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Controversial former senator Dino Melaye has officially resigned from Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing it of lacking the will and capacity to rescue the nation from political decay. In a post…

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has visited Ghana in response to rising tensions following a protest by Ghanaians demanding the deportation of Nigerians over allegations of crime and prostitution. …

The Nigerian government has announced plans to begin mandatory drug tests for university students in a bold new move to curb rising drug abuse and trafficking among young people. The initiative will be implemented jointly by the Federal…

President Bola Tinubu has approved a one-year extension to the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, whose appointment was initially set to end on August 31, 2025. The Presidency confirmed the…

Six young men from Dambatta in Kano State tragically lost their lives in a fatal road accident along the Kano-Daura Highway near Gada town in Kazaure Local Government Area, sparking mourning and calls for urgent repairs. The youths were…

A potential catastrophe was narrowly avoided in Ibadan on Tuesday night as Oyo State Fire Services raced against time to contain a petrol tanker spill opposite AIB Filling Station in the Eleyele area. The incident involved a…

Nigeria’s Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, has announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms have resulted in a remarkable 42.06% reduction in debt across the 19 Northern states, cutting…

In a seismic shift for Middle Eastern diplomacy, Arab powerhouses including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar have jointly called for Hamas to disarm and relinquish control of Gaza, in a bid to end the 21-month war tearing through the…

Samsung Electronics has reported a brutal 55.5 per cent year-on-year plunge in operating profits for the second quarter, laying the blame squarely on US export restrictions that have battered demand for advanced AI chips in China. The…

In what the Education Minister has billed as the most ambitious scholarship overhaul in over a decade, Nigeria is rolling out major increases to student grants across all academic levels. Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa told the world that…

From: Kabiru Birnin Kudu The African Democratic Congress has fired back sharply at remarks by APC National Chairman Professor Nentawe Yilwatda that there will be “no vacancy in Aso Rock” in 2027, denouncing the comment as presumptuous…

In a bold move to bolster Nigeria’s livestock sector, the Federal Government has revealed plans to set up cattle breeding centres in all six regions of the country. The announcement was made by Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of…

From: Kabiru Zubairu Birnin Kudu The Jigawa Nurses Forum (JNF) has issued a scathing public statement denouncing the deployment of student nurses by the Jigawa State College of Nursing and Midwifery to fill staffing gaps in hospitals…

From: Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended its warm congratulations to Professor Nentawe Gushwe Yilwatda on his emergence as the new National Chairman of the ruling party. …

From: Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse A UK-funded initiative, Propcom+, has inaugurated a stakeholder accountability platform aimed at revitalising agricultural development across northern Nigeria. Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and…

From Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The National Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) Jigawa State chapter has thrown its weight behind the state government's initiative to construct 1000 shops at Farm Centre Kano. The NASSI's…

From Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The United Nations Children's Education Fund (UNICEF) announced the appointment of Ms Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef as the new UNICEF Nigeria Country Representative. This was contained in a statement signed by the…

From Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has commended the stakeholders in Jigawa, for the support in the implementation of Shock Response and Social Protection (SRSP) project in the state. The commendation was…

From Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) expresses deep concern over reports that Mr. Shehu Ahmed Buwayi, a resident of Azare, Bauchi State, is allegedly being targeted for arrest following…

From Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The federal government approved the sum of one billion (N1Bn) for the commencement of the construction of the police training institute at Kafin Hausa local government in Jigawa State. The chairman Senate…