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By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Gwamnan Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, ya bukaci kafafen yaɗa labarai da su tabbatar da sahihanci, daidaito da gaskiya wajen yaɗa labarai, domin karfafa dimokuradiyya da yaki da labaran karya, musamman yayin da ake tunkarar babban zaben 2027. Gwamnan ya ce kafafen yada labarai na da muhimmiyar rawa wajen wayar da kan jama’a da kuma samar da sahihan bayanai da za su taimaka wajen gudanar da zabuka cikin kwanciyar hankali. Ya kuma bayyana cewa gwamnatin jihar Bauchi ta kashe sama da Naira biliyan uku wajen zamanantar da gidajen rediyo da talabijin na jihar, domin inganta ayyukansu da kuma basu damar gudanar da watsa shirye-shiryen zamani. A nata bangaren, kungiyar Society of Nigerian Broadcasters (SNB) ta bukaci masu watsa shirye-shirye da su kara amfani da fasahar zamani wajen tabbatar da cewa rahotannin zabe sun kasance sahihai, cikin sauri kuma masu inganci. Kungiyar ta ce amfani da fasaha yadda ya kamata zai taimaka wajen rage yada bayanan bogi tar...

The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) and the Kaduna State Government have emerged as the leading federal institution and state government respectively in the 2026 Transparency and Integrity Index (TII) released by the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI). NIPC recorded a score of 84.14 per cent to lead 518 federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and government-owned enterprises assessed under the index. Kaduna State, with 54.68 per cent, ranked first among the 35 states assessed. The report was presented in Abuja by the Executive Director of CeFTPI, Umar Yakubu, at the Federal Ministry of Finance. The TII was developed in 2021 by CeFTPI in collaboration with the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) to assess public institutions based on transparency, accountability and integrity. The assessment covers five major areas: fiscal transparency, open procurement and contracting, human resources and inclusion, control of corrup...

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Ƙungiyar Obi-Kwankwaso (OK Movement) ta sake jaddada cewa ƙungiya ce mai zaman kanta, tana kuma da hurumin kafa da tafiyar da Kwamitin Yaƙin Neman Zaɓen Shugaban Ƙasa na kanta. Wannan na zuwa ne bayan ɗan takarar shugaban ƙasa na NDC, Peter Obi, ya bayyana cewa ƙungiyoyin da ke mara wa jam’iyyar baya bai kamata su kafa kwamitin yaƙin neman zaɓe na kansu ba tare da amincewar shugabannin Obi da Kwankwaso ba. Sai dai Darakta-Janar na OK Movement, John Ughulu, ya ce tsarin shugabanci da harkokin cikin gida na ƙungiyar ba ya buƙatar amincewar shugabancin NDC. Ughulu ya bayyana cewa NDC tana da ’yancin gudanar da tsarinta na yaƙin neman zaɓe, yayin da OK Movement ma take da ’yancin tafiyar da nata harkoki bisa doka. Ya ce ƙungiyar ba za ta amince da duk wani yunƙuri na rushewa ko tsoma baki cikin tsarin shugabancinta ba, yana mai cewa matsayinsu ba na neman faɗa ba ne, illa dai kare ’yancin ƙungiyar. Ya ƙara da cewa OK Movement za ta ci gaba da aik...

The Chief Executive Director of the National Institute of Public Health and Infectious Diseases (NIPHID), Saye, Zaria, Dr. Abdullahi Aminu Dalhatu, has led participants of Batch 83 Local Government Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Supervisors (LGTBLS) Course on a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau, His Highness Malam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, CFR. The visit took place at the Emir’s Palace in Zaria on Friday evening, where the participants are currently in Zaria for a five-week training and workshop organised by NIPHID. Dr. Dalhatu was accompanied by members of the institute’s management team and other officials during the visit. Speaking at the Palace, Dr. Dalhatu expressed appreciation to the Emir for receiving the delegation and for his continued support for initiatives aimed at improving public health and strengthening the capacity of health workers. He explained that the participants were in Zaria as part of a five-week training programme designed to strengthen their ...

