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From Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State and Local Government Contributory Pension Scheme Board has disbursed over N1.5 billion to 569 retirees. Addressing the beneficiaries at the Pension House before the disbursement, the State…

From Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse As the World marks World Hepatitis Day, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) calls on all Nigerians to join the global fight against the disease. The call was made by the Jigawa State Director of National…

Governor Umar Namadi’s administration in Jigawa State appears to be healing decades-old rivalries between the Dutse and Hadejia emirates, which were rooted in the 1991 decision to designate Dutse as the state capital. Historically, the…

Professor Nentawe Yilwatda has been nominated as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), replacing Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who resigned due to health reasons. Yilwatda, a former university lecturer and the…

From: Mika'il Tsoho Dutse Residents and civil society organisations in Jigawa State have voiced strong objections to the recent approval of ₦3.5 billion for the construction of shops in Kano and ₦500 million for supplementary lessons…

From Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa state government through Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning organised all the Nutrition's stakeholders with a support from partners for the validation of Social Behavioural Change strategy on…

The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education has been urged to introduce legislation that would grant formal certificates to Almajiri pupils who have memorised the Holy Quran, in a move seen as pivotal to…

A two-day strategic meeting aimed at identifying core issues affecting governance, climate change, economic growth, and social service delivery has been convened by PACE (Partnership for Agile Governance and Climate Engagement) in…

The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has sent a congratulatory letter to Grammy-nominated artist David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, applauding his achievements and nationalistic…

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has condemned a viral video skit promoting the 2023 Mercedes-Benz C300, describing it as “condescending” and disrespectful to Nigerian civil servants. The skit, which featured artificial…

Two years after President Bola Tinubu pledged to prioritise national security and reform Nigeria’s security architecture, the country remains gripped by unrelenting violence, with thousands of lives lost and many more displaced in a…

At least nine people have been confirmed dead following a devastating Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack at a bus stop in Mairari village, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State, North-East Nigeria, in what authorities…

From Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The Baba Azimi Foundation (BAF), through its Partnership and Local Rights Programme (LRP) under the Inclusive Forum for an Accountable Society (IFAS), organised a one-day quarterly meeting to review and…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, on Thursday, 29 May 2025, welcomed a high-powered delegation from the Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN), Jigawa State Chapter, at the Command Headquarters in Dutse. …

Fresh political developments indicate that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has offered Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, the position of vice president on a joint ticket in which Atiku would serve only a…

The Kano State Government has suspended 22 widely viewed Hausa drama series as part of its effort to enforce state film censorship laws and strengthen regulatory standards in the Kannywood industry. The suspension was announced on…

No fewer than 152 security operatives have been killed in attacks by non-state actors across Nigeria between January 2 and May 13, 2025, according to data from SBM Intelligence and media reports. These casualties include soldiers,…

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has warned that only one town out of 300 remains under government control in Marte Local Government Area, raising alarm that Boko Haram is on the verge of taking over the entire region. Following his…

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has publicly disowned its former presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, apologised to President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over recent verbal attacks. In a…

Two suspected kidnap kingpins, Yahaya Yakubu and Sani Aliyu Galadi, were arrested by the State Security Service (SSS) on Sunday while attempting to leave Nigeria for Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. According to security…