From Joseph Asegba, Yola Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has approved the appointment of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, as Adamawa State’s representative on the Board of Trustees of the Northern Nigeria Security Trust Fund. Governor Fintiri said the appointment reflects his administration’s commitment to strengthening the region’s security architecture and ensuring that Adamawa State is effectively represented in critical decisions concerning the safety of lives and property. The appointment was announced in a statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, in Yola. According to the statement, the Northern…
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Daga Shu’aibu Ibrahim, Gusau Gwamnatin Jihar Zamfara ta bayyana cewa tana ci gaba da ɗaukar matakan inganta harkokin kasuwanci da jawo zuba jari tare da tallafa wa ‘yan kasuwa domin bunƙasa tattalin arzikin jihar. Mataimakin Gwamnan jihar, Malam Mani Malam Mummuni (Masaramar Mudi), ne ya bayyana hakan yayin taron masu ruwa da tsaki kan aiwatar da Shirin Inganta Harkokin Kasuwanci na Jiha (SABER), wanda aka gudanar ranar Talata, 23 ga Yuni, 2026, a zauren Dakta Garba Nadama da ke Gusau. Ya ce gwamnatin jihar ta fara aiwatar da gyare-gyare da sauye-sauye da nufin samar da sauƙin gudanar da kasuwanci da…
By Ado Salisu The Team Manager of Kano Pillars Basketball Club and former head coach of Nigeria’s national basketball team, Coach Sani Ahmad, has dedicated the club’s latest victory in the ongoing Nigerian Premier Basketball League Second Phase to the Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf. Coach Ahmad made the dedication while speaking to journalists shortly after the Pyramid City side recorded its fourth consecutive victory in Minna, the Niger State capital. The competition, organised by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), is currently taking place in two centres—Minna and Enugu State. According to him, Kano Pillars have so far…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola The Adamawa State Government, in collaboration with development partners and civil society organisations, has fixed June 25, 2026, for the flag-off of a statewide anti-malaria campaign aimed at reducing the burden of the disease across the state. The campaign is being implemented by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Management Sciences for Health (MSH), and the Society for Family Health (SFH), and will cover all 21 local government areas of Adamawa State. The state government reaffirmed its readiness and commitment to support the campaign and ensure its success. This assurance was given by the Commissioner for Health…
By Timothy Enietan-Matthews For decades, Nigerians approached election seasons with a familiar mixture of hope, anxiety and scepticism. The questions were often the same: Would election materials arrive on time? Would results be manipulated during transmission? Would the final outcome reflect the will of the people? Would the electoral umpire be able to withstand pressure from political actors? These concerns became deeply ingrained in the nation’s democratic culture after years of disputed elections, delayed result collation, logistical failures and allegations of electoral malpractice. Consequently, public confidence in the electoral process suffered repeated setbacks, making electoral credibility one of the most…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola Adamawa State is benefiting from the ROK/UNICEF Zero-Dose Project, a partnership involving the Republic of Korea (ROK), the Federal Government of Nigeria, and UNICEF aimed at strengthening routine immunisation services, particularly in underserved, hard-to-reach, and insecurity-affected communities. The project targets zero-dose children—those aged above 11 months who have never received any vaccine—as well as under-vaccinated children who have not completed their recommended immunisation schedules. Speaking during a media briefing in Yola on Monday, UNICEF Health Officer at the Bauchi Field Office, Mr. Patrick Akor, said the intervention was developed following assessments of the impact of the…
From Mu’awuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) Programme has commenced a three-day Year Three Co-Creation Workshop in Katsina State, bringing together technical implementing partners, government representatives, and civil society organisations to develop a shared roadmap for advancing peacebuilding and community resilience initiatives. The workshop, which opened at Hillside Royal Suites in Katsina, is part of efforts to strengthen collaboration among stakeholders and align interventions with the programme’s strategic priorities for the 2026 implementation year. Speaking at the opening session, the SPRiNG Programme Lead for Katsina and Kaduna States, Abdulkadir Sambo, said the workshop would…
By Mahmud Gambo Sani The Federal Government College Kano Old Students Association (FGCKOSA) has instituted a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging what it describes as the unlawful conversion of land belonging to Federal Government College (FGC) Kano under a controversial Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. The case, assigned to Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Abuja Judicial Division, is scheduled for hearing on July 8, 2026. Named as defendants are the Federal Minister of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Minister of Education, Pluck Global Company Limited, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), and the Attorney-General of the…
By Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar The Cross River State Government has extended the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on the disputed boundary between Ugep and Idomi communities in Yakurr Local Government Area by an additional week to enable the completion of boundary demarcation and maintain peace in the affected areas. According to a statement issued in Calabar on Tuesday by the State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Erasmus Ekpang, the curfew will remain in force from 6:00 p.m. on June 23, 2026, until 6:00 a.m. on June 29, 2026. The government said the extension became necessary to allow the State Surveyor-General and his…
By Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, has been nominated for the prestigious 2026 National MSME Award in recognition of his administration’s contributions to enterprise development, job creation, and the advancement of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state. The nomination was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Director-General of the Cross River State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency, informing the governor of his selection as one of the distinguished recipients at the 2026 National MSME Awards and Public Presentation of a Compendium of MSME Activities under the Renewed Hope…