Jigawa Govt Pledges Stronger Ties with ITF to Boost Workers’ Skills
Hassan Turaki. The Jigawa State Government has pledged to strengthen its collaboration with the Industrial Training Fund, ITF, to enhance the capacity and productivity of civil servants in the state. State Head of the Civil Service, Alhaji Muhammad K. Dagaceri, gave the assurance while receiving the management of ITF’s Jigawa State Area Office, led by Area Manager,...
NOA Embarks on Ebola Sensitisation Campaign in Jigawa
Hassan Turaki. The National Orientation Agency, NOA, with support from UNICEF, has launched a sensitisation campaign on Ebola disease in Malam Madori Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The exercise is part of NOA’s commitment to educating Nigerians on disease outbreaks and other developmental issues. Community Mobilisation Officer, Gambo Garba, said the campaign covered the Fish Market, motor park,...
Bureau for Rural Dev. Constructs 400 Kilometers of Rural in Nasarawa—DG Sani sidi
Aliyu Muraki Lafia. Nasarawa State Bureau for Rural Development says it has constructed over four hundreds kilometers of rural roads to rural communities across the state in the last seven years of the present administration. Director General of the Bureau Engineer Mohammad Sani Sidi, disclosed this while briefing journalists in lafia, the state capital. Engineer Sani Sidi said the bureau have also...
Senate Extends 2025 Budget Implementation…
Sunusi Yakubu. The Nigerian Senate has approved a three-month extension for the implementation of the 2025 budget, moving the deadline to September 30, 2026. The decision was taken to prevent the truncation of ongoing capital projects across the country. Lawmakers said the extension will allow Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, to complete projects that are still at various stages...
KEBBI POLICE COMMAND ARRESTS SEVEN SUSPECTED BANDITS OVER FRSC KILLINGS
SANI DUTSINMA The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested seven suspected bandits during ongoing intelligence-led operations targeting criminal networks operating within the Soda Forest axis and adjoining border communities in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state. The Command's Public Relations Officer SP Bashir Usman disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital. According to the...
KEBBI GOVERNOR APPROVES EXTENSION OF RETIREMENT AGE
SANI DUTSINMA Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has approved the extension of the mandatory retirement age for medical and veterinary Doctors in the State Civil Service to 65 years. The Governor made this known during the executive council meeting, held at government house and made available to newsroom by the Commissioner for Establishment, Pension and Training, Auwal...
Jigawa State government plays emphasis on health
Hassan Turaki. The Jigawa State Government has distributed delivery kits to 11 apex health facilities in Kaugama Local Government Area, as part of efforts to improve health service delivery and ease the burden on pregnant and lactating mothers. The intervention is aimed at encouraging more women to access antenatal care and other essential health services. Abdullahi Aliyu Karkarna, Primary Health Care...
NLC Rejects Tax on Minimum Wage, Demands Living Wage
By Hassan Turaki. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected any proposal to impose tax on the national minimum wage, describing such a move as an attack on Nigerian workers already battling economic hardship. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the position known to newsmen on Tuesday on the sidelines of the ongoing 114th Session of the International Labour Conference, ILC, in...
HPM Backs Hashim as Sole Accord Presidential Candidate…
By Hassan Turaki The Hashim Progressives Movement, HPM, has condemned what it described as a plot to undermine the mandate of Accord Party members and reaffirmed Dr. Gbenga Olawepo Hashim as the party’s sole and legitimate presidential candidate. The position was made known on Monday during a press conference held at Sahaba Hall, close to the Train Station in...
INEC has removed the names of Ahmed Yayari and Daniel Woyengikuro from its portal
EDITOR. INEC has removed the names of Ahmed Yayari and Daniel Woyengikuro from its portal as PDP National Treasurer and National Financial Secretary, respectively, replacing both names with Odeyemi Mackson Oladiran and Eyim Donatus Henry as the new executives. Ahmed and Daniel are part of the Makinde-backed Turaki faction while Odeyemi and Eyim are members of the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike's...
