Wudil, Kano —Sept. 26, 2025 For 38-year-old Aisha Adamu, the joy of motherhood came with heartbreaking struggles. As a mother of five from Gindabe settlement in Wudil, she endured serious injuries during childbirth, complications she later learned were linked to inadequate spacing between her pregnancies. Her health deteriorated, her strength waned, and her family’s livelihood suffered as she struggled to cope. Hope came from an unlikely source, her husband who came home sensitised one day after a mosque sermon on the importance child spacing on family health and well being. With his consent and encouragement, Aisha accessed Family Planning services…
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Northern Rose
A Development and Solution Journalist
Jigawa-Dutse, Sept 27, 2025 All Progressives Congress (APC) Jigawa state, has reaffirmed its total support for President Bola Tinubu and Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa state. The party made the commitment on Friday when the state’s Deputy Chairman of the party, Mr Nasiru Jahun led a delegation of Chairmen of the 27 local governments to the government House. A statement signed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Hamisu Gumel, revealed that Mr Jahun said Namadi is the only recognised leader of the party in Jigawa. “The party leadership in the state remains firmly behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and…
Dutse, Jigawa, Sept. 25, 2025 Jigawa State House of Assembly has passed a supplementary budget of N75 billion, for the state and local governments for the 2025 fiscal year. The supplimentary budget was passed into law during the assembly’s plenary on Thursday, presided over by the Deputy Speaker of the Jigawa state Assembly, Hon. Sani Isiya. The sum of N58 billion of the approved supplementary budget was for the state government while the sum of N17 billion was meant for the 27 Local Government Councils, covering both recurrent and capital expenditures. In the Deputy Speaker’s address during the plenary, he…
Dutse, Sept. 23, 2025 The Jigawa State Executive Council has approved ₦869,638,271.18 for the construction and rehabilitation of Tsangaya schools across the state. The Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, Mr. Sagir Musa, disclosed this on Tuesday in Dutse while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the council’s weekly meeting. He explained that the funds will cover renovation works in seven Model Tsangaya Schools, as well as the construction of 30 Recitation Halls and 30 Reading Spaces across local Tsangaya schools. “This initiative is designed to ensure the provision of at least one project per constituency. It will also…
Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State, Sept. 23, 2025 In a bold move to address unemployment, drug abuse, and the menace of political thuggery amongst young people, the Chairman of Birnin Kudu Local Government Area, Bld Muhammed Uba, has launched an innovative initiative that channels youth energy into agriculture, particularly rice farming. The effort, described by community stakeholders as a “game-changer,” is already yielding results, both in terms of reducing restiveness and providing a sustainable means of livelihood for hundreds of young people across the council. For decades, political thuggery has been a recurring challenge in Nigeria’s democracy, particularly at the grassroots…
Dutse, Sept.23, 2025 Jigawa state executive council has approved the release the sum of N396,000,000.00 only, for the procurement of fertiliser allocated to the state by the Federal Government. Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sport and Culture in the state, Mr Sagir Musa Ahmed disclosed this on Tuesday in Dutse, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state weekly executive meeting. He explained that the Federal government allocated about 20 trucks of NPK fertiliser (12,000 bags) to Jigawa state, at a subsidised rate of ₦33,000 per bag. This intervention by the FG according to him, is designed to complement the…
Dutse, Sept. 22, 2025 No fewer than 400 unemployed youths have graduated on hybrid date production and processing, to sustain a means of livelihood and reduce umployment burden in Jigawa state. Speaking during the graduation ceremony of the youths at the permanent NYSC orientation camp in Panisau area of Dutse on Monday, Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa state reiterated commitment to youth empowerment. Namadi, explained that the initiative will provide employment opportunities and boost date palm farming in Jigawa,urging the beneficiaries to commit to their new skills. According to him, “This program aligns with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President…
Dutse, Sept.19, 2025 Baba Azumi Foundation, a Jigawa based Civil Society, has empowered adolescent girls, under their Local Right Project, to enable them make an input in the 2026 budget for Jigawa state. The girls, who were part of the one-day town hall meeting for stakeholder engagement for the 2026 budget that took place in Dutse on Thursday, expressed delight for the platform. One of them, Ms Khadija Saminu, appealed for inclusion of adolescent girls in the budget so they can have access incentives to take care of their personal needs. She said that they have some needs which as…
Dutse, Sept. 19, 2025 Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Jigawa state, has organised a one-day townhall meeting in collaboration with Exceptional Leadership and Integrity Promotion Initiative (ELIP) a civil society organization, to collect inputs foe the 2026 budget. ELIP specialises in engaging multi-sectoral stakeholder dialogues on governance and climate change. Speaking at the Forum, the state Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning Mr Ibrahim Gantsa, explained the importance of the town hall meeting, saying that stakeholder inputs are vital. Represented by Mr Basiru Nasoro, Director SDGs of the Ministry of Budget and Planning, the Commissioner tasked stakeholders on providing…
Dutse, Sept.18, 2025 No fewer than eight youths in Jigawa state have won N2 million grants from the British Council and the Kings Trust International, through the Youths Sustainable Enterprise Challenge. Speaking at the event in Dutse on Thursday, Dr Yahya Janga, British Council’s Program Manager for non-formal Education-Youth Enterprise and Sustainable Peace program, commended Jigawa government for providing a platform for the training. According to him, Jigawa has provided endless support for the actualization of the entrepreneurship project, in addition to the support given by the Federal University Dutse, in identifying qualified youths for the training. Janga, also commended…