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2027: TINUBU’S RE-ELECTION A DONE DEAL IN JIGAWA – GUMEL By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban APC stakeholders in Jigawa State say President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second-term bid in 2027 is already secured. Speaking in Dutse during the commissioning of a Renewed Hope Sensitization
FG LAUNCHES NEW INCENTIVES TO BOOST AGRICULTURE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has unveiled fresh measures to drive investment and food production under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Vice President Kashim Shettima, speaking at the FAO Hand-in-Hand Investment
NIPOST INTERCEPTS CANNABIS SHIPMENT FROM THAILAND By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has intercepted a consignment of cannabis hidden inside a duvet cover from Thailand. According to its Director of Corporate Communications, Mallam Ibrahim Musa, details of those involved
NIGERIA OPEN FOR INVESTMENT, VP SHETTIMA TELLS VISA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured global investors that Nigeria is open for business across all sectors, emphasizing President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to economic transformation through tough but rewarding reforms.
CUSTOMS HANDS OVER $5.3M VANDALIZED POWER CABLES, SUSPECTS TO CIVIL DEFENCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has handed over four suspects and vandalised power cables worth $5.3 million to the Nigeria Security and Civil
KATSINA GOV’T, CARE NIGERIA LAUNCH PROJECT TO TRAIN 2,000 HEALTH WORKERS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Katsina State Government in partnership with CARE Nigeria has launched the EnRiCH Project to train 2,000 frontline health workers and reach over one million residents with
GOV MUTFWANG WARNS AGAINST POLITICIZING SECURITY ISSUES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Caleb Mutfwang has cautioned against politicizing the security challenges facing Plateau State, saying such actions only worsen the situation. He made this call while receiving the Chairman of the Governing
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