buji federal constituency
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has upheld the decision of the tribunal court, which declared the 2023 election in Birnin Kudu / Buji federal constituency of Jigawa…
Group raises alarms over low budget performance in Jigawa health, education sectors
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A non-governmental organization known as the Exceptional Leadership and Integrity Promotion Initiative (ELIP-Initiative) has raised the alarm over low budget performance for the year 2023 in the most…
KNSG Expresses Optimism On Global Consensus In Favour of Palestine
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has expressed optimism that emerging global Consensus will be in favour of Palestine as the global community intensify effort to halt the fight between Palestine…
Kano govt to partner with stakeholders to empower women – Dantiye
Kano State Commissioner of Information, Baba Halilu Dantiye, has emphasized the importance of empowering women, stating that it is not only a moral imperative but also an economic and social necessity. “Every…
Alleged N3.2b Fraud: Court Dock Kano Ex-MD, others
By Ahmad Muhammad The State High Court, presided over by Justice Hafsat Yahaya Sani, on Thursday remanded Bala Muhammed, and his son Bala Muhammed (Jnr) in custody over alleged misappropriation of N3.2…
NILDS Vows to Inculcate Democratic Culture on Students
By Ahmad Muhammad The Director General of the National Institute of legislative and Democratic Studies Professor Abubakar Suleiman has vowed to inculcate culture and Democracy among secondary school students in the country….
Geidam: YSCHMA, UNICEF flag-off distribution of ID cards to beneficiaries of free medical services
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA) in collaboration with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) have on Tuesday the 31st of October 2023, flagged-off the distribution…
Network demands global protection for journalists
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Network of Peace Journalists (NPJ) has called for the enactment of laws to protect journalists from impunity, torture, and physical attacks perpetrated by thugs and aggrieved groups….
Hajj 2024: Tour operators warn pilgrims to expect N6M fare, up from N3M in 2023
By Muhammad Kabir, Kano The National President of the Association of Hajj/Umarah Tour Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Yahya Suleiman Nasidi, has called on the Federal Government and the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON…
Plateau PDP Central Senatorial Candidate, expressed dissatisfaction with tribunal head to Appeal Court
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Peoples Democratic Party Plateau Central Senatorial Candidate at the 2023 General elections Amb. Yohanna Gotom has expressed dissatisfaction with the National and State House of Assembly Election…
Insurgency: Yobe second most atfected state, records massive destruction, says Gov. Buni
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni revealed on Wednesday that Yobe is the second most affected state by the insurgency, recording massive destruction of facilities and infrastructure….