The Dahiru Bara’u Mangal Foundation has commenced free surgical treatment for 120 patients suffering from urinary-related conditions in Katsina State. The medical intervention began on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at the Amadi Rimi Orthopaedic Hospital in Katsina as part of the Foundation’s humanitarian healthcare programme aimed at providing free medical services to vulnerable residents. Speaking with journalists during the exercise, a member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Alhaji Hussaini Kabir, said 2,162 patients suffering from urinary-related conditions had benefited from the Foundation’s free surgical interventions since its establishment in 2018. He explained that the Foundation organises the medical outreaches…
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The Kano State Government has commenced the planting of 800 tree seedlings at the Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies as part of efforts to promote environmental sustainability and strengthen climate resilience. The initiative, tagged “Make AKCILS Green,” is being implemented by the college’s Department of Agricultural Science in collaboration with the Kano State Ministry of Water Resources, Environment and Climate Change. The state Commissioner for Water Resources, Environment and Climate Change, Dahir Hashim, flagged off the exercise on Monday. Speaking at the event, Hashim described the tree-planting campaign as a practical step towards creating a greener campus,…
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has welcomed members of the Katsina Youth in Politics (KASYPO) back to the All Progressives Congress (APC), following the group’s decision to support his administration and development agenda. Governor Radda received the KASYPO delegation, led by Comrade Hassan Bindawa, at the Government House in Katsina, where the youths formally declared their return to the APC. The Governor said the decision demonstrated the youths’ ability to distinguish between politicians genuinely committed to serving the people and those seeking to deceive them. “One can tell the difference between a politician who comes with the intention…
The Global Advisory Council of the Technical Working Group (TWG) for the National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) has commended the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) for its efforts to strengthen cancer prevention, research and treatment in Nigeria. Chairperson of the Global Advisory Council, Prof. Dr. Folakemi Odedina, gave the commendation when she led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the management of NICRAT in Abuja. Prof. Odedina praised the pace of reforms under the leadership of NICRAT Director-General, Prof. Usman Malami Aliyu, describing the Institute’s efforts as encouraging in the country’s fight against cancer. She said…
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has called for a stronger partnership with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) to equip its personnel with strategic communication skills and enhance public trust and service delivery. The Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service, CGF Olumode Samuel Adeyemi, made the call in Abuja during the induction of 39 officers and men of the Service as members of NIPR. Adeyemi stressed that effective communication and transparency were critical to building public confidence and improving acceptance of the Service’s early-warning messages within communities. He sought the Institute’s support, particularly in training and capacity building, to…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has inaugurated a six-member Fact-Finding Committee to investigate the recent poor performances of Nigeria’s national teams, particularly the Super Falcons’ failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. NFF President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, inaugurated the committee on Monday and charged its members to carry out the assignment with sincerity, diligence and a strong sense of national responsibility. Gusau said the committee would investigate both the immediate and underlying factors responsible for the national teams’ recent poor outings and submit its report within two weeks. He explained that the NFF constituted the committee…
The Lagos State Government has intensified efforts to expand access to affordable and quality healthcare by taking free medical services directly to traders and residents in major commercial communities across the state. Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health District V, Dr. Oladapo Asiyanbi, stated this during a free medical outreach organised in collaboration with Market Doctors at the Electronic Area Hall, Alaba International Market, Ojo Local Government Area. Dr. Asiyanbi urged traders and other members of the market community to prioritise their health, stressing that good health is essential to productivity, livelihoods and overall well-being. He encouraged participants to take advantage…
The Kano State Government has refuted a report by TRACKA, a civic accountability platform under BudgIT, concerning an alleged ₦235.4 million expenditure on the construction of classroom blocks at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Permanent Site, Massu, in Sumaila Local Government Area. BudgIT Foundation,RoLAC Hosts Tracka Town Hall in Dawakin Kudu The State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, made the clarification while addressing journalists at a press briefing, saying the government considered it necessary to set the record straight and prevent the public from being misled by information contained in the report. Waiya said the…
The Kano State House of Assembly KNHA has called on the state government to urgently rehabilitate, renovate and modernise the Murtala Muhammad State Library to restore the facility as a functional centre of learning and research. This was sequel to a motion moved by member representing Kano Municipal Constituency,Nabil Aliyu Daneji, during plenary. According to Daneji the library, established to promote knowledge, research and lifelong learning, had suffered years of infrastructural decay, inadequate reading materials, poor digital facilities and unreliable power supply. He said rehabilitating the facility would promote reading among students and young people, support the state government’s free…
Tawagar masu shirya taron tuntuba na kwanaki biyu kan ci gaba da bunƙasa ƙananan yara a yankin Arewa maso Yamma, ta karrama Mai Martaba Sarkin Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, CFR, da lambar yabo ta jagoranci wajen ci gaban ƙananan yara. Tawagar, ƙarƙashin jagorancin Shugabar Shirin Bankin Duniya, Dokta Ritgak Tilley-Gyado, ta kai ziyarar godiya ga Sarkin Zazzau bisa halartar taron a matsayin Babban Bako. An ba Mai Martaba Sarkin Zazzau lambar yabon ne bisa gudunmawarsa wajen wayar da kan al’umma da tallafawa shirye-shiryen da suka shafi jin daɗin yara, ilimi, lafiya da samar da abinci mai gina jiki a…