By Mustapha Salisu The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has expressed Nigeria’s desire to strengthen maritime collaboration with The Gambia to enhance regional security and economic growth. The…
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New Telegraph Names NNPC’s Mele Kyari Man Of The Year
In recognition of his transformative leadership in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, the New Telegraph Newspaper has honored Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari, the 19th Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (GCEO)…
NAFDAC Launches Safety Clubs in Gombe Schools to Tackle Drug Abuse
By Rabilu Abubakar, Gombe The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has inaugurated its Consumer Safety Club at Government Girls Secondary School, Kaltungo, as part of efforts to…
Sokoto court adjourns social media activist’s trial
A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday adjourned the case of Hamdiyya Sidi, a social media activist accused of public nuisance, to March 13 and 14 for defence. Chief Magistrate, Faruk Umar,…
Jigawa Pension Board Signs Agreement With 6 PFAs
The Jigawa State and Local Governments Contributory Pension Scheme Board has formally signed agreements with six reputable Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) aimed at ensuring effective management of the state’s pension funds. Ismaila…
UNICEF Commends Plateau State’s Commitment to Improving Lives
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos A United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) chief of field office Bauchi, Dr. Muzhat Rafique, has expressed admiration for the dedication shown by Plateau State’s leadership towards enhancing the…
MSF urges parents to join Sokoto’s vaccination campaign
The international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières also known as Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in partnership with the Sokoto state Ministry of Health, is encouraging community members in Sokoto to participate in…
Scrap theft, culprits punished according to law – Dr. Nagoda
By Mustapha Salisu The Executive Secretary Kano State Hospitals Management Board Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda have reiterated the board’s effort in bringing lasting solution to the theft been carried out in facilities….
Bandits Abduct Niger Council Secretary, Four Others
By Zagazola Makama Suspected armed bandits abducted the Council Secretary of Munya Local Government Area, Daina Usman, and four others in a late-night attack in Sarkin Pawa, Niger State, intelligence sources have…
Discovery of Operational Challenges Led Us to Supplement Hajj Services – NAHCON
By Muhammad Kabir, Kano The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has addressed the controversy surrounding its decision to engage an additional Hajj service provider alongside the traditional Mashariq al Dhahabia. In…
Aliko Dangote Hails IBB: ‘You’re the Architect of Private Sector in Nigeria’
…Donates N8bn to Presidential Library, Pledges N2bn Annually Until Completion The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has praised former Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, popularly…
NNPP Rep member, Galambi, defects to APC
A New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yusuf Galambi, has defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). Reading the defection letter at the plenary on Thursday in…
FG, Kano Govt. Partner To End Polio, Reduce Maternal Mortality
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, has said that the Federal Government is partnering with the Kano State Government to eradicate polio virus in…
MAU Yola establishes 5-megawatt solar farm to generate energy supply to varsity
From Umar Dankano, Yola In an effort to address the energy supply deficit on its campuses and offices, the Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, has established a 5-megawatt solar farm. Recall that…
Goni of Gombe Advocates Ideological Reforms, Unity for Stronger Democracy
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The Goni of Gombe, Dr. Auwal Abdullahi Gafakan Akko, has called on Nigerian political parties to rebuild their ideological foundations and prioritize unity as essential steps toward strengthening…
New Flour Price: Kano Bakers Pledge Improved Bread Quality
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Master Bakers and Caterers Association of Nigeria, Kano State chapter, says its members will improve the quality of their bread to reflect the current market price of flour….
U.S. Ambassador denies USAID involvement with Boko Haram
The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr, has said that there’s no evidence to back allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded the Boko Haram terrorist group…
dRPC, WORE Partner to Address Rising GBV Cases in Kano State
By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba The Development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC), through its Muslim Opinion Leaders (MOLs) for the Prevention of Gender-Based Violence, is partnering with the Women’s Organization for Relief and…
Quality Education For The Nigerian Child Remains President Tinubu’s Top Priority – VP Shettima
…Seeks private sector partnership as MTN distributes digital devices to secondary school students The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has reiterated the commitment of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to…
PSI Launches Menstrual Hygiene MH-NOW Project in Kano
By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba The Population Services International (PSI) Nigeria has launched its Menstrual Health (MH-NOW) project in Kano State to address the challenges faced by adolescent girls and young women during…
Free JAMB Registration Kicks Off for Mikang Students
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The member representing Mikang Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Naanlong Daniel, has commenced Free JAMB Registration for students in the area as a move to…
FG commissions first NDLEA barracks in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola After 35 years of existence, the Federal government has commissioned the first barracks for personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in Adamawa state. Minister of…
Child Poverty: UNICEF urges LG bosses to rescue 89.4% children in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The United Nation’s Children Education Fund UNICEF called on 27 local government Chairmen in Jigawa state to save lives of 89.4 percent children whom experience monetary poverty as…
Jigawa Judiciary Swears In 19 Newly Appointed Shari’a Court Judges
By Mustapha Salisu The Jigawa State Judicial Service Commission has sworn in 19 newly appointed Shari’a Court Judges (Alkalis) in a ceremony held at the Judicial Complex in Dutse. The event was…
Bauchi Speaker to feed 15,000 constituents during Ramadan
The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Abubakar Y. Suleiman (Dangaladiman Ningi), has announced plans to feed 15,000 people in his Ningi Central Constituency throughout the holy…