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NIGERIA TO LEAD WEST AFRICA ON DEBT OVERSIGHT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria has pledged to champion a West African Parliamentary Debt Oversight Framework to curb reckless borrowing and rising debt across the region. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Abbas
APC CHAIRMAN’S WIFE, DAUGHTER ABDUCTED IN KWARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Gunmen have kidnapped the wife and daughter of APC Chairman in Patigi LGA, Kwara State, Muhammad Swasun. The attack happened at his residence in Sakpefu community on Sunday night. The assailants
FCT RESIDENT DOCTORS ON 7-DAY WARNING STRIKE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory has declared a seven-day warning strike to protest poor working conditions and neglect of the health sector. In a communiqué signed
NATIONAL SECURITY DEMANDS UNITY – CAS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has urged stronger collaboration among Nigeria’s security agencies, stressing that national security is a shared responsibility that transcends boundaries. Speaking at the Air
BUK CELEBRATES LITERACY DAY, HONOURS PROF. FATIMA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Bayero University Kano (BUK) marked the 2025 International Literacy Day with the induction of Professor Fatima Muhammad Umar into its Hall of Fame. Vice Chancellor, Prof. Haruna Musa, described literacy as
JAMB TARGETS EXAM MALPRACTICE WITH TOUGH NEW MEASURES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has received a report from its Special Committee on Examination Infractions, led by Dr. Jake Epelle, recommending strict measures to curb exam malpractice.
SHETTIMA MOURNS BORNO VICTIMS, BOWS TOUGHER FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has condoled with the people of Borno after Boko Haram’s deadly attack in Darajamal, Bama LGA, which claimed lives of civilians and soldiers. He said
KADUNA NULGE GIVES 21-DAY ULTIMATUM OVER MINIMUM WAGE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Kaduna State Chapter, has given the state government 21 days to implement the newly approved ₦72,000 minimum wage. The Union said its
CHRISTIANS JOIN MUSLIMS IN KADUNA MA’ULUD CELEBRATION FOR PEACE AND UNITY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban In a rare show of interfaith harmony, Pastor Yohanna Buru, leader of Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry, joined thousands of Muslims at Murtala Mohammed Square, Kaduna,
POLICE NAB SUSPECTS FOR ₦1M FRAUD IN KANO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Police Command has arrested three men accused of duping a victim of over ₦1m. The suspects were caught at Kofar Danagundi after the victim raised an alarm,