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FG CLARIFIES: NO SUBSIDY REMOVAL OR PRICE HIKE ON CNG By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG) has dismissed reports claiming the Federal Government removed subsidies or raised the price of CNG, calling them false. According to
KANO PILGRIMS BOARD ANNOUNCES 2026 HAJJ DEPOSIT, SEAT ALLOCATION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has set the deposit for the 2026 Hajj at ₦8.5 million, following NAHCON’s directive. Kano received 5,684 seats, with deposits to be paid
PRESIDENT TINUBU EMBARKS ON 2025 ANNUAL LEAVE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to depart Abuja today to begin his 2025 annual leave, which will also serve as a working vacation in Europe. In a statement issued by
ARCN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, DR. DABBAN, INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME FOR INTEGRITY The Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Dr. Abubakar Adamu Dabban, has been honoured with a Hall of Fame Award by the Zero Tolerance for Corruption
NDE LAUNCHES SECOND PHASE OF RENEWED HOPE SKILLS TRAINING FOR 41,307 NIGERIANS By; Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has kicked off the second phase of the Renewed Hope Initiative in Gusau, Zamfara State. The programme will train 41,307
APC PLEDGES FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN ABUJA 2026 By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has assured Nigerians that the party remains committed to free and fair elections. Speaking through his Chief
LIBYA RETURNEE WARNS NIGERIAN YOUTHS: DON’T RISK DEADLY ROUTES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Mercy Oluwagbenga, a Nigerian returnee from Libya, is warning young people against irregular migration after surviving what she called modern-day slavery. Lured in 2018 with promises of better opportunities,
FG, IFDC PARTNER TO BOOST FERTILIZER ACCESS AND SOIL HEALTH By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) is partnering with the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) to make fertilizers more available, affordable, and accessible while improving
INEC URGES SUPPORT FOR VOTER REGISTRATION IN GOMBE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban INEC in Gombe State has called on stakeholders to step up support for the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Sa’ad Umar Idris, revealed that only about
NDLEA SEIZES 8,000 BOTTLES OF AKUSKURA, 48 BLOCKS OF CANNABIS IN KANO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban NDLEA operatives in Kano have intercepted 8,000 bottles of Akuskura, a drug-laced herbal mixture, and 48 blocks of cannabis. The substances were hidden inside a trailer