By Usman Usman Garba Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has bid farewell to 350 postgraduate students sponsored by the State Government to pursue higher studies abroad. The students, part of the 1,001 Postgraduate Foreign and Domestic Scholarship Scheme, are set to commence their programs in India, Uganda, and Malaysia. This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, in Kano on Thursday. Addressing the students at the point of their departure in Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Governor Yusuf urged them to take their studies seriously, emphasizing that the scholarship is…
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From Sani Gazas, Chinade Damaturu The Head of Service (HoS) of Yobe State has commended Governor Mai Mala Buni for his steadfast commitment to human capital development and public service transformation, describing his initiatives as a benchmark for people-oriented leadership. The commendation was made in a statement issued by Alhassan Sule Mamudo, Press Secretary to the HoS, while representing Governor Buni at an event organized by the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), where the governor was honoured with an Award of Excellence. Speaking at the occasion, the HoS described the recognition as a well-deserved tribute to a leader whose…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola One of the founding fathers of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State, Chief Joel Hamanjoda Madaki, has officially decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), bringing along hundreds of his supporters. Madaki made the declaration during his reception into the APC at Mahmud Ribadu Square, Yola, where he was received by national and state party leaders. He noted that the defection reflected the PDP’s declining influence in the state and warned that the party might struggle to field candidates at all levels in the 2027 general elections. Speaking to the gathering, the former…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto Security experts, analysts, and media practitioners have expressed confidence in Governor Nasir Idris’s initiatives to combat armed banditry in Nigeria, citing his proactive strategies and stakeholder engagements as critical in tackling the menace. The summit, jointly organized by the Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners Forum and the Kebbi State Government, aimed to address existential threats and national security challenges facing the country. Opening the event, Governor Idris said his administration had consistently engaged critical stakeholders in consultations, invested resources, and implemented both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies to restore security and facilitate the return of displaced communities.…
From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina Katsina State Governor Umar Dikko Radda has revealed that 65.4 percent of children aged between 0 and 17 months in the state live in multidimensional poverty, highlighting an urgent need for coordinated intervention. Governor Radda made the disclosure on Tuesday during a two-day capacity-building workshop organized for local government chairmen under the theme: “Reducing Child Poverty through Social Protection and Using Data for Transformative Evidence-Based Governance.” The workshop was jointly hosted by the Katsina State Bureau of Statistics and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). According to the governor, about 1.46 million children under the…
From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has held its 2025 Stakeholders Forum in Katsina State, aimed at amending and re-strategizing its operations to enhance performance and improve service delivery to Nigerian youth. The event carried the theme: “The Impact of ITF Skill Training Programme on Nigerian Youth: Role of SUPA in Exporting Talent through Licensing and Certification.” Speaking at the forum, the ITF Area Manager for Katsina State, Ahmed Mahammed Yusuf, said the gathering was organized to provide a platform for exchanging ideas, sharing knowledge, and receiving feedback from beneficiaries of ITF services. “ITF always listens…
By Usman Usman Garba Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf alongside his deputy Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo has joined hundreds of people who attended the funeral prayer (Jana’iza) of his Special Adviser on Infrastructure, Engr. Ibrahim Ibrahim Sisi. The funeral prayer, which was presided over by Wazirin Kano, Alhaji Sa’ad Shehu Gidado, was conducted at the Kano Emir’s Palace on Tuesday. A statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mustapha Muhammad, said Governor Yusuf was shocked and devastated by the passing away of Engr. Sisi. According to the statement, Engr. Sisi was a close childhood friend of the…
From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar Niger Delta activist, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, has dismissed what he described as “misleading claims” that Muslims in Nigeria are carrying out genocide against Christians, insisting that violence in the country affects people of all faiths. Dokubo, in a strongly worded statement circulated on Monday, said the allegations of religiously targeted killings were “mischievous and politically driven,” arguing that perpetrators of violent crimes cut across religious and ethnic lines. “If truly there is genocide against Christians in Nigeria, the government must expose the perpetrators,” he said. “Anybody can be a killer, irrespective of tribe, religion…
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Governors Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno and Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa met with senior officials of the World Bank on Thursday to deepen collaboration on key development programmes across the North-East. The meeting, held with representatives of the World Bank office in Nigeria, focused on accelerating interventions in education, health, agriculture, livestock development, and women’s economic empowerment. In a statement issued today by Mamman Mohammed, Director-General, Press and Media Affairs to Governor Buni, the World Bank Country Director, Mathew Verghis, commended the governors for their “strong commitment to programme implementation,”…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The World Health Organisation has warned that more than 60 million people in Africa could be living with diabetes by 2050, describing the continent’s rising disease burden as one of its most urgent and under-recognised health challenges. The alert was issued by the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi, in a statement marking World Diabetes Day 2025, commemorated globally on Monday under the theme “Diabetes Across Life Stages.” Janabi said diabetes cases across Africa are increasing at a pace that threatens to overwhelm the region’s fragile health systems. He attributed the surge to lifestyle…