By Rabiu Sanusi Journalists, filmmakers, researchers and development communication experts have called for a fundamental shift in the way development is documented in Africa, urging media practitioners and development actors to move beyond reporting project implementation and focus on the tangible impact of interventions on people’s lives. The call was made during the ISDI Founding Conversation, organised by the Impact Storytelling for Development Initiative (ISDI) in Kano under the theme: “Documenting What Changed: The Future of Evidence-Based Impact Storytelling in Africa.” The invitation-only event officially introduced ISDI, an independent development communication and impact storytelling organisation dedicated to documenting sustainable development…
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By Sule Ya’u Sule For decades, Jigawa State has struggled with depressing statistics. According to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, Jigawa has one of the highest poverty incidence rates in Nigeria, recording above 70 per cent of households with subsistence farming as their primary livelihood. At the same time, the World Bank and other development agencies have identified Jigawa as a state with low literacy levels, inadequate health care and poor infrastructure. However, the state has massive potential to become nation’s food basket. It has significant arable land, adequate water for irrigation and a vast manpower. It was the dream…
By Abubakar Umar Muhammad The transformation of healthcare in Kano State, over the past few years, has been driven by visionary leadership, innovation and an unwavering commitment to ensuring that quality healthcare reaches every citizen, especially the most vulnerable. At the forefront of this transformation is Dr. Rahila Mukhtar, the Executive Secretary of Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KCHMA), whose bold reforms have redefined access to healthcare and positioned the state as a national model for inclusive health insurance. One of Dr. Rahila Mukhtar’s most remarkable achievements is the introduction of the ‘Abba Care Initiative’ – a groundbreaking programme…
By Mahmud Gambo Sani The Executive Chairman of Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS), Dr. Zaid Abubakar, has on Thursday, July 9, this year, formally handed over the administration of the Service to the Senior Executive Director, Compliance and Enforcement Group, Malam Muhammad Abba Aliyu, following the expiration of his tenure in office. The information was in accordance with a statement from Head, Corporate Communications of the outfit, Malam Aisha Habib Maigiwa, in Kano. It said the handover ceremony, held at the KIRS Headquarters in Kano, marked the close of a significant chapter in the history of the Service, as…
By Rabiu Sanusi The Kano State Government has announced a major milestone in its healthcare delivery system, revealing that government-owned hospitals across the state now maintain over 90 per cent availability of essential medicines and medical consumables required for patient care. The Executive Secretary of the Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency, Pharmacist Ghali Sule, disclosed this during a press briefing highlighting the achievements of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s administration in the health sector over the past three years. He described the achievement as a direct result of the government’s deliberate investment in healthcare, strategic reforms in the…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and former Commissioner of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Hajiya Salamatu Suleiman Hussaini, has commended the Kebbi State Government for the high-quality infrastructure projects being executed under the leadership of Governor Comrade Nasir Idris. Hajiya Salamatu made the remarks while receiving the Kebbi State Governor’s Media Team on a courtesy visit to her residence in Abuja. She recalled her recent visit to Kebbi State alongside the Honourable Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN, for the…
By Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar Former Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has described the governance model of Governor Bassey Edet Otu as one anchored on project completion, continuity of vision, and the sustainable development of the state. Imoke made the remarks at the 16th Career Day Conference of the Bridge Leadership Foundation, held at the University of Calabar Conference Centre, where Governor Otu was the Special Guest of Honour over the weekend. The former governor commended Otu for demonstrating a leadership style that prioritises listening, inclusiveness, and service to the people, saying the governor’s presence at the…
By Christiana Gokyo, Jos Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has announced the revival of the Widowhood Centre in Mangu, where more than 100 widows graduated from vocational training programmes last year, while an additional 500 women have acquired various livelihood skills through the initiative. The governor also disclosed that the state government recently paid its counterpart funding for a World Bank-supported programme that will provide vocational and economic empowerment training to 90,000 women across Plateau State. He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to protecting widows, empowering women, and creating economic opportunities for young people as part of its broader…
By Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar In a show of solidarity, compassion, and unionism, the South-South leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), led by the Vice President of Zone F (South-South), Comrade Opaka Dokubo, on Friday visited the ailing Secretary of the NUJ Cross River State Council, Comrade Mike Abang, at his residence in Calabar. The delegation assured Abang of the union’s unwavering support as he continues to recover from a stroke. The visit provided an opportunity for the zonal leadership to offer prayers, encouragement, and words of comfort to the veteran journalist while commending the remarkable progress he…
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate operating in Gujba Local Government Area and recovered 26 goats suspected to have been stolen. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Dungus Abdulkareem, disclosed this in a statement, saying the breakthrough followed a kidnapping incident reported at the Gujba Divisional Police Headquarters on July 7, 2026. According to him, armed men had abducted one Idi Musa of Kolmamaji Village, Gujba LGA, and took away his Kasea motorcycle before fleeing to an unknown destination. He said the Police immediately launched a…