The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Area Command, has urged stakeholders in the trade sector to strictly adhere to the operational guidelines of the National Single Window platform to promote transparency and efficiency in trade processes. The appeal was made during a three-day sensitisation programme held on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in collaboration with the National Single Window Project Secretariat. The programme aimed to boost stakeholder awareness, bridge knowledge gaps, and encourage effective use of the newly introduced digital trade platform. Speaking at the event, the Customs Area Controller of the PTML Command, Comptroller Joe…
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A Kano State High Court sitting in Bompai has arraigned four men in connection with the alleged killing of a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi quarters of Kano earlier this year. The defendants Umar Auwalu, Yakubu Dayyabu, Isyaka Yakubu, and Umar Ali—are facing multiple charges, including homicide, rape, armed robbery, and arson. At the court session, three of the accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges. The first defendant, Umar Auwalu, reportedly admitted to most of the allegations; however, the court entered a not guilty plea on his behalf in accordance with legal provisions…
Stakeholders under the Kano State Community of Practice (CoP), in collaboration with Save the Children International, have raised concerns over declining health budget performance in Kano State, calling for urgent legislative action to address gaps in immunisation and primary healthcare funding. The concerns were presented during an advocacy visit to the Kano State House of Assembly, aimed at strengthening collaboration between civil society advocates and lawmakers to improve healthcare service delivery. The visit focused on findings from the 2025 Health and Immunisation Budget Tracking Exercise conducted under the Boost Project, which assessed allocations, releases, and transparency indicators within the state’s…
Eight members of the House of Representatives have defected from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), in a move expected to reshape the political landscape in Kano State. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, formally announced the defection during plenary, confirming the switch of the lawmakers to the ruling party. Those who defected include Deputy Minority Leader, Aliyu Sani Madaki (Dala); Ghali Mustapha (Ajingi/Albasu/Gaya); Shehu Muhammad Bello (Fagge); Dankawu Idris (Kumbotso); Hussain Hassan Shehu (Nassarawa); Rabiu Yusuf (Sumaila/Takai); Muhammad Garba Chiroma (Gezawa/Gabasawa); Ibrahim Mohammed (Gwale); and Tijjani Abdulkadir Jobe (Tofa/Dawakin-Tofa/Rimingado). The…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of N3.44 billion and three properties linked to a former official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The order was granted on Tuesday by Justice J.O Abdulmalik, who ruled that the funds and assets connected to Salihu Nuhu Jamari be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The forfeited sum, totalling N3,444,000,000, was traced to Jamari during his tenure as Managing Director of the NNPC’s Gas and Power Investment Company Limited. The court also ordered the forfeiture of three properties, including an uncompleted six-bedroom semi-detached duplex with boys’…
The Nigeria Police Force has recorded a major breakthrough in the investigation of a transnational fraud, identity theft, and money laundering case involving a United States-based victim. The operation was carried out through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja as part of ongoing efforts by the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, to combat cyber-enabled crimes. According to police authorities, the case was reported by an American woman who was defrauded of $550,000 between October 2025 and January 2026. In a coordinated operation conducted in Benin City, Edo State, between March 23 and 26, 2026, INTERPOL operatives acting on…
The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has reaffirmed its commitment to improving extracurricular activities, with a strong focus on sports, in basic schools across the state. To advance this objective, the Board convened a meeting with sports desk officers from all 23 local government areas to review ongoing activities, assess progress, and identify solutions to challenges affecting sporting programmes in public schools. The meeting, led by the Acting Director of Schools Services, Muhammad Rabiu Idris, examined strategies aimed at enhancing sports development for the benefit of pupils. Discussions also focused on evaluating the condition and utilisation of sports…
In a bid to strengthen evidence-based advocacy and improve learning outcomes in Nigeria, the BETA Nigeria campaign, under the Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE)FCDO program, has organised a capacity-building workshop for journalists, social media influencers, and civil society organisations. The workshop, titled “Classroom Takeover: Turning Visibility into Learning Outcomes in Kaduna, Kano, and Jigawa,” is aimed at equipping participants with practical tools to document and spotlight challenges affecting the education sector. Speaking during the opening session, the lead facilitator, Mr. Odeh Friday, emphasised the critical role of the media and digital storytellers in amplifying education issues and…
Jamilu Abubakar The Gombe State Government, in partnership with the UNICEF, has intensified efforts to eradicate polio with the commencement of its first immunisation campaign for 2026, targeting over 900,000 children across the state. The Chief of UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, disclosed this during an interactive session with journalists after an evening review meeting on the ongoing exercise in Gombe. She described the campaign as rigorous and crucial to Nigeria’s ambition of becoming completely polio-free, noting that the state has shown strong commitment. Dr. Rafique commended Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya and the state health team for their…
Former Presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has directed his Kwankwasiyya movement supporters to get battle prepared for the worse case scenario in next year general elections. Kwankwaso gave the directive on Monday while receiving membership card of his new political platform African Democratic Congress (ADC) at his miler road residence also directed his diehard loyalists to henceforth perfect their registration with the opposition party ahead of time and be well prefared for violence in the worst case scenario. The former Senator representing Kano Central, who dumped his last adopted political party NNPP…