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KANO GOVT TO ENFORCE BAN ON COMMERCIAL MOTORCYCLES Ny: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Government has warned that it will strictly punish anyone using motorcycles for commercial purposes, insisting the ban is still active. Special Adviser on Transportation, Alhaji Danladi Idris
REPS LAUNCH PROBE INTO OIL SECTOR DECOMMISSIONING COMPLIANCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has inaugurated an ad hoc committee to investigate how petroleum companies are complying with decommissioning and abandonment rules under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Speaker Abbas
ZAMFARA FIRST LADY, UNICEF EMPOWER SCHOOLGIRLS WITH HYGIENE KITS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The First Lady of Zamfara State, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal, in partnership with UNICEF, has distributed hygiene kits to 1,000 students at Government Girls Day Secondary School, Galadima, Gusau,
ECOWAS SUSPENDS GUINEA-BISSAU AFTER COUP, DEMANDS EMBALÓ’S RELEASE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban ECOWAS has condemned the recent coup in Guinea-Bissau and called for the immediate release of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and other detained officials. The regional bloc expressed concern that the
NIGERIAN NAVY LAUNCHES EXERCISE OMI AILEWU TO SECURE WESTERN MARITIME CORRIDOR By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Navy has launched Exercise OMI AILEWU aboard Ship KADA to strengthen maritime security along Nigeria’s Western waters. Rear Admiral Abdullahi Mustapha, Flag Officer Commanding Western
PRESIDENT TINUBU SETS UP NATIONAL TAX POLICY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a new National Tax Policy Implementation Committee to drive the smooth rollout of Nigeria’s updated tax laws. The committee, led by Joseph Tegbe
LUMUMBA CHALLENGES NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES TO DRIVE AFRICA’S RENAISSANCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Renowned public speaker and mediator, Prof. PLO Lumumba, has called on Nigerian universities to lead Africa’s development by valuing scholars and funding higher education adequately. Speaking at the University of
PDP CALLS FOR SECURITY REVIEW TO EMPOWER GOVERNORS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged a review of Nigeria’s security architecture to give State Governors more authority during emergencies. PDP National Chairman Alhaji Tanimu Turaki made the call
STATE OF EMERGENCY IN TARABA By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Agbu Kefas has declared a state of emergency on infrastructure and human services in Taraba State. The announcement, signed by SSG Barr. Timothy Kataps, follows the setup of an Emergency Implementation Committee led
PRESIDENT TINUBU OKAYS NIGERIA’S TEAM FOR US-NIGERIA WORKING GROUP By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s membership of the US-Nigeria Joint Working Group to boost security cooperation. The move follows agreements reached during the recent Washington, DC visit led