By Atiku Sarki, Abuja The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the generation, validation, sharing, and analysis of agricultural data to support evidence-based financing, policymaking, and investment in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The agreement was signed on Thursday at the NADF headquarters in Abuja, according to a statement issued by the Fund. The statement described the MoU as the beginning of a strategic partnership aimed at improving the quality and use of agricultural statistics for planning, programme implementation, and impact assessment. Speaking at the signing ceremony,…
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From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto Relief materials approved by the Sokoto State Government for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State were distributed in accordance with due process and with full transparency. The Chairman of Isa Local Government, Hon. Sharehu Abubakar Kamarawa, reaffirmed this in a statement issued to journalists on Thursday in Sokoto, describing recent viral allegations to the contrary as false and misleading. Kamarawa said the humanitarian intervention, carried out on behalf of Governor Ahmed Aliyu, was successfully implemented to provide much-needed support to families displaced by insecurity across affected communities in the…
By Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim The Tsakuwa Mufarka Sustainable Development Association, based in Tsakuwa town, Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State, has donated hypertension medication and insecticide-treated mosquito nets to the Tsakuwa Primary Health Centre as part of efforts to improve healthcare delivery in the community. A member of the association, Abdullahi Yusuf Wagadi, announced the intervention on the community’s WhatsApp platform. According to Wagadi, the items were presented through the community health committee established under the leadership of the Village Head of Tsakuwa, Alhaji Ismail Santali Tsakuwa. He explained that the hypertension drugs were donated by Dahiru Usman…
From Mu’awuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Nigerian Navy has executed several community development projects and conducted a medical outreach programme for residents of Kerau Community in Katsina State. The projects, which were carried out in honour of the Navy’s serving Director of Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Rear Admiral Dahiru Mohammed Yakubu, an indigene of Kerau, were provided under the Chief of Naval Staff’s Special Intervention Quick Impact Project Scheme. The projects include the installation of an 80,000-litre capacity solar-powered water system, solar-powered streetlights, and the renovation of a community school. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony attended by sons and daughters…
By Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar The Cross River State Government on Wednesday dismissed a protest by individuals claiming to be unpaid local government workers, describing it as a calculated attempt to pressure the government into legitimising irregular appointments uncovered during an ongoing payroll sanitisation exercise. The government insisted that no amount of public protest, intimidation, or blackmail would derail its commitment to transparency, accountability, and due process. The Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Chief Victor Felix Idem, while reacting to the protest in Calabar, said the demonstrators were not lawfully recruited employees of the Local Government Service but persons whose…
By Ado Salisu Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria, is set to host the 15th West Africa University Games (WAUG), scheduled to hold from October 2 to 12, 2026. The prestigious university sporting event will bring together student-athletes and universities from across the West African sub-region, reinforcing the values of unity, excellence, and sportsmanship among institutions of higher learning. Ahead of the competition, the Local Organising Committee has officially unveiled the WAUG mascot and logo, designed to showcase the rich cultural heritage of Ile-Ife while representing the unity and competitive spirit of university sports in West Africa. The 2026 WAUG…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University of Agriculture Zuru (FUAZ) branch in Kebbi State, has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the institution’s governing council and management over alleged failure to implement the Federal Government-ASUU agreement. The union announced the ultimatum after its congress held at the FUAZ auditorium on July 28, 2026, expressing concern over what it described as the non-implementation of agreements that had been extended to other federal universities. In a statement signed by the branch Chairman, Comrade Danbauchi Ishaq Sanchi, ASUU listed some of its grievances to include the…
By Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, has joined other dignitaries in Sokoto State for the burial of former Minister of Finance, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji, who passed away on Thursday at a hospital in Abuja. The late Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji, who was also the Sardaunan Sokoto, was buried in Sokoto on Thursday according to Islamic rites. The funeral prayer was led by the Chief Imam of Sultan Bello Juma’at Mosque, Sokoto, Sheikh Muhammad Bello Akwara, and was attended by Vice President Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Other…
Daga Shuaibu Ibrahim, Gusau Gwamnatin Jihar Zamfara, ta hannun Ma’aikatar Harkokin Jin Kai da Tallafawa, ta sake jaddada kudirinta na samar da yanayi mai kyau domin gudanar da ayyukan jin kai a fadin jihar. A cikin wata sanarwa da Daraktan Yada Labarai da Hulda da Jama’a na ma’aikatar, Bashir Kabiru Ahmad, ya fitar ranar Alhamis a Gusau, ya bayyana cewa ma’aikatar ta himmatu wajen karfafa hadin gwiwa da masu ruwa da tsaki domin inganta jin dadin al’ummomin da matsalar rashin tsaro ta shafa. Ya ce hakan ya biyo bayan taron daidaita ayyukan bangaren jin kai na watan Yuli 2026, wanda…
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The Bauchi State Government has secured a US$91.6 million infrastructure financing facility from the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) to fund the construction and rehabilitation of 24 strategic roads and bridges across the state. Governor Bala Abdulkadir Muhammad announced the development on his return from Lomé, Togo, where he led a high-powered state delegation to the headquarters of EBID for the formal signing of the Bauchi State Transport Infrastructure Financing Programme. The governor disclosed that the loan facility was secured after 18 months of negotiations and is backed by a Federal Government guarantee. He…