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Ƙungiyar Amnesty International ta buƙaci hukumomin Najeriya su gaggauta ayyana dokar ta-baci a gidan yarin Kurmawa da ke Kano, sakamakon mutuwar aƙalla fursunoni shida cikin mako guda, bisa zargin barkewar cutar kwalara. Ƙungiyar ta ce wasu fursunoni na ci gaba da karɓar magani, yayin da ta yi gargadin cewa rashin ɗaukar matakin gaggawa na iya haifar da ƙarin asarar rayuka. A cikin wani saƙo da ta wallafa a shafinta na Facebook, Amnesty International ta buƙaci a garzaya da fursunonin da ke cikin mawuyacin hali zuwa asibitoci domin samun kulawar da ta dace. Ta kuma yi gargadin cewa adadin waɗanda suka mutu ka iya kasancewa ya fi haka, yayin da ake zargin cutar na ci gaba da yaɗuwa tsakanin fursunonin, musamman waɗanda ke tsare yayin da suke jiran shari’a. Amnesty ta ce rashin gaggauta ɗaukar mataki domin dakile cutar na iya haifar da take haƙƙin rayuwar fursunoni, wanda ke iya zama babban take haƙƙin ɗan Adam a ƙarƙashin dokokin ƙasa da ƙasa. ...

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Jam’iyyar PDP ta rushe shugabancin jam'iyyar na Jihar Kano, tare da sauke shugaban jam’iyyar na jihar, Dr Bello Gambo Bichi. Shugabancin jam'iyyar  ne ya ɗauki matakin, wanda ya fara aiki nan take, kamar yadda wata wasiƙa mai kwanan wata 24 ga Satumba 2026 ta bayyana. Jam’iyyar ta ce rushewar ta shafi shugabancin jihar ne kawai, yayin da kwamitocin jam’iyyar na ƙananan hukumomi da mazabu ba su cikin matakin. PDP ta kuma umarci Kwamitin Rikon Kwarya na Arewa maso Yamma da ya kula da harkokin PDP a Kano har sai an zaɓi sabon Kwamitin Ayyuka na Jihar. Da yake magana kan matakin, Bichi ya ce ya amince da rushewar a matsayin sadaukarwa domin sulhunta ‘yan jam’iyyar da ƙarfafa PDP a Kano. Ya ce matakin na daga cikin sharuɗɗan sulhun da aka cimma, musamman bayan sauya tsohon ɗan takarar gwamnan PDP, Dalhatu, da Muhammad Abacha a matsayin ɗan takarar jam’iyyar. Bichi ya ce ya amince da sauyin ne saboda burin sake haɗa kan jam’iyyar da kuma ƙa...

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano 1. Shugaba Bola Ahmed Tinubu ya sake tabbatar da ƙudurin Najeriya na ci gaba da amfani da diflomasiyya, haɗin gwiwa da dokokin ƙasa da ƙasa, maimakon tilastawa, ware ƙasashe ko amfani da ƙarfi ba bisa ƙa’ida ba. 2. Ya yi kira da a gaggauta gyara Majalisar Tsaron Majalisar Ɗinkin Duniya (UNSC), yana mai cewa tsarin rarraba iko na shekarar 1945 bai dace da yanayin duniya na shekarar 2026 ba. 3. Najeriya ta buƙaci Afirka ta samu aƙalla kujeru biyu na dindindin a Majalisar Tsaro, tare da cikakken haƙƙi da nauyin da ke tattare da kasancewa mamba na dindindin, ciki har da ikon amfani da veto, matuƙar ana ci gaba da amfani da wannan tsarin, da kuma kujeru biyar marasa dindindin. 4. Tinubu ya bayyana shirye-shiryen Najeriya na ƙara taka rawa a harkokin duniya, bisa dogon tarihin ƙasar wajen wanzar da zaman lafiya, sasanci da ayyukan tsaro a Afirka. 5. Ya danganta manufofin harkokin wajen Najeriya da gyare-gyaren tattalin arzikin cikin gida, yana mai ...

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Tsohon Mataimakin Shugaban Ƙasa, Atiku Abubakar, ya bayar da gudunmawar Naira miliyan 20 ga iyalan mutane 37 da ake zargin masu haƙar ma’adinai ne, waɗanda suka mutu a hannun jami’an Hukumar Tsaron Farar Hula ta Ƙasa (NSCDC) a Minna, Jihar Neja. Atiku, wanda shi ne ɗan takarar shugaban ƙasa na jam’iyyar African Democratic Congress (ADC), ya sanar da bayar da tallafin ne a ranar Talata, yayin da ya kai ziyara ga iyalan waɗanda lamarin ya shafa da kuma waɗanda su ka tsira daga faruwar lamarin. Ya kuma ziyarci Sarkin Minna, Alhaji Umar Farouk Bahago, da kuma tsohon shugaban mulkin soja, Janar Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (mai ritaya), a lokacin ziyarar da ya kai jihar. A cwata sanarwa da Babban Mataimakinsa na Musamman kan Hulɗa da Jama’a, Phrank Shaibu, ya fitar, Atiku ya bayyana mutuwar matasan a matsayin abin takaici da ke sake tunatar da yadda matasan Najeriya da ke ƙoƙarin neman ba kan su ke cikin mawuyacin hali sakamakon tsananin matsin rayu...

