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…
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Northern Rose
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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…
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mr Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has joined over 100 global leader attending the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum in China. A statement signed by the Peronal Assistant to the Minister on Media and Publicity, Mr Mati Ali made this known on Wednesday. It said that the global event began on Wednesday 17 September 2025, has countries like Singapore, Nigeria, Russia France, Vietnam and Brazil, as well as representatives from other international and regional organizations. Accordinh to the statement, the theme for this year’s Forum is “Upholding International Order and Promoting Peaceful Development”. The forum it said, will include…
Dutse, Sept.17, 2025 Jigawa Government has established a committee to come up with a strategic framework for the deployment of clean cooking stoves and solar dryers in the state. Mr Sagir Musa, the state Commissioner for Information made this known to newsmen on Wednesday in Dutse while speaking on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting. Musa said the committee has the mandate to harness carbon assets for climate resilience and economic prosperity in Jigawa State. According to him, Gov. Namadi administration’s vision for agricultural transformation and climate-smart development, gave rise to the council’s decision to establish the committee.…
Dutse, Sept. 15, 2025 Jigawa State Government has signed a partnership agreement with Indian agro-tech company, CornTech Seeds Private Limited, to enhance agricultural productivity through hybrid seed technology. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the state Givernor, Mr Hamisu Gumel made this known on Tuesday. He said that Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa state, received the delegation from the firm, led by its Chairman Mr. Venkateswarlu Yaganti, at the Government House in Dutse. The agreement according to the statement, was built on an agricultural investment mission, undertaken by a Jigawa delegation to India in May, 2025, during…
Dutse, Sept.11, 2025 Jigawa state Executive Council has approved the sum of N121,950,000 only for three months extension of the Free Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Services at 271 primary health centres across the state. The state Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sport and Culture, Mr Sagir Musa made this known in an interview with newsmen on Thursday, after the state executive Ccouncil meeting. He said that the sum of N150,000 would be disbursed to each facility monthly, to strengthen the spirit of equity and universal healthcRe across the 27 local government areas. The action he said, was as a…
Dutse, Sept. 9, 2025 The UK Government has announced a £19M funding to develop Climate Resilient health and education facilities in Nigeria on Wednesday. A press statement signed by Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, Senior Communications and Public Diplomacy Officer, disclosed that the announcement was made at a joint inauguration of the model by the UK Government, UNICEF, Federal Ministry of Health and the Governments of Kano and Jigawa States. It said that it has 84 climate-resilient schools and health care facilities under the Climate Resilient Infrastructure for Basic Services (CRIBS) initiative. CRIBS is a pioneering an innovative programme that is piloting a new approach…