…Pledges greater achievements in coming years By Mustapha Salisu Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has been awarded as the 2024 New Telegraph Governor of the Year, celebrating his exceptional leadership and…
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Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board Honored as Best Hajj Hygienic State for 2024
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has been awarded the prestigious title of “Best Hajj Hygienic State” for its outstanding efforts in ensuring the health and safety of pilgrims during the 2024…
IPC Releases Report on Alarming Surge in Attacks Against Nigerian Journalists in 2024
By Mustapha Salisu The International Press Centre (IPC), through its Safety and Protection of Journalists Hub (SPJ-Hub), has published a comprehensive report detailing the state of attacks on journalists in Nigeria from…
Hepatitis B receives poor budgetary allocation in Kano state despite govt promises
By Zulaiha Danjuma This story X-rays the 2024 Kano State budgetary allocations for combating hepatitis B, revealing the implications of none allocation and release of funds, alongside government’s inaction on public health…
NRC announces night train operations starting Q2 2024
The Nigeria Railway Corporation has finalized its preparations to initiate night operations in the second quarter of 2024. The Managing Director of NRC, Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this during an interview with the…
FRSC Reshuffles Top Brass For Greater Performance
As part of strategic initiative targeted at ensuring full realization of the corporate strategic goals of the Corps for the year 2024, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu…
Gov. Mutfwang Signs 2024 Appropriation Bill Into Law
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has officially signed the 2024 appropriation bill into law, marking a significant step towards the comprehensive development of the state across all sectors….
NGE Plans Trust Fund To Address Members’ Welfare Needs
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), a professional body of editors and media executives, is planning to launch the Nigerian Editors Trust Fund designed to address the professional and…
Gov. Mutfwang presents N295.4bn budget for 2024
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has presented a budget of N295,434,568,464 for the year 2024 to the Plateau State House of Assembly for consideration. The budget, tagged “Budget…
Hajj 2024: Tour operators warn pilgrims to expect N6M fare, up from N3M in 2023
By Muhammad Kabir, Kano The National President of the Association of Hajj/Umarah Tour Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Yahya Suleiman Nasidi, has called on the Federal Government and the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON…
Magashi advocates scale-up of 2024 Cancer Health Fund to 36 states
By Iyemah David The Co-ordinator of Kano State Cancer Care Centre, Dr. Aminu Magashi Garba, has called for the nationwide expansion of the 2024 Cancer Health Fund in Nigeria. Magashi, who is…
Again, CSO urges Nigerian authorities to begin registration of Hajj 2024 intending pilgrims immediately
Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) that monitors and reports on Hajj and Umrah activities have called on the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and States Muslim Pilgrims…