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Tsohon mataimakin shugaban Nijeriya kuma dan takarar shugaban kasa na jam’iyyar ADC, Atiku Abubakar, ya nada tsohon gwamnan jihar Kaduna, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, a matsayin mamba a kwamitin yakin neman zabensa. Atiku ya sanar da nadin ne cikin wata sanarwa da ya fitar ranar Alhamis.  Nadin na zuwa ne a lokacin da El-Rufai ke tsare a hannun Hukumar Yaki da Cin Hanci da Rashawa ta ICPC, yayin da yake fuskantar tuhume-tuhume daga gwamnatin tarayya da ta jihar Kaduna. Rahoton jaridar Daily Trust ya ce tsohon gwamnan yana tsare tun watan Fabrairu

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Hukumar shirya jarabawar kammala sakandare ta Najeriya (NECO) ta fitar da sakamakon jarabawar SSCE ta shekarar 2026, inda ɗalibai 804,948, kwatankwacin kashi 58.67 cikin 100, suka samu maki biyar da suka hada da Turanci da Lissafi. Magatakardar NECO, Dantani Wushishi, ne ya bayyana hakan yayin taron manema labarai da ya gudanar a Minna, Jihar Neja, ranar Alhamis. Ya ce jimillar ɗalibai 1,378,048 ne suka yi rajistar jarabawar, yayin da 1,371,992 suka zauna rubuta jarabawar da aka gudanar daga ranar 15 ga Yuni zuwa 23 ga Yuli, 2026. Wushishi ya kara da cewa ɗalibai 1,162,118, wadanda ke wakiltar kashi 84.70 cikin 100, sun samu credit biyar ko fiye, ba tare da la’akari da sakamakonsu a darussan Turanci da Lissafi ba. A cewarsa, adadin wadanda suka samu credit biyar da suka hada da Turanci da Lissafi ya ragu da kashi 2.64 idan aka kwatanta da jarabawar 2025, inda ‘yan takara 818,492, wato kashi 60.26 cikin 100, suka samu irin wannan sakamako. Hak...

The Kaduna State Government has continued the payment of compensation to persons affected by the 11.6-kilometre Zaria Flood and Gully Erosion Control Project being implemented under the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) programme. The Member representing Zaria Kewaye Constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon. Engr. Isa Haruna Ihamo, disclosed this on Thursday following the latest compensation exercise conducted on Tuesday. According to him, the compensation covers lands, structures, economic trees and crops affected by the project. He said the payment was part of the government’s commitment to ensuring that persons whose properties and means of livelihood are affected by the project are duly compensated. The lawmaker explained that the beneficiaries had expressed appreciation to the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, for fulfilling his commitment to compensate affected persons before the full implementation of the project. He sai...

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano ....................... Former Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, says Nigeria has one of the highest numbers of electoral disputes globally, a situation, he said, undermines the country’s democracy. Mr Osigwe disclosed this while delivering a paper entitled, “Election Petition in a Digital Age: Independence, Evidence, BVAS and the Court,” at the 22nd Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, Conference in Enugu on Thursday.

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Babbar kotun tarayya da ke zaman ta a Gombe ta umarci Jam’iyyar PDP da ta sake gudanar da zaɓen fidda gwani domin tantance ɗan takararta na gwamnan Jihar Gombe. Jaridar Daily Trust ta rawaito cewa, mai shari’a Amina Aliyu Mohammed ce ta bayar da umarnin a ranar Alhamis, bayan sauraron ƙarar da Usman Aliyu Garry ya shigar yana ƙalubalantar tsayar da Farfesa Isa Ali Pantami a matsayin ɗan takarar jam’iyyar. Garry ya ƙalubalanci tsayar da Pantami bayan PDP ta sanar da shi a matsayin ɗan takara tilo a ranar 26 ga Yuni 2026, yana mai cewa ba a gudanar da zaɓen fidda gwani da ya dace ba. Pantami, wanda tsohon ɗan takarar APC ne, ya koma PDP ne bayan APC ta tsayar da Jamilu Gwamna a matsayin ɗan takararta na yarjejeniya. Daga bisani, Pantami ya samu tikitin PDP ta hanyar amincewa da baki yayin zaɓen fidda gwani da jam’iyyar ta gudanar a watan Mayu. Sai dai kotun, a hukuncin da ta yanke ranar Alhamis, ta umarci PDP da ta sake gudanar da zaɓen fidda g...

