From Maryam Muhammad Lawal, Zaria The Zaria Local Government Task Force on Primary Health Care Strengthening and Routine Immunization Initiative convened yesterday (Tuesday) at the Council Chambers of the Zaria Local Government…
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The wife of Jigawa State Governor, Hajiya Amina Umar Namadi, has commended the Jigawa Women Entrepreneurs Network (JIWEN) and Jigawa Invest for organizing the first-ever women’s trade fair…
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has disbursed ₦1.43 billion to 25,000 flood victims and vulnerable groups, along with ₦1.5 billion to 15,000 small-scale business owners….
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Government, in collaboration with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Plateau State Chapter, has completed arrangements to organize a maiden edition of the Plateau State Interdenominational…
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), under the Operation Whirlwind team, has intercepted smuggled Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at N81,517,570 in the Adamawa/Taraba Area Command. Addressing journalists in…
By Olufunmi The Gombe State Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (SURWASH) held a two-day retreat aimed at fostering enhanced cooperation and coordination between the program and critical stakeholders….
By Bosede Olufunmi The National Ozone Office (NOO), Federal Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has initiated efforts to sustain and manage the end-of-life components of…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Ministry of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy to take immediate and decisive action on the implementation of its Digital Talent Development…
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse As part of effort to ensure citizens priority and participation in budget and project execution, the Jigawa state government expressed it’s readiness to adopt new digital system (NomTrack…
The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has urged the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to confront the growing challenges posed by social media practitioners spreading false information nationwide. He emphasized…
A Kano State High Court on Wednesday, reserved ruling in a suit filed by the National Union of Local Government Employees(NULGE) against the Central Bank of Nigeria and others from withholding Kano…
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, restrained Chief Edozie Njoku from parading himself as national chairman, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). A five-member panel of justices, led by Justice Stephen Adah, affirmed the…
Turkey welcomes the ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and the Hezbollah militia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in the capital Ankara on Wednesday. Erdoğan separately called for an end to the…
As part of activities leading up to the 2024 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) paid an advocacy visit to the Kano State Ministry…
By Cecilia Kafran As Production Editor of the New Nigerian Weekly newspaper in the 90s, most of my duties were desk-bound at the head office in Kaduna. Occasionally, I covered assignments that…
The Dangote Industries Limited has received a torrent of accolades for sponsoring the 45th edition of the Kano International Trade Fair, which opened at the weekend. Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar and…
The pavilion of the Dangote Group at the ongoing 2024 Kano International Trade Fair has become Mecca of a sort, attracting a torrent of customers excited to make inquiries and purchases as…
By Mustapha Salisu An NGO, Kasham Girls, Women, and Youth Development Initiative, has called on the Kano State Government to expedite the implementation and domestication of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP)…
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Agency has sealed a warehouse where palliatives rice worth more than N1 billion was diverted to. The facility which is located on…
By Abdullahi Yusuf Some Stakeholders in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State have commended the State Government over its current efforts to revive education in the state, describing the measures as…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have taken Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, into custody. According to sources, Governor Usman Ododo personally facilitated the handover, escorting…
The Port Harcourt Refinery in Rivers State has commenced crude oil processing. This is according to the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigeria National Petroluem Company Limited (NNPCL) Femi Soneye. Source:…
No fewer than 140 women and girls die every day allegedly at the hands of their partners or close relatives, according to a UN report. A sobering report released by UN Women…
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has presented the 2025 Budget Estimate of ₦471,134,093,541 to the Plateau State House of Assembly for deliberation and approval. Tagged the…
By Abdullahi Yusuf Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has launched a recertification of Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) to ensure accurate, secure land records, protect investments and resolve disputes in the state….
