Chamo (Dutse), Sept.8, 2025 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with Foreign Commonwealth Development Office of the UK government (FCDO), has handed over climate resilient Infrastructures for Basic Services to Jigawa state government, to mitigate climate change in the area. While speaking at the hand over ceremony held in Chamo community on Monday, The Director Development of the FCDO, Mrs Cynthia Rowe, said Nigeria is vulnerable to a variety of climate hazards. According to her, Nigeria ranks second amongst countries where children face the highest climate-related risks, directly threatening their ability to survive, grow, learn and fulfil their…
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By Abdurrazak Bello Kaura The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) Plot 423 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, FCT 900271, Federal Republic of Nigeria Sir, DIGITAL BLACKOUT IN ZAMFARA NORTH: AN APPEAL FOR URGENT INTERVENTION On behalf of the people of Zamfara North Senatorial District, I write to passionately appeal for your urgent intervention regarding the complete cut-off of internet services in our zone by major service providers MTN, Airtel, and Glo for over three months without any official explanation to subscribers. This disturbing situation has plunged *the zone* which made up of Birnin Magaji, Kaura Namoda, Shinkafi, and…
Dutse, Sept. 7, 2025 University Don, Dr Mubarak Cisse, has said that the Tinubu administration has improved the socio-economic activities by boosting farmers’ livelihood, amongst other interventions. He stated this in a paper presentation, at a one day sensitization held in Dutse, Jigawa state, to educate the citizens on the FG’s economic interventions and policies. According to him, The Federal Government, under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has launched interventions to improve the agricultural sector. Wheat farmers in 12 Local Government Areas of Kebbi State, he said, have received inputs via the Nigeria Agricultural Growth Project (NAGAP). He further explained…
Dutse, Aug. 27, 2025 Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Jigawa State Council, has commended Governor Umar Namadi and past leaders for the socio-economic development of Jigawa state during the past decades. In a statement signed by the Council’s Secretary, Aminu Umar, the Council also congratulate the people of the state over their resilience during the three decades of the creation of the state. The council however, acknowledged and appreciated the immense contributions of past military and civilian administrations, towards the development of the state. Meanwhile, the statement highlighted the impactful policies and programmes initiated by Namadi administration, to improve the…
Nigeria Aug.27, 2025 Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mr Badaru Abubakar, has comducted a high-level bilateral meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, Mr José Múcio Monteiro Filho, in Brasília, on the side function of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s state visit to Brazil. Also present at the meeting held on Monday, was General Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire, Chief of the Joint Staff of the Brazilian Armed Forces. A statement signed by Mr Mati Ali, the Special Assistant to the Defence Minister, said the meeting focused on strengthening defence relations, advancing defence-industrial cooperation, and enhancing maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The…
Aisha Ahmed Dutse, Aug.27, 2025 Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi, has signed a law to establish a Ministry for Livestock Development, to boost agricultural productivity, innovation and economic growth in the state. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Hamisu Gumel, said the law was signed on Tuesday. The statement said that the executive order establishing the Ministry of Livestock Development, is a strategic move, designed to harness Jigawa’s giant potential in the livestock sector. It said that during the closed door ceremony, Governor Namadi described the new ministry as “quite an important ministry,” noting…
Dutse, Aug.17, 2025 The Defence Minister’s Media Aide, Mr Mati Ali, has debunked reports making round that the Minister, has lost his polling unit to the opposition party, The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the just concluded Babura-Garki Federal Constituency by-election. Mr Ali in a statement, dislosed that their attention was drawn to the circulation of an election result from Babura Kofar Arewa Polling Unit 001, attributed to the Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar. “This claim is false, untrue, and mischief deliberately aimed to mislead the public, the APC members and the media. “We wish to categorically state that the…
Dutse, Aug.17, 2025 People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has beaten Nigeria’s ruling party, All Progressive Congress (APC), at polling unit 001 of Kofar Arewa Primary school polling Centre, Babura, where the ex Governor, Mr Badaru Abubakar casted his vote. Mr Ibrahim Shehu, the INEC Officer overseeing the polling unit dislosed this to newsmen, that PDP carted away with 308 votes against the APC that got 112 votes at the 001 polling unit. The ex Governor and the current Nigeria’s Defence Minister casted his votes at the polling unit on Saturday, amidst tight security and left the premises. It was gathered that…
Dutse, Aug. 17, 2025 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced that the All Progressives Congress (APC), has emerged victorious at the just concluded Garki/Babura by-election Federal Constituency of Jigawa state. The returning officer, Prof Sani Ibrahim Ismail, announced the results in Babura local government collation centre at about 3:30 am on Sunday. According to him, Mr Muktar Rabi’u of the APC scored 38,449 votes, noting that having satisfied the requirements of the law, Rabi’u was declared the winner of the Babura-Garki Federal Constituency by-election and was returned elected. “I Prof. Sani Ibrahim Ismail, hereby certify that I am…
Dutse, Aug. 15, 2025 Emir of Dutse, His Royal Highness Hamim Muhammadu Sanusi, has tasked journalists on upholding ethics and integrity in their profession to thrive through the new media era. He made the call on Thursday when he received the excutive officers of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Jigawa state Council, led by the Chairman of the Council in his Palace. The Emir, described journalists as celebrities, who were role models in the past years, decrying that the image of the profession has been tempered with, with the proliferation of the social media. According to Sanusi, “We will do…