The Vice-President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, has commended initiatives like the Mandela Washington Fellows for their leadership and service model which are essential to development of Nigeria and the rest of Africa….
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WHEEI Meets Stakeholders to Eradicate Women, Children Violence in Nigeria
By Ibrahim Hamisu The Women Health Empowerment and Emancipation Initiative (WHEEI) has organized a meeting of stakeholders on human abuse in society aimed at finding ways to solve problems of violence against…
EndBadGovernance Protests: Kano Govt Releases Minors To Parents
By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Government has on Thursday handed over the 76 minors involved in the recent EndBadGovernance protests to their respective parents. The 76 minors who are indigents of the…
Jigawa Children Call for More Action from Government, Stakeholders
By Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse As part of the 2024 Children’s Day celebrations, children in Jigawa State mostly students supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), took over the Jigawa State Assembly…
BREAKING: Senate approves Tinubu’s $2.2bn loan request
The Senate on Thursday approved President Bola Tinubu’s loan request of $2.2 billion to partially finance the ₦9.7 trillion budget deficit for the 2024 fiscal year. The approval followed the presentation of…
Governors’ Forum pledges support for constitutional amendment
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pledged its support for the ongoing amendment of the country’s constitution. The forum, under the leadership of Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, made the commitment in…
World Children’s Day: Students, UNICEF call for policies to protect children’s rights
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and students have called on the Kano State House of Assembly to prioritize policies that protect children’s rights. The call was made during a special event…
Global Entrepreneurship Week: CITAD Advocates for Digital Security
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) marked Global Entrepreneurship Week by hosting a lecture aimed at empowering Kano’s youth, young girls, and women involved in entrepreneurship. The event focused on…
Police detain alleged Algerian arms dealer, others in Zamfara
The police in Zamfara have detained a 58-year-old Algerian national for alleged transborder arms trafficking. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed Dalijan, made this known in Gusau on Tuesday….
Jigawa Governor Lifts Suspension on Special Duties Commissioner Sankara
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Governor Malam Umar A. Namadi of Jigawa State has lifted the suspension of the Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Dalladi Sankara, with immediate effect. This was announced in…
Account for $20bn spent on Nigeria’s refineries, CSOs tell NNPCL
Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (NICOCSO) has called on Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to render account of the 20 billion US dollar allegedly spent for the repair of refineries…
The Rise of Kemi Badenoch: A Tale of Power, Patriotism, and Identity
From Tajudeen Ishola, UK In the kaleidoscope of British politics, a new figure has emerged to command the stage, her voice cutting through the tumultuous winds of change like a lighthouse piercing…
G20 summit: Tinubu endorses global alliance against hunger, poverty
President Bola Tinubu on Monday said the creation of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, championed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, was pivotal in the global fight…
Court orders Foreign Ministry, NIDCOM to return Nigerians imprisoned in Ethiopia
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affair and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) to bring back no fewer than 270 Nigerians currently imprisoned or detained…
Obasanjo: Time to Treat Thyroiditis
By Bala Ibrahim I am not a medical doctor, so let me start with an apology to those whose field of study I am invading today, but I must confess, my action…
Jigawa Stakeholders Strategize to Achieve Demographic Dividend
By Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The National Population Commission (NPC), in collaboration with the UKaid-funded LAFIYA project, has organized a workshop aimed at engaging stakeholders on strategies to achieve the Demographic Dividend (DD)…
Kano: Education faces mass retirement as advocates call for gender balance in new recruitment
By Hadiza Musa Yusuf Nearly a million children are out-of-school in Kano due to inadequate funding, infrastructure, teacher shortages and other social norms. This is disproportionately impacting vulnerable girls, hence highlighting the…
Tax Reforms: National Assembly Will Not Rush Bills Passage – Doguwa
By Abdullahi Yusuf Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Downstream Petroleum, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has said that the National Assembly will not rush the passage of the Tax Reforms Bills sent to…
Open Defecation: JISEPA, UNICEF Train 170 Faecal Sludge Emptiers in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse In a bid to sustain its status as an Open Defecation Free (ODF) state, the Jigawa State Environmental Protection Agency (JISEPA), in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s…
CITAD Flags Off 4th Nigerian School of Community Network Course to Bridge Digital Divide
By Mustapha Salisu In its ongoing efforts to bridge the digital divide in Nigeria, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has launched its 4th edition of the Nigerian School of…
Alleged Adultery: Kano Upper Shari’a Court Clears Suspended Jigawa Commissioner
By Abdullahi Yusuf An Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Kofar Kudu in Kano State has cleared Auwal Danladi Sankara, the suspended Jigawa State Commissioner of Special Duties, of allegations of adultery with…
CISLAC Commends Supreme Court for Upholding Legality of Anti-Corruption Agencies
…Calls for Constitutional Mainstreaming, Judicial Reforms, and Punishment of Corrupt Judges and Lawyers The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) commends the Supreme Court of Nigeria for its landmark judgement on Friday,…
Katsina Governor’s Aide, Suleiman Ribadu, Calls for Global Support on Climate Resilience at COP29 in Baku
By Mustapha Salisu Suleiman Ribadu, the Senior Special Assistant to the Katsina State Governor on Climate Change, passionately called for global support to enhance Katsina’s climate resilience at the 29th Conference of…
Tinubu working to move Nigerians out of poverty – Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun says President Bola Tinubu is charting a way to move a lot of Nigerians out of poverty. He stated…
NAF destroys bandit kingpin’s residence, arms depot in Shiroro
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Component of “Operation Fansan Yamma” has killed several terrorists in an airstrike on a terrorist kingpin’s residence in Palele, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State….