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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…

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…

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…