Hussaini Kafi in Kano No fewer than 1,209 houses have been destroyed by flash floods in Damboa and Chibok local government areas of Borno State, following days of torrential rainfall. The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), which conducted a rapid assessment, confirmed the destruction on Thursday across Gumsuri, Garjang, and Wovi in Damboa; as…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Katsina State Government has launched a N100 million Climate-Smart Agribusiness Empowerment Scheme aimed at transforming agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in the state. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the governor’s spokesperson, Ibrahim Kaulaha Muhammad. Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, who flagged off the initiative in partnership…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has announced a N4 billion budgetary allocation to support women-focused economic initiatives under the Nigeria for Women Project (NFWP), with over 800,000 women set to benefit. Speaking at the North West Scale-Up Summit of the NFWP in Katsina on Wednesday, Radda described the project…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Federal Government has on Wednesday officially commissioned the Digital Industrial Park (DIP) in Kano, marking a major leap in Nigeria’s grassroots digital transformation efforts. Led by the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, the commissioning comes after the facility was vandalized during the August 1, 2024,…
Due to vicious attacks and killings by terrorist groups and sometimes gunmen not linked to bandit or kidnap groups communities across the length and breadth of Nigeria are rising in self-defence in their determination to protect their lives. But their zeal to help themselves where the government seemed not forthcoming in its constitutional responsibility has…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Days after Africa Health Report (AHR) revealed the Emir of Zazzau’s lament over the Plateau State Government’s silence, a high-powered delegation from the state on Monday visited the Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna over the recent killings of wedding-bound travellers in Mangu Local Government Area. AHR had on Saturday published a special…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano To combat the surge in diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and hypertension, the Kano State Government has launched a two-day training workshop for Local Government Information Officers. The programme, which commenced Monday at Babale Suite, Kano, is themed “Promoting Healthy Dietary Practices and Reducing the Incidence of Diet-Related Non-Communicable…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano A high-powered Federal Government delegation on Monday arrived in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, ahead of the funeral of elder statesman and business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, who died on Saturday in Abu Dhabi at the age of 94. Led by the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, the delegation includes the…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Sunday launched the distribution of 79,200 bags of fertiliser to farmers across the state’s 44 LGAs at a 50 per cent discount. Speaking at the Al-Yuma Fertilizer Plant in Madobi LGA, the governor said the initiative aimed to boost food production during the…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Bauchi State First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Bala Muhammad, has launched the 2025 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) and Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) programme to tackle malaria and malnutrition among children under five. Represented by the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajiya Zainab Baban Takko, she said, “The state government remains committed to…
