The Kano state government has targeted about 4.5 million children for the April 2025 Immunisation Plus Days (IPDs) polio campaign. This was announced at a media dialogue organised in collaboration with UNICEF and other partners to mobilise public support and media advocacy for the campaign. In 2025 alone, Nigeria recorded 18 cases of polio across nine states, with three cases traced to Kano’s Warawa, Bunkure, and Nasarawa LGAs. Rahma Rihood Mohammed Farah, UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office in Kano, represented by Officer-in-Charge, Micheal Banda, emphasized the importance of sustained funding and strengthening primary healthcare systems. “To eradicate polio, the government…
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Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Senator James Manager announced Governor Oborevwori’s defection at a press briefing attended by former governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who was Abubakar Atiku’s running mate in the 2023 election. Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Emomotimi Guor, and other PDP stalwarts also attended the briefing. James Manager told the press after a meeting of the PDP stakeholders in Government House that a formal declaration would be made on Monday. He said the governor’s defection…
The Federal Government FG has commended efforts by diaspora based Nigerian healthcare professionals to improve healthcare in Nigeria, emphasizing it’s crucial support to enhance its sustainability. Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare stated at the gala night of the just concluded Association of Nigerian Physicians in Americas (ANPA) 31st Annual Scientific Convention / 30 years anniversary celebration held at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos. Looking back over ANPAs 30 years of existence, the Minister affirmed it’s diligent and unwavering commitment to conducting medical missions to Nigeria, enhancing capacity building of Nigerian-based healthcare professionals, providing…
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths, with the launch of new national guidelines and strategic health reforms. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, made this known during a press briefing to commemorate 2025 Safe Motherhood Day, held in the Ministry’s Headquarters Office, Abuja. Kano Government Vows to Curb Maternal Mortality Through MAMII The event marked a renewed national resolve to make childbirth safer for every Nigerian woman. “No woman should die giving life, and no child should be born into preventable suffering,” Safe motherhood is not just…
The Federal Government collected N6,957,826,200 mining fees and registered 118 new private mineral buying centres in the first quarter of this year. Giving the details at the second Annual Mining Conference organised by Businessday newspaper in Abuja at the weekend, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, said the revenues reflect the outcome of the Ministry’s efforts to raise awareness and attract investors. He noted that, Tpthe mining fees collected by licensing parastatal Mining Cadastral Office, MCO, came from 955 applications for title grants. Six hundred and fifty-one were for exploration, 270 for small-scale mining, 49 for Quarrying, and…
Sani Haruna The Katsina State Government, in collaboration with the 34 local government councils, have invested over 36 billion naira in security architecture across the state. The State Deputy Governor, Malam Faruk Lawal Jobe, announced this at the 5th edition of the monthly press briefing on Governor Dikko Umaru Radda-led administration’s achievements in the security sector. Esther: Akwa Ibom Police Assure Residents of Adequate Security Faruk Jobe stated that the administration has recorded commendable success in restoring peace and stability to areas previously plagued by banditry and kidnapping incidents. He revealed that, the government’s massive investment of about N37 billion…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, held a meeting with State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board Executive Secretaries under the Forum of States today 22nd of April 2025. The meeting is to assess level of preparedness of the State Pilgrims’ Boards. In his Opening Speech, NAHCON Chairman Professor Abdullah Saleh Usman reminded the house that the Hajj industry is in the last lap of preparation before commencement of 2025 Hajj season. He called on the states to update NAHCON on the level each state has reached in Visa production, vaccination, bags procurement and other sundry matters. During the meeting, honorable…
A Kano State High Court, has sentenced one Salisu Idris, to death by hanging for burning a family of three. Idris, whose age was not provided, lives at Gayawa Quarters, Gaya Local government area in Kano state. Kano Court Sentences Man to Death for Killing Stepmother, Sister He was charged with abetment and culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu, held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. “I hereby sentence Idris to death by hanging for burning the victims alive,” she said Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, told the court that Idris committed the offence…
A Kano High Court on Tuesday, sentenced one Sagiru Rijiyar-Zaki, 22, to death by hanging for stabbing his stepmother Rabiatu Sagir and strangling his sister, Munawara, with scarf to death. Rijiyar-Zaki, who lives in Kutama Village, Gwarzo Local government area of Kano, was convicted of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu, held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt. Adamu-Aliyu and therefore sentenced the convict to death by hanging. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, informed the court that the convict committed the offence on Jan.7 2023, at Rijiyar Zaki Quarters Kano. He said that…
Kabiru Haruna The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his unwavering commitment to revitalizing Nigeria’s education sector. In a statement issued in Abuja, the Minister praised the President’s decisive intervention in resolving long-standing issues affecting the nation’s tertiary institutions. According to Dr. Alausa, the recent release of ₦50 billion in allowances for academic staff demonstrates President Tinubu’s dedication to achieving a stable, strike-free learning environment in Nigerian universities. The funds, released under the Renewed Hope Agenda, address long-overdue claims and signal a firm resolve to uplift the quality of education across the…