Ramadan: Sokoto State To Feed Destitute At Designated Centres

Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu says the government is set to create additional Ramadan feeding centres for the destitute across the state during the forthcoming Ramadan fast. Governor Aliyu disclosed this while commissioning the remodeled Ruggar Wauru Jumu’at Mosque in the state, explaining that his administration had so far renovated and constructed several mosques and Islamiyya schools. He said: “Preparations are in top gear for the commencement of the 2025 Ramadan feeding program in the state....

UNICEF Raises Alarm Over Increasing Cases of Polio

Kano State governor Alhaji Abba Yusuf has declared that his administration is determined to eradicate polio by June 2025. Abba stated this while opening an orientation training organized by the state Ministry of Health for health personnel, 44 local government chairmen, and Kano Emirate in Kaduna. The governor, represented by his deputy, Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, noted that the challenge of tackling the health issues is a task the government of Kano will pursue to its...

Mass wedding: Kebbi State Government Pays Dowry for 300 Couples

The Kebbi State Government is to sponsor a mass wedding for 300 couples across the state scheduled for Feb. 27 and approved N54m for the 300 beneficiaries. Alhaji Suleiman Argungu, Chairman of the Organizing Committee told newsmen in Birnin Kebbi that the wedding is organized in collaboration with Nafisa Nasir Charity Development Foundation, an NGO. Argungu disclosed that various committees had been set up with specific tasks such as pregnancy test, genotype test, HIV/AIDS test...

FG Raises Private University Processing Fees to ₦25 Million

The Federal Government has raised the processing fee for establishing private universities in Nigeria from N5 million to N25 million. In a memo issued on Monday, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abdullahi Ribadu, announced the increment, stating that the decision was part of efforts to reposition private universities and enhance their capacity to meet the needs of Nigerians. The NUC also disclosed that it has reviewed the guidelines for establishing...

Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Indefinitely

 …“Stop Begging for My Release, I Committed No Crime” – Nnamdi Kanu The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been put on hold indefinitely. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja made the ruling on Monday after Kanu and his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, insisted that she no longer had the authority to hear the case. They argued that her previous decision to step down...

NAFDAC DG Pushes for Harsher Penalties for Drug Peddlers

…Laments Understaffing, Underfunding The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has advocated for the introduction of the death penalty for drug peddlers, particularly those whose activities lead to the death of children. Speaking at the weekend, Adeyeye emphasised the need for stricter penalties to curb the circulation of harmful and substandard medications. She described such drug dealers as “merchants of death” who prioritise illegal profits...

Be Ready To Step On Toes, Obasanjo Tells Board Chairman, FMC Abeokuta 

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasajo has told the new Chairman, Board of Management of  Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Idi-Aba Abeokuta, Dr. Dayo Israel to brace up for the  challenges ahead and be ready to step on  toes, if necessary, to have a successful tenure in office. According to Obasanjo, no leader of note he has ever come across achieved without stepping on toes. “If you’re doing a job and you’re not stepping on toes, then...

Tinubu Lauds former Governor Kayode Fayemi On Birthday 

President Bola Tinubu has lauded former Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on his birthday, describing him as an able lieutenant, invaluable ally and a committed patriot. Tinubu has in a tribute on Sunday noted that with their long years together in the trenches and years of party and national politics collaboration, Fayemi has been an able lieutenant, an invaluable ally, and a committed patriot. He said, “In exercising his democratic right, Dr Fayemi joined the...

APC National Chairman Commissions New Party Secretariat in Anambra State

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress – APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, commissioned a new state secretariat of the party in Awka, Anambra State, on Saturday. The new secretariat was secured by Sir Paul Chukwuma, the leading aspirant for the November 8 Anambra governorship election as a part of his “New APC” agenda. Chukwuma also secured 21 local government offices as well as 326 ward offices for the party in Anambra, thereby...

Gov Fintiri Re-echoed Ban On Illegal Mining, Cutting Of Trees For Charcoal

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has restated that the ban on cutting trees for charcoal production and illegal mining is still firmly in place. The Governor re-echoed the ban on Saturday in Gombi, in the Gombi local government area of the state, while presenting the 3rd Class Staff of Office to the newly Kumu One of Gombi Chiefdom, His Royal Majesty, Aggrey Bechour Ali. He directed traditional rulers and security agencies to ensure that those...

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