The Director General of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Lamin Rabi’u Danbappa, announced today that the board has remitted over 18 billion Naira to the National Hajj Commission for the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the suspension of processing fees on deposits within some thresholds. This is according to a statement by Adetona Adedeji, acting Director, Banking Supervision Department…
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has issued a strong warning to the Nigerian government regarding its planned reintroduction of telecom tax, citing potentially devastating consequences for…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has allocated an additional five billion naira for the disbursement of a second tranche of pension gratuity to retired workers in the state. This was contained…
By Abdullah Yusuf The Dawanau International Grains Market Development Association has commended the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and other donor agencies for their support which upgraded the status of the market to…
The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Mr Usaini Gumel, said that electoral irregularities, political violence, vote-buying and other malpractices have eroded public trust in the nation’s electoral system. Gumel stated this…
The U.S. arms deliveries to Israel that were halted last week amid mounting concerns over Israel’s operation in the Gaza Strip’s city of Rafah included 1,800 2,000-pound (907-kilogram) bombs, a senior U.S….
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Government have released the sum of fifty million naira (50,000,000) for the accreditation of dental programs at the College of Health Science and the University of…
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo, has assured that Nigerian youths will benefit from the ministry’s housing programme nationwide. A statement by the…
By Mustapha Salisu In a bid to stabilize the foreign exchange market, the Kano State Police Command, in collaboration with the Department of State Service (DSS), has arrested 17 suspected forex hawkers…
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Senate President Godswill Akpabio and his Deputy Senator Barau Jibrin have congratulated Senator Simon Bako Lalong on his 61st birthday. The Senate President and his Deputy who visited…
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau state governor Caleb Mutfwang said his administration has procured fifteen state of the art man diesel buses to mitigate cost of intra – city travels. Governor Mutfwang…
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The media landscape has evolved significantly from offline to online platforms, remarked Danjuma Dawop, Chief of Party at Peace Action for Rapid and Transformative Nigerian Early Warning Response…
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi During my secondary school days in the 70s, when the then state government hired a ‘white skinned’ male teacher from a particular Asian country, he would come to…
Contractors handling various projects in the state capital, Birnin Kebbi, have been commended by Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State. This was contained in a statement signed by Yahaya Sarki, Special Adviser…
In a bid to support the youth and promote football development, the Caretaker Chairman of Kumbotso Local Government, Hon. Kabiru Hussaini Zawachiki, has pledged to provide all necessary support to the newly…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of Dr. Zaid Abubakar as the new Executive Chairman of the Kano State Internal Revenue Services (KIRS). This was contained in…
The Sustainability and Social Performance Department of Dangote Cement Plc will be implementing a malaria intervention programme at communities in Okpella, Edo State. The health intervention programme, according to a statement from…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of 0.5 (0.005) per cent Cybersecurity Levy on electronic transfers. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President…
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Works to interact with the Minister of Works, toward the completion of the Wudil-Gaya-Dutse Dual Carriageway on Kano Maiduguri Expressway. This followed the adoption of…
The Police Command in Rivers has announced the arrest of a gang allegedly specialised in kidnapping and raping young women in the state. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, told journalists in…
The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has instructed the State House of Assembly, led by Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, to immediately begin impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminilayi Fubara. Chief…
A 16-year-old boy, on Tuesday, told FCT High Court in Zuba that he was given N880,000 cash by Mr Emmanuel Olorunlaye, in Alliance Hospital, Abuja, after his kidney was removed. The teenager…
The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has officially signed the Kano State Premarital Health Screening Law into effect, mandating premarital health screening for all prospective couples. This was contained…
