Month: September 2021
Farmers in Maigatari Decry Rainfall Shortage
By Rilwan Muhammad In recent years, farmers in Nigeria have witnessed low and unpredictable rainfall variations. This, coupled with other agronomic challenges, has posed serious problem to the country’s crusade on food sufficiency as majority of the farmers practise rainfed farming system, with little supplemental irrigation in some areas. Maigatari is one of the […]
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OPINION: What if they can’t pay the ransom
By Rilwan Muhammad I can say that I have reasons to agree that these people are good at denying facts. Me I didn’t like it when you or any person I know deny a fact, especially when it is blatantly undeniable. Wouldn’t I even feel ashamed of myself to abjure or regard as untrue […]
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Nigeria@61: journey revolving around
By Usman Abdullahi Koli Nigeria became a British protectorate in the year 1901. The country was liberated from the shackles of colonialism in 1960, when a strong movement of patriotic Nigerians succeeded in gaining her independence. Nigeria first became a republic in 1963, but succumbed to military rule three years after a bloody coup […]
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On Buhari’s Behalf, Zulum Flags-Off NNPC’s Power Plant for Maiduguri
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, laid the foundation stone for construction of 50 Megawatts Emergency Power Plant, being funded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in Maiduguri. The gas plant was approved by President Buhari as part of measures to address power outages caused by attacks on […]
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Food Security: Bagudu mulls provision of resources to modernize pastoralism, fisheries in Nigeria, Niger, Benin Republics
Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has said that adequate resources need to be harnessed to modernize pastorlism and fisheries in Nigeria, Niger and Benin Republics. Bagudu, who is the Vice Chairman of Nigeria’s National Food Security Council spoke on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi at the closing one week tripartite meeting on Cross-Border […]
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Desertification: Bauchi NUJ plants 100 tree seeds in BASUG
As part of its efforts to fight desertification in the state, the Bauchi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has planted 100 tree seedlings at the Permanent Campus of Bauchi State University, Gadau (BASUG). While leading other members of the NUJ in the tree planting on Wednesday, the Council Chairman, Comrade […]
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Open Grazing: Miyetti Allah Bemoans Northern Governors Forum
By Idris Khalid  The Bauchi state branch of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has condemned the recent meeting of the Northern Governors Forum for its lackadaisical attitude towards the predicaments of the Fulani tribe in the country. The Bauchi Fulanis noted with concern the inability of the forum’s recent meeting in Kaduna to take into […]
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Financial Institutions are the most complying institutions with the TII variables in Nigeria – CeFTIW
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa The Transparency and Integrity Index 2021 has ranked financial Institutions first in general sectoral performance in compliance with its variables. Launched on Tuesday at the Yaradua Centre, Abuja, by the Center For Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch (CeFTIW), the TII ranks institutions in the oil sector second following financial Institutions. Speaking […]
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World Tourm Day: Bagudu restates commitment to growth and dev’t. of tourism, culture
As the world celebrates the World Toursm Day, Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Bagudu has restated the commitment of his administration to the development and growth of tourism and cultural potentials of the State. The governor, represented by his Deputy, Rtd Colenel Samaila Yombe Dabai spoke in Birnin Kebbi on Monday on the occasion […]
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On the Niger road blockade by Tanker drivers
— Maiwada Dammallam Sometimes I get the eerie feeling that in Nigeria, unlike in other places, citizens are more in charge of violence than the government. Citizens harasses the government at will and at the slightest provocation so much so that one could say violence is a more effective tool for negotiation than dialogue. […]
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