No fewer than 100 female small-scale trader farmers from Bunkure Local Government Area of Kano State are currently undergoing capacity-building training under the Resilient Opportunities for Outreach, Trade and Sustainability (ROOTS) project. Speaking during the opening session, the Executive Director of AHIP, Dr. Mairo V. Bello, said the ROOTS project is designed to strengthen climate resilience, promote inclusive livelihoods, and support safe migration pathways for women, youth, returnees, and smallholder farmers in Kano State. Dr. Bello explained that the project seeks to address the root causes of irregular migration through climate-smart agriculture, economic empowerment, gender-responsive governance, and improved migration management…
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The Kwankwasiyya Movement has dismissed as false and misleading reports suggesting that its leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, engaged in negotiations or made demands to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dr. Habibu Sale Mohammed, the movement said it had observed with concern the growing circulation of speculative media reports and political commentaries alleging that Kwankwaso was in talks with the APC or President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over a possible defection. Kwankwaso, Obi Set to Defect to NDC Amid ADC Crisis According to the movement, Senator Kwankwaso has never at any time…
Nigeria has commenced the second phase of its nationwide vaccination campaign to immunise 43 million children aged 9 months to 15 years against measles and rubella, beginning with eight southern states: Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Edo, Delta, and Bayelsa. The rollout, referred to as “stream one,” follows the initial phase conducted in October 2025 across 19 northern states and Oyo State, which reached over 59 million children. Lessons learned from the northern campaign are now being applied to enhance the efficiency and reach of the southern phase. In Ondo State, the campaign also includes the introduction of the malaria…
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed the legitimacy of its National Caretaker Committee and scheduled the party’s National Convention for March 28 and 29, 2026. The resolutions were adopted during the party’s 105th NEC meeting held in Abuja on Monday. Breaking: INEC Recognises Wike-Backed PDP Leadership NEC members unanimously endorsed all decisions taken at the emergency 104th meeting convened on December 7, 2025, declaring them valid and binding on all party organs. In line with a recent Federal High Court ruling in Ibadan, which affirmed the legality of the PDP’s existing leadership arrangement,…
The IMPROVE-HPV Project team from the University of Ibadan, led by Professor Imran Morhason-Bello, has commenced a two-day visit to Jigawa State, aimed at advancing research on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine effectiveness and hesitancy among children in selected local government areas. The team held a stakeholders’ advocacy and engagement meeting in Dutse, marking the first day of the visit. The session provided a platform for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and strategic planning to ensure the successful implementation of HPV prevention initiatives in the state. The HPV Consortium of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, focuses on HPV prevention, vaccine effectiveness,…
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has rewarded three outstanding teenagers from the state with a total of ₦30 million in cash prizes and full government scholarships up to tertiary level for their exceptional performance at the TeenEagle 2025 Global Finals held in London, United Kingdom. The beneficiaries are 17-year-old Nafisa Abdullahi, who emerged as the overall world champion in English language skills; 15-year-old Rukayya Mohammed Fema, winner of the overall best debater award; and Hadiza Kashim Kalli, who received the Outstanding Talent Award. The three students of Nigerian Tulip International College outperformed more than 20,000 contestants from 69 countries…
Eight inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kaduna, have graduated from the National Open University of Nigeria. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Kaduna State, Zaki Emmanuel Mahmud, says the graduates comprise seven undergraduate degree holders and one inmate who earned a Master’s degree. The statement notes that the graduation ceremony was held at the custodial centre, with the Vice-Chancellor of NOUN, Olufemi Peters, represented by a senior official, who commended the inmates for their resilience and commitment to education. Representing the Controller-General of Corrections, Sylvester Nwakuche, the Commandant of the Correctional Service Staff College,…
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has clarified its recent call for the removal and prosecution of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, insisting that the demand is based on concerns about impartiality and national interest, not religious sentiment. In a press statement signed by its Secretary-General, Malam Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad, and dated February 2, 2026, the council said its position had been widely misrepresented following its pre-Ramadan conference held on January 28, 2026. INEC Partners BUK to Boost Voter Registration, Election Credibility The conference had resolved that Prof. Amupitan should step…
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners under the Contributory Pension Scheme has called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to review pension and gratuity benefits in line with constitutional provisions, rather than the Pension Reform Act 2014. The appeal was made by the Chairman of the Bauchi State chapter of the union, Yahaya Jauro, in an exclusive interview with Arewa PUNCH on Sunday. Jauro explained that the Pension Reform Act, first enacted in 2004 and reviewed in 2014, is due for another review after ten years, adding that the union wants the ongoing legislative process to address what he…
NIGERIA’S national grid again crumbled twice in four days as of January 27, plunging millions into darkness and exposing the deep rot that defines the power sector. Power generation had collapsed from 3,825MW to a miserable 39MW within minutes, with Eko Electricity Distribution Company confirming the disruption. Predictably, the Nigerian Independent System Operator sought to play down the incident, describing it as a “system-wide disturbance” that caused a total outage across the interconnected network. This was the third grid collapse in less than a month, after similar incidents on December 29, 2025, and January 23. Grid failures have become a…