From Mustapha Saye, Kaduna The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on the Federal Government, under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to do whatever it takes to end the insecurity bedevilling the Northern region with immediate effect. This was contained in a communiqué read by the National Publicity Secretary of ACF, Professor Muhammad Tukur Baba, at the end of the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting with Northern Leaders in Kaduna on Wednesday. According to the communiqué, “A special meeting of elders and top-level leaders from all parts of Northern Nigeria, held on Wednesday, 4th of September, 2024, at…
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By Usman Usman Garba Kano State Government, World Health Organization and other development partners have organized a special training for educating frontline health workers in the state based on clinical competences in order to improve health outcomes in their respective hospitals. The essence of the training, according to the commissioner of health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf was to help people (patients) to overcome their problems as 70% out of 100% attending Primary Health Care Units. Adding that 5,000 health workers would benefit from the training, urging them to work hard, prevent and overcome some common diseases in the state. He…
By Usman Usman Garba Appreciating the prowess of the Kano state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, in transforming the health sector, the Voice of Northern Nigeria Students (VONNIS) conferred him with the Man of Gold Award. Explaining reasons for the award, the National President of VONNIS, Musa Abdussalam Muhammad Wakili, said it was because of their realisation that Dr Labaran was a man of integrity and decorum who discharges his assignments with expertise and total commitment. He noted that in one year of his commissionership, Dr Labaran has achieved a lot in changing the shape of the state…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The attention of the Sokoto State Government has been drawn to a misconception being circulated about its interventions in providing potable drinking water to rural dwellers through the sinking of boreholes across the state. A statement issued by Abubakar Bawa, Press Secretary to Sokoto State Governor further stated that in the misconception, which the enemies of progress are spreading, it was said the Sokoto state government spent N1.2 billion to renovate boreholes in some areas of Wurno Local Government. The fact of the matter is that the state government, in collaboration with the World Bank,…
From Abba Dukawa, Abuja A performance report by OrderPaper, Nigeria’s parliamentary monitoring organisation, has revealed that 15 senators and 149 members of the House of Representatives did not sponsor any bills in the first year of the 10th National Assembly. The report was released by the Executive Director of OrderPaper, Oke Epia, on Wednesday in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It highlighted a legislative output of just 77 bills passed out of 1,442 introduced between June 2023 and May 2024. Senators identified by the report to have sponsored no bills include Amos Yohanna (PDP, Adamawa North), Victor Umeh (LP, Anambra…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola Adamawa State Government has approved the construction of the Nigeria Law School hostels in Yola to the tune of N855m. At the end of the 13th state Executive Council meeting, the government approved state intervention in four blocks of hostel at the Nigeria Law School to be completed over 12 months. The weekly council meeting was presided over by the state Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the Council Chamber Government House, Yola. Speaking to newsmen immediately after the meeting, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Iliya James, said the decision of the council was…
From Maawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, has launched the distribution of Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to over 8,000 malnourished children. Speaking at the event, UNICEF representative in Nigeria, Cristian Mandūate, said the 7,000 cartons of life-saving RUTF will be distributed to affected children in 24 local government areas of the state. Mandate added that the nutrition was procured jointly by UNICEF and Katsina state governments as part of an effort to fight malnutrition. According to her, the life-saving supplement is targeted to teach children between 0-5 years with…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has observed that the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol price increase across the country, will worsen the poverty level of Nigerian workers and other citizens. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday to newsmen, the President of the Union, Comrade Festus Osifo, indicated that the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) received the news of the PMS price hike with great contestation and grave concern. He noted that the burden of PMS price increase is huge and percolates all facets of our socio-economic life, and…
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has expressed his sympathies to his Yobe State counterpart, Mai Mala Buni, and both the victims and families of Sunday’s terrorist attack in Mafa, Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. The attack, which occurred last weekend, has left many people dead and several individuals injured and has caused damage to properties. Zulum, whose statement was released on Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Abdulrahman Ahmed Bundi, condemned the attack while urging everyone to unite in the fight against insecurity in the northeast. “In times like these,…
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the constitution of a committee to discuss modalities for implementing the new national minimum wage. Recall that President Bola Tinubu last month, signed the new Minimum Wage Act into law after agreeing to N70,000 with the organised labour unions. The statement released by the Secretary to the Borno State Government on Wednesday indicated that the committee would be chaired by the Hon. Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Engr. Babagana Mustapha Malumbe, while the Head of Service, Barrister Mallam Fannami, will be co-chair. According to the statement, the…