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NGO URGES STRONGER ACTION AS KANO FACES PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Vulnerable People Support and Development Initiative (V-PeSDI) has urged the Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) to step up measures against disease outbreaks in the state.
AVIATION JUSTICE: KEYAMO CALLS FOR STRONGER JUDICIAL ROLE IN GLOBAL AIR LAW By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has stressed the vital role of the judiciary in maintaining Nigeria’s commitment to international air transport conventions.
GOV DIRI SEEKS FAIR RECRUITMENT POLICY FOR BAYELSA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and other federal agencies to review their recruitment policies to ensure fairness and equity among states. Represented
POLICE NAB NOTORIOUS MOTORCYCLE ROBBER, RECOVER STOLEN BIKES IN ANAMBRA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Anambra State Police Command has arrested one Chiemerie Okeke, a notorious motorcycle robbery suspect, along with two receivers of stolen motorcycles in Iruowelle Village, Awka-Etiti. The arrest,
TINUBU GOVT TARGETS $410BN INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY – SHETTIMA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria’s renewable energy sector could attract over $410 billion in investments by 2060 under the Tinubu administration’s energy transition plan. Speaking at the
BLASPHEMY ALLEGATION: KANO SCHOLAR DENIES MISINTERPRETED COMMENTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Prominent Islamic scholar Malam Lawan Shuaibu Abubakar, known as Malam Triumph, has denied blasphemy allegations brought against him over comments on Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). Appearing before the Kano
KANO REVIEWS WASH POLICY FOR GENDER EQUITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Ministry of Water Resources, in partnership with Self Help Africa and UNICEF, has reviewed its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Policy and the Open Defecation
FLASH FLOOD DISPLACES OVER 5,000 IN ANAMBRA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Over five thousand people have been displaced following a devastating flash flood that hit several communities in Anambra State after hours of heavy rainfall. The downpour, which lasted from 4 a.m.
TINUBU PARDONS MACAULAY, VATSA, LAWAN; GRANTS CLEMENCY TO 82 INMATES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted posthumous pardons to Nigerian nationalist Herbert Macaulay and Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, who was executed in 1986 over a treason charge.
SENATE DEMANDS 2024 BUDGET PERFORMANCE REPORT BEFORE 2026 MTEF PRESENTATION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Senate Committee on Finance has directed the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and other key economic managers to submit a detailed performance report on the 2024 budget