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NIGER GOV’T PLEDGES N5BN TO REVIVE NCAT MINI CAMPUS IN MINNA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Niger State Government has pledged ₦5 billion for classrooms and hostels to revive the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) mini campus at Bola Ahmed Tinubu
2027: PDP DEMANDS LEGAL BACKING FOR ELECTRONIC RESULT TRANSMISSION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for a legal framework to make electronic transmission of election results mandatory ahead of the 2027 polls. Speaking in Abuja, PDP spokesperson
ZAMFARA APC MARAFA FACTION MEMBERS, REAFFIRM LOYALTY DESPITE LEADER’S EXIT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to Senator Kabiru Marafa in Zamfara have declared their commitment to stay in the party despite their leader’s defection. At
KANO GOV. PUSHES BILL TO BAN SAME -SEX MARRIAGE, IMMORAL ACTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the transmission of a bill to the State House of Assembly seeking to ban same-sex marriage and other practices
ICPC RECOVERS BILLIONS IN NORTHWEST ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has recovered over ₦7.3 billion and $1.06 million in the Northwest, alongside ₦43.3 million in the Northeast. Chairman Dr.
CISLAC URGES STRONGER TOBACCO TAX TO SAVE LIVES, BOOST REVENUE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has urged the Federal Government to raise tobacco taxes to curb rising consumption and increase revenue. Speaking in Abuja, CISLAC’s Executive
KANO GOV PUSHES FOR LOCAL GOV’T AUTONOMY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening grassroots governance by supporting a bill that grants full autonomy to the state’s 44 local government councils. The bill,
PRESIDENT TINUBU FELICITATES ETSU NUPE AT 73 AND 22 YEARS ON THE THRONE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, on his 73rd
KEBBI GOV’T CAUTIONS OPPOSITION OVER “DIABOLICAL CAMPAIGNS” By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kebbi State Government has warned opposition parties against what it described as “diabolical campaigns” aimed at tarnishing the image of Governor Nasir Idris and his administration. Commissioner for Information, Yakubu
FG LAUNCHES FREE DISTRIBUTION OF FARM INPUTS TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY IN NIGER STATE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has begun distributing free farm inputs and equipment to smallholder farmers in Niger State as part of efforts to achieve food