The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered another alleged fake government agency operating within the premises of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The agency, operating under the name National Brands Development and Made-in-Nigeria Special Project Office, was allegedly established without presidential authorisation. ICPC Chairman and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr Musa Aliyu, disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents, saying the discovery was made in the course of an ongoing investigation into the alleged fake Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and procedural weaknesses within the public service.…
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Governor Radda’s landmark intervention places vulnerable citizens at the centre of a grassroots humanitarian response built around community targeting, inclusion and accountability Dr. Musa Abdullahi Sufi As the world commemorates International Humanitarian Day, Katsina State has chosen to mark the occasion not merely with speeches or symbolic activities, but with a major humanitarian intervention directed at some of the citizens most affected by economic hardship. On August 19, 2026, Governor Dikko Umaru Radda flagged off the distribution of 90,000 bags of 100-kilogramme assorted grains to vulnerable households across the state’s 34 Local Government Areas. Nigeria, OIC Strengthen Cooperation on Humanitarian…
Muhammad Nur Tijjani The 3 Brigade Nigerian Army, Kano, has emerged overall winner of the 2026 One Division Inter-Brigade Combat Proficiency Competition held in Kano. The brigade scored 565.5 points to clinch first position, while the 31 Artillery Brigade, Minna, Niger State, came second with 539 points. The 1 Division Garrison, Kaduna, placed third with 534 points. COAS Appoints New GOCs for Newly Created Army Divisions The three-day competition featured military exercises designed to assess the combat readiness, tactical awareness, physical fitness, leadership skills and professional competence of participating junior and middle-level officers. The exercises included weapon handling, combat training,…
The Kano State Government says it will sponsor eligible students of public secondary schools who missed the 2026 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior Secondary School Examination to sit for the November/December external examination. The Permanent Secretary of the Kano Educational Resources Department (KERD), Hajiya Rabi’a Inuwa Hussein, disclosed this when she received the leadership of the Kano State Accountability Forum on Education (K-SAFE) in her office on Thursday. Kano Shines as NECO Honors Education Support Achievements She said KERD had distributed validation forms to principals of public schools through zonal directors to compile the names of students who missed the…
The Kano State Government has received the comprehensive report of the Technical Committee on Federal Character Application and Compliance, with a commitment to pursue all opportunities and benefits legitimately due to the state under the Federal Character principle. The report, contained in a booklet dated August 2026, was formally presented to the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Umar Faruk Ibrahim, on behalf of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. FUL Partners NOA to Curb Social Vices Among Students The committee, chaired by former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Danyaro Ali Yakasai, was inaugurated by the state government…
The Vice-Chancellor of Northwest University, Kano (NWUK), Prof. Amina Salihi Bayero, has sought Federal Government support for the establishment of a Kano Renewed Hope National Centre of Excellence for Women’s, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (KARMRAD) at the university. Prof. Bayero made the request during a courtesy visit to the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Dr. Mariya Mahmud Bunkure, in Abuja. The Vice-Chancellor presented the university’s proposal for the centre and explored areas of collaboration and possible government intervention in the institution’s development. Kano Boosts MNCH Services With ₦79.8m Child Spacing Investment According to the…
Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, has urged serving councillors across the state to intensify grassroots mobilisation in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Waiya made the call when he received the Kano State Councillors Forum Tinubu Abba Grassroots Movement, led by its Chairman, Councillor Kabiru Maraska Dala, during a courtesy visit to his office. 2027-NDC Affirms Nasiru Garo as Kano North Senatorial Candidate The Commissioner said councillors, because of their closeness to the people, occupy a strategic position in mobilising…
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) and the Nigeria Customs Service have renewed their commitment to strengthening collaboration to curb the trafficking and proliferation of illicit arms and ammunition across Nigeria’s borders. The Director-General of NCCSALW, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Rtd.) Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, made this known during a courtesy visit to the Customs Area Controller, Niger/Kogi Area Command, Comptroller Mohammed Sani Umar, at the command headquarters in Minna, Niger State. Kano Police Arrest 107 Suspects, Recover Weapons, Drugs Kokumo commended the Nigeria Customs Service for its role in securing the nation’s…
Bayo Onanuga Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and perennial candidate for the presidency of Nigeria, has finally revealed his economic plans to Nigerians, should he be elected as President by January next year. Against expectations that he would announce a more creative and ingenious alternative to the programme being executed by the Tinubu administration, Atiku Abubakar behaved like a man from an archaic past who least comprehends the present economic dynamics and suggested that he would restore the much-abused, wasteful, pillaged, corruption-ridden fuel subsidy regime, which the Petroleum Industry Act made illegal from the end of June, 2023. Even…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the revised National Biotechnology Policy 2026, providing an updated framework for harnessing biotechnology for Nigeria’s economic and national development. The statement announcing the approval was signed by Toyin Omozuwa, Press Secretary of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), in Abuja. NBRDA Unveils Innovative Solutions for Agric, Renewable Energy The approval was given at Wednesday’s FEC meeting, presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and marks an update of Nigeria’s 2001 biotechnology policy, 25 years after its initial adoption. The revised policy provides a framework for biotechnology research, development, application and commercialisation…