From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A non governmental Organization known as Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA) with support from MacArthur Foundation urged Nigerians to study electoral act thoroughly and give…
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Jigawa Partners AFDB for Agro-Industrial Development
The Jigawa State Government is partnering with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to see to the development of a special agro-industrial zone (SAPZ) in the state. This was made known and issued…
Governor Namadi Takes Proactive Measures to Mitigate Flooding in Jigawa State
Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, has taken swift action to prevent flooding in the state this year. According to a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on Media Affairs, Hajiya…
Family Planning Services Grind to Halt in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Women of reproductive age in Jigawa State are struggling to access family planning services due to a severe shortage of commodities in most health facilities across the state….
Tabacco control : As Kano/Jigawa rank higher consumers CISLAC engages stakeholders
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre ( CISLAC) with support from Tax Justice Network organised a one day multi-stakeholders engagement on Tabacco taxation in Jigawa with aims to…
CODE Pushes for Inclusion, Accountability in Jigawa Governance
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Connected Development (CODE), a non-governmental organization, hosted a stakeholder meeting in Dutse to promote accountability through community monitoring in Jigawa State. The one-day event, held on April 18th,…
Research Unveils Mother Tongue as Solution to Learning Challenges in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A survey conducted as part of the ‘Mu Karanta’ Literacy for Prosperity project has highlighted the efficacy of using the mother tongue for teaching and learning, particularly in…
Jigawa Targets 1.2 Million Children in Polio Vaccination Drive
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Jigawa State is gearing up for a massive polio vaccination campaign aiming to reach 1.2 million children under the age of five. The four-day exercise, with an additional…
Jigawa Governor Visits Three Wheat Farming Clusters, Interact With Farmers In Ethiopia
The Jigawa state governor, Malam Umar Namadi had a fruitful time with Wheat farmers in Ethiopia during a visit to three farming clusters in one zone to practically see and interact with…
CITN Inaugurates New District Society in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) inaugurated its district society in Dutse Jigawa state. The inauguration that took place in Hasinah confectionery on Wednesday headed by…
Teacher Shortages Plague Jigawa Schools as Communities Seek Assistance
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Urgent pleas for intervention echoed through Jigawa communities residing in Babura local government areas as they sounded the alarm about the unsafe future facing their younger generation due…
BETA Nigeria Moves To Ensure More Investment in Jigawa Education Sector
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A non governmental Organization known as BETA Nigeria stormed Jigawa state with aims to boost investment in education sector for better future of the state. Speaking at one-day…
JiMAF Advisory Committee Reviews “Ask and Offers” between Gov’t, FCDO
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa Mutual Accountability Forum’s advisory committee recently convened to review and update the status of “Asks and Offers” between the Jigawa State government and the Foreign, Commonwealth…
Senator Wali Distributes Over N5 Million, Foods Items to Constituents
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Senator representing Jigawa North-West Senator Babangida Hussain has donated food items and the sum of N5,080,000 to his constituents across 127 political wards. This was contained in…
Fuel Subsidy: Forum Lauds Gov Namadi’s Efforts to Reduce Hardship
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa Civil Society Forum (JCSF), commended governor Malam Umar Namadi and Federal Government for making efforts to reduce hardship caused by removal of fuel subsidy. The commendation…
Ramadan: Jigawa Residents Lauds Gov Namadi for Timely Palliatives Distribution
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Thousands of beneficiaries in Jigawa state, commended governor Malam Umar Namadi for the timely distribution of food items to serve as Ramadan Palliatives. The commendation was made by…
IWD : Women Honours Gov Namadi, ex-Minister, Hafsat Ganduje, 6 ex-Commissioners, 50 others
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa state ministry of women affairs incollaboration with AAH (ESPID), honoured 54 prominent women and five men for their contribution to the development of women in Jigawa…
GAT Engages Stakeholders to Reduce GBV cases in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A non governmental Organization, known as Gender Awareness Trust (GAT) with support from Open Society Foundation (OSF) organised a one day round table discussion with relevant stakeholders as…
J-CARES Funds: Court Restrains Committee From Investigation
From Mikail Tsoho, Dutse Federal Higher Court in Kano State issues interim injunction restraining Jigawa state government from proceeding with the investigation into the alleged misappropriation of COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Stimulation…
Jigawa Govt, BAF Engages 9517 Women, Young Farmers on Agroecology
From Mika’il Tsoho Dutse Jigawa Government, in collaboration with Baba Azumi Foundation (BAF) and Small-Scale Women Farmers Organization (SWOFON), has trained 9,517 smallholder women and young farmers in Agroecology. During the training…
Jigawa Govt To Introduce Irrigation Farming In Maigatari, Environs
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Jigawa State Government says it has completed arrangements to kickstart dry season farming in Maigatari and other Sahel areas of the state. Governor Umar Namadi who disclosed this…
Tobacco Consumption: CISLAC Urges Jigawa Government to Localize Laws as Nigeria Maintains Leading Position
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse In an effort to save thousands of lives, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), supported by Tax Justice Network Africa, has called on the Jigawa State government…
Jigawa Debt Hits N63.36 Billion, As Group Calls For Proper Debt Utilization
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Despite Jigawa state government is on commendable track record of fiscal discipline and debt sustainability, but still the total domestic and foreign debt on the state stand at…
Jigawa Open Talks With IDB, Arab Bank On $50M Investment In Agriculture
By Ahmad Tijjani Abdul, Kano Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa state has opened talk with officials of Islamic Development Bank and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa to attract investments…
Security Takes Control of Jigawa Assembly Amid Impeachment Tensions
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A joint security team, comprising the police and Nigerian Civil Defense Corps, has assumed control of the Jigawa State House of Assembly as efforts to impeach Speaker Hon…