Inmates serving various jail terms in custodial facilities in Kano State have been enrolled in the State’s Health Contributory Scheme. Rahila Aliyu Muktar, the Executive Secretary of the Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, KACHMA, made this disclosure during a visit to the Controller of Corrections, Kano State Command, Ado Inuwa, in his office, said the step is to ensure they now enjoy health insurance coverage. According to a statement by the command’s Public Relations...

Nigerians planning trips to Australia have been advised to stay alert due to rising cases of discrimination and harassment in certain cities. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement on Tuesday, 31 December 2024, expressed concerns about increasing incidents of antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in the country. The ministry pointed to a troubling incident in early December in Woollahra, a Sydney suburb, where a car was torched, and anti-Israel graffiti was sprayed on...

…Says Gov Received N144bn Under Tinubu’s Govt The Presidency has condemned Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State over his recent remarks criticizing the Federal Government’s Tax Reform Bill currently before the National Assembly. In a statement on Monday, Sunday Dare, Senior Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications to the President, condemned the governor’s comments as “inflammatory” and urged him to adopt a more constructive approach to addressing concerns. Recall that Mohammed had criticized the...

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that Nigeria doesn’t need to collaborate with France and Lakurawa terrorist organisations to destabilise Niger Republic. The former Minister said that Nigeria is not part of the western powers sponsoring terrorist organisations to wreak havoc on the West African sub region. He stated this while reacting to claims by President Tchiani of Niger Republic that President Bola Tinubu was conniving with France to destabilise his country. Recall that...

Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has signed the 2025 appropriation bill of N582.4bn into law. Signed on Monday, December 30, 2024 at the Glass House, Government House, Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, the budget is expected to address key sectors such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture, and economic development. According to reports, the significant move paves the way for the implementation of the state’s budget, which aims to stimulate job creation, infrastructure development, food...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has commiserated with Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah over the demise of his brother and Agwom Akulu of Ikulu kingdom, Yohanna Sidi Kukah. In a press statement issued by his media office and signed by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections also shared his condolences with the Ikulu Kingdom of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State,...