By Musa Abdullahi Sufi When news broke on 17 August 2022 that Rakietou Hassane Mossi, widely known as Kia Mossi, had passed away, the humanitarian community across Africa and beyond fell into…
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Kano-Sponsored Medical Graduates Appeal to Governor Yusuf Over Withheld Certificates
By Mustapha Salisu Two Kano State-sponsored medical graduates from October 6 University, Egypt, have appealed to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to intervene and resolve issues preventing them from collecting their degree certificates…
Minister Demands Cancellation Of Bagwai/Shanono Bye-election
Minister Demands Cancellation Of Bagwai/Shanono Bye-election By Abdullahi Yusuf Minister of State For Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to immediately cancel the…
World Youth Day: N-YED launches education support project for out-of-school youths
The Network for Youth Enlightenment and Development (N-YED) has launched an initiative to support out-of-school children, as part of activities to mark the 2025 World Youth Day. Speaking at the event, the…
Emir of Zuru’s Death: A Sad Day for Northern Nigeria – Arewa Cohesion
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Arewa Cohesion for Peace, Unity and Development Initiative has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of His Royal Highness, Major General Muhammadu Sani Sami (Rtd), Sami Gomo…
KDIN, Kano Gov’t Set to Host 2nd Digital Kano Conference 2025, Focuses on Economic Resilience
By Mustapha Salisu The Acting President of the Kano Digital Innovation Network (KDIN), Abdulsalam Abdulrashid Hamza Maiturare, has announced preparations for the 2nd Digital Kano Conference 2025, scheduled to take place in…
Journalists must bridge health, climate stories to inspire action – Experts
Senior Communication Officer at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Assane Diouf, has called on journalists to connect health and climate change stories in ways that inspire action. He made…
Emir of Zuru, Maj-Gen Muhammadu Sani Sami (Rtd), Dies at 81
The Emir of Zuru in Kebbi State, retired Major General Muhammadu Sani Sami, has died at the age of 81. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Garba Umar-Dutsinmari, confirmed the…
NNPP wins Kano by-election, lost one seat to APC
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has clinched victory in the Bagwai/Shanono state constituency by-election in Kano, and lost the supplementary election in Ghari/Tsanyawa. Adamu Shitu, Returning Officer of the election, announcing…
Adamawa Senator donates medical equipment to border communities
From Umar Dankano, Yola Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe of the Adamawa Southern Senatorial District, has donated healthcare equipment to the Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) Kojoli, in Jada Local Government Area of…
Buni Yadi Military Training Facility Remains Intact, Renamed Nigerian Army Acclimatization Centre
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Yobe State Government has clarified that the Nigerian Army Special Forces School in Buni Yadi remains fully operational, dismissing concerns about its status following the establishment…
Gov. Buni Commiserates With Flood Victims
…Directs SEMA to Provide Immediate Support From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Executive Governor of Yobe State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has commiserated with victims of the recent flood disaster in the…
CRS Reintroduction: Gov. Radda Shows Genuine Sign to Tackling Insecurity, Developing Katsina State
The Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) heartily commend His Excellency, Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State, for two remarkable and inclusive initiatives of the reintroduction of Christian Religious Studies (CRS) in…
Rotary equips Gombe journalists for solution-based RMNCH coverage
From Hajara Usman, Gombe Rotary International, through its Together for Healthy Families in Nigeria project, has trained journalists in Gombe State on solution-focused reporting for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (RMNCH),…
Jigawa ranks best on fastest growing of IGR in North
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa state has emerged as the fastest growing among the 19 Northern states and FCT in internally generated revenue (IGR) in 2024. This was contained in a…
Plateau assembly opposes proposed relocation of ITF headquarters from Jos
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Plateau State House of Assembly has strongly opposed the proposed relocation of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) headquarters from Jos, warning that such a move would have…
Heavy rainfall destroy many homes in Potiskum
From Alhaji Yusuf, Damaturu A torrential downpour on Friday, August 15, caused significant destruction in Potiskum, Yobe State, as heavy rain washed away several houses across different parts of the town. The…
How a Ghanaian NGO is changing lives without funding
With no foreign grants, no donor budgets, and powered only by passion, the Centre for Climate Change and Food Security (CCCFS) has spent the last decade educating and supporting farmers, women, youth,…
NASSI Lauds Gov Namadi for Supporting 600 Women Tom Brown Producers
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) Dutse branch has commended Jigawa State Governor Malam Umar Namadi for training and providing support grants to 600 women on…
Hadejia-Jama’are MD visits flood-risk canals in Hadejia, Miga towns, assures of quick action
The Managing Director of Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA), Engineer Rabi’u Sulaiman Bichi, has led members of his management team on an inspection tour of canals to Hadejia and Miga towns…
TinT-Follow Taxes, Partners Train Kano Stakeholders on Data-Driven Service Delivery
By Mustapha Salisu, Kano TinT-Follow Taxes, in partnership with the Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) and with support from the International Budget Partnership (IBP), has concluded a two-day capacity-building workshop for…
PRIME TIME NEWS Jos Correspondent, Tongnaan, Elected NUJ National Auditor
By Mustapha Salisu PRIME TIME NEWS correspondent Tongnaan Dada Bawa has been elected National Auditor of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Bawa secured the position during a bye-election at the NUJ…
Governor Mutfwang congratulates Tongnaan Dada Bawa on her election as NUJ National Auditor
From Tongnaan Dada Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang, has extended warm congratulations to Tongnaan Dada Bawa on her election as the National Auditor of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)….
Prime Initiative, Partners Boost CSOs’ Skills for Transparent, Inclusive Budget
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse As part of efforts to promote justice, accountability, and transparency in budget implementation, the Tax Justice and Governance Platform (TJ&GP), with support from Christian Aid, has organised a…
In the shadow of violence, hope returns
From Fauziyya Lawal, Katsina When armed banditry strikes, it leaves more than physical destruction. It shatters families, breaks livelihoods and instills fear deep in communities. In Katsina State where rural areas have…