Author: News Desk

FOOD SECURITY: Bagudu meets Argungu farmers, promise to sustain current Agricultural revival
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state has again demonstrated resolve to sustain agricultural revival of his administration for economic prosperity and food security. The governor made this known this Saturday in Unguwar Jaga Argungu Local Government in an interaction with farmers to inquire about the outcome of current wet-season farming. Senator Abubakar Atiku […]
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10pm last night: Zulum finds patients in blackout, moves Govt House diesel to two hospitals
… ‘No official told me of power outage’ … Orders upgrade of solar installations At about 10pm last night (Friday), Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, showed up unannounced at two hospitals in Maiduguri only to find patients in darkness due to power failure that had lingered for a number of days. Zulum […]
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2023 Elections: The Power of Voters’ Card in the Electoral Processes in Nigeria
By Shamsudeen Abubakar Its a cliche to refer youth as “future leaders of Nigeria”, ignoring the fact that they have a role to play now in the leadership of this country. Some youth are even wired to wait endlessly for the tomorrow that may never comes. In recent time, we have seen wonder, as there […]
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Ganduje Urges FG, NASS To Investigate National Hajj Commission Over 2022 Hajj Operation Failure
By Sadeeq Muhammad Umar “The last 2022 Hajj operation was the worst I ever witnessed during my tenure as the governor of Kano state. It was mismanaged, a number of dishonest attitudes, fraud and anomalies,” observed the governor. He made the lamentation, at Africa House, Government House, Kano, when he was receiving 2022 Hajj Operation […]
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FG, IVM to Establish Training and Service Centres for Nigerian Youths in the States of the Federation – Minister
The Federal Government to collaborate with Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) to establish training and service centres for Nigerian youths in the States of the Federation. This was contained in a statement by Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh, the Honourable Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation during a courtesy visit to His Excellency, […]
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Zaria College Students, parents forum protests none release of results long after graduation
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna Parents and Students of Federal College of Education (FCE) Zaria, have expressed concern over non release and issuance of results for the degree programmes two years after graduation from the College. The parents and students made the complaint in separate interviews with newsmen on Monday. Speaking to Journalists on the […]
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Nigeria, Niger, Benin signed MOU to bolster cross-border cooperation
The Republics of Nigeria, Benin and Niger have signed an agreement to bolster cross-border cooperation among the three countries. The agreement was signed and sealed on Thursday in Birnin Kebbi, at the validation of the holistic programme for the development of the Kado cross-border area. The meeting on Dec. 1, 2022, was attended by […]
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Zulum angered by reports of political violence, asks police to arrest culprits
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed sadness over reports of violence largely involving some supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, during their recent campaigns. Zulum, in a statement issued on Thursday by his spokesman Malam Isa Gusau, directed the Borno State’s Commissioner of Police […]
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“We will Patronize Innoson Motors if They Establish a Service Centre in Bauchi”.- Sen. Bala
The Bauchi State Government has promised to patronize Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) if the vehicle manufacturing company establish a service centre in Bauchi State. This was contained in a statement by the Executive Governor of Bauchi State, His Excellency, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed during a courtesy visit by Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh, the Honourable Minister […]
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Kebbi Govt. budgets N166,985,075,110 for 2023, tagged ‘ Budget of Enduring Legacies’.
Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu on Wednesday presented the 2023 budget proposal to the State House of Assembly, amounting to One Hundred and Sixty-Six Billion, Nine Hundred and Eighty-Five Million, Seventy-Five Thousand, One Hundred and Ten Naira (N 166,985,075,110) According to the governor, recurrent expenditure accounts for N60,465,905,016 (Sixty Billion, Four Hundred […]
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