The Supreme Court has on Wednesday ruled that the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes will continue to be legal tender alongside the new notes until further notice. This decision comes after…
Amidst public outcry against the judgements and utterances of some lower and appellate court justices, the National Judicial Commission (NJC) has begun a self-cleansing of the Bench. The first of such justices…
By Abdullahi Yusuf Charcoal, an alternative source of energy, has become scarce in Kano, with many residents of the city now reverting to firewood for cooking and heating purposes. A lot of…
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has declared that, there is no hiding place again for criminals in Plateau State. He made the declaration…
The Department of Paediatrics of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital will commemorate World Prematurity Day today (Wednesday) at the Main Conference hall of the hospital. According to a statement issued by the Head…
By Mustapha Salisu The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Deputy Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu, has urged aspiring journalists in the state to uphold ethical standards and pursue developmental…
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Yobe State Council has sworn in its newly elected executive officers to steer the affairs of the union for the next…
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna In a landmark gesture, the Kaduna Peace Commission has expressed its profound appreciation to the Network of Peace Journalists (NPJ) for their unwavering commitment to promoting peace and…
By Yusuf Idris Recall that the Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal Dare has sometimes around the middle of this year seized the secretariat of the state’s chapter of the Ulama Consultative Council…
Rights Activist and Lawyer, Spurgeon Ataene, has called for equal protection of boys and men against violence as they also suffer Gender-Based Violence (GBV) as women, but unnoticed. He made the call…
The Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project (KSADP) in collaboration with Sasakawa Africa Association, has empowered 100 women, youths and people with special needs trained as agro-input dealers in the state. Each was…
In a bid to combat unemployment and foster entrepreneurship among young women, the Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in collaboration with E-Trash2cash, organized a skill acquisition training for 50 women…
The DG NIMASA Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR arrived London as part of Nigeria’s delegation to the 33rd session of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) General Assembly. The Honorable Minister of Marine and…
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang on Monday was accorded a rousing welcome by residents as he commenced the inspection of road projects within the Jos- Bukuru Metropolis. Residents…
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse In a significant step towards promoting education and reducing out-of-school children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Jigawa State Ministry of Women Affairs have enrolled 150…
By Mustapha Salisu In a heartwarming display of humanitarianism, the Foundation for Social Orientation and Gender Development (FOSOGED), a non-governmental organization based in Kano, partnered with Bruderhilfe Social Development Initiative to distribute…
Protests erupted in Kano city and its environs on Monday afternoon with the demonstrators denouncing the recent judgment of the Court Appeal that sacked the state Governor, Abba Yusuf. The News Agency…
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved with immediate effect, the appointment of Alhaji Abdullahi Musa as the new Head of Civil Service. This is contained in a statement Signed…
By Rabilu Abubakar, Gombe The Gombe State office of the Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning and Empowerments (AGILE) says it will Collaborate with the Jewel Care Foundation in promoting the education of…
Olukayode Ariwoola, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says impartiality is the hallmark of any judge. Ariwoola spoke on Monday at a special session to mark a new legal year and swearing-in ceremony…
By Abdullahi Yusuf Residents of Kano State have entered yet another tensed mood as they await the judgement of the Supreme Court in the Appeal filed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of…
…Says NNPP still open to alliance with APC, other parties Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, member representing Kiru/Bebeji constituency, Kano, in the House of Representatives, has today hosted 1,000 Ulamas at his country home…
No fewer than one thousand women have staged Kano streets to express their concerns over the recent controversy from the Appeal Court. PRIME TIME NEWS reports that the women carrying placards chanting…
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Northeast Governors Forum has resolved to work with the Shangai Electric Company to construct a 60 megawatts coal power plant or 50 megawatts solar power plant in…
Kano State Commissioner of Information, Baba Halilu Dantiye, has congratulated the newly elected national executive council members of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ). This is contained in a statement Signed…
