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REPS TO BEGIN VOTING ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS THIS DECEMBER — SPOKESPERSON By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives will start voting on proposed constitutional amendments this month, the House Spokesperson and Media Committee Chairman, Mr. Akin Rotimi, announced. He said the
FRSC ORDERS STRICT ROAD SIGNAGE AT CONSTRUCTION SITES NATIONWIDE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Marshal, Mallam Shehu Mohammed, has directed all construction companies to ensure proper placement of road signs at every project site to protect
NIGERIA TESTS OVER 5 MILLION PREGNANT WOMEN FOR HIV IN 2024 — NACA DG By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria tested more than five million pregnant women for HIV in 2024, helping prevent mother-to-child transmission, according to NACA DG Dr. Temitope Ilori. She
GOV YUSUF REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR QUR’ANIC EDUCATION, YOUTH MORAL DEVELOPMENT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has restated Kano State’s commitment to strengthening Qur’anic education and promoting moral discipline among youths. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the National Orphan
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
GOMBE GOVT PAYS ₦5BN TO SECURE 2026 HAJJ SEATS BEFORE DEADLINE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Gombe State Government has released ₦5 billion to secure over 950 Hajj seats for the 2026 pilgrimage ahead of the December 5, 2025 deadline set by
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,
NIGERIA AND MEXICO BOOST TRADE AND DIPLOMATIC TIES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria and Mexico have taken a major step to strengthen diplomatic and economic relations through the inaugural Consultation Mechanism held at Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Ministry in Abuja. The meeting, co-chaired
WITHOUT PVC, YOUR 2027 EFFORTS TO UNSEAT APC WILL FAIL – ATIKU By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to obtain their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC), warning that efforts to unseat the ruling APC in 2027 will