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano ............  Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on Nigerians living abroad, particularly those in the United States, to support the Federal Government’s efforts to transform the nation’s economy. Shettima made the call while addressing Nigerians in the Diaspora in New York on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, UNGA. The engagement focused on Diaspora participation in national development, investment and skills transfer, as well as their role in promoting Nigeria’s economic and diplomatic interests.

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Mai magana da yawun kwamitin yakin neman zaɓen tsohon Mataimakin Shugaban Ƙasa Atiku Abubakar, Kenneth Okonkwo, ya zargi Shugaba Bola Ahmed Tinubu da guje wa zuwa Amurka saboda tsoron yiwuwar kama shi. Okonkwo ya bayyana hakan ne yayin wata hira da shirin Prime Time na Arise News, yana mayar da martani kan rashin Tinubu a taron Majalisar Ɗinkin Duniya na 81 (UNGA) da ake gudanarwa a New York. Ya ce Tinubu bai halarci taron UNGA da kansa ba tsawon shekaru uku a jere, inda Mataimakin Shugaban Ƙasa Kashim Shettima ke wakiltar Najeriya a wannan karon. Sai dai Fadar Shugaban Ƙasa ta musanta zargin, tana mai cewa rashin Tinubu ba shi da alaƙa da wata barazanar kama shi, domin yana gudanar da ayyukan gwamnati daga wajen ƙasar. Mai magana da yawun Shugaban Ƙasa, Bayo Onanuga, ya kuma ce batun bayanan da hukumomin Amurka ke riƙe da su game da Tinubu, wanda ya shafi wani al’amari na kwace kuɗi a shekarar 1993, rikicin samun bayanai ne ƙarƙashin dokar F...

The Member representing Zaria City Constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon. Mahmud Lawal Isma’il, has commended the Kaduna State Government for commencing the payment of compensation to persons affected by the Zaria Flood and Gully Erosion Control Project. Hon. Mahmud made the remarks on Wednesday while witnessing the continuation of compensation payments to Project Affected Persons (PAPs) under the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project in Zaria. He said the compensation exercise demonstrated the commitment of the administration of Governor Uba Sani to protecting communities, improving livelihoods and providing climate-resilient infrastructure across the state. According to him, the compensation covers not only land and structures affected by the project but also economic trees and crops affected by the intervention. He conveyed the appreciation of the people of Zaria to Governor Uba Sani for ensuring that affected persons were a...

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Tsohon kyaftin ɗin Super Eagles ta Najeriya, William Troost-Ekong, ya karɓi addinin Musulunci bayan ya karanta Kalmar Shahada a birnin Doha na Qatar. Jaridar Al-Arab ta Qatar ce ta rawaito cewa ɗan wasan ya bayyana musuluntarsa ne bayan ya furta kalmomin Shahada guda biyu. Wani bidiyo da ke nuna Troost-Ekong yana karanta Shahada ya bazu a kafafen sada zumunta, yayin da malamin Musulunci, Dr Muhammad Salah, ya wallafa bidiyon a Facebook, yana mai bayyana cewa ɗan wasan ya musulunta. Troost-Ekong mai shekara 33 a yanzu yana taka leda a ƙungiyar Al-Ahli ta Qatar, wadda ya koma a watan Janairun 2026 daga Al-Kholood ta Saudiyya. Ya buga wasanni sama da 70 da tawagar Najeriya, kuma ya kasance cikin tawagar da ta kai wasan ƙarshe na gasar AFCON 2023 a Côte d’Ivoire, inda aka ba shi kyautar gwarzon ɗan wasa na gasar.

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Hukumar Yaƙi da Cin Hanci da Rashawa ta Nijeriya (EFCC) ta ce ta fara faɗaɗa ayyukanta zuwa ƙananan hukumomi domin sa ido kan yadda ake tafiyar da kuɗaɗen al’umma, musamman ganin yadda ƙananan hukumomin ke ƙara samun kuɗaɗe daga Gwamnatin Tarayