From Maawuya Bala Idris, Katsina and Rabiu Sanusi, Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has led a government delegation to Katsina State to condole the Yar’Adua family over the death of Hajia Dada, mother of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. The governor, who visited Yar’Adua Quarters, was received by one of the sons of the late Dada, Sen. Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua. The governor described the deceased as a dedicated Muslim who lived an exemplary life. He said Dada’s death is a great loss not only to family but to the nation. He said he was touched by the…
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From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto Sokoto State Government has handed over 20 Hilux vans and 710 motorcycles to the newly established Community Guard Corps in the state. The Special adviser to the Governor on Security matters, retired Col. Abdul Usman handed over the vehicles and motorcycles to the Commanders of the 13 local government areas offices of the corps with high cases of banditry at the state headquarters of the corps. Represented by the Director, Administration Department of Security Matters, Almustafa Sayudi, the S A said the vehicles are meant to further equip the corps to penetrate into the nooks…
From Abba Dukawa, Abuja The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has vehemently rejected the recent fuel price increase by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), warning the Federal Government to urgently reverse the increase. Condemning the price hike, the caucus said the development was not only ill-timed but also grossly insensitive to the harsh economic conditions being experienced by Nigerians across the country. A statement signed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, early Thursday, warned the fuel price hike will ultimately erode the already fragile purchasing power of millions of citizens, pushing…
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…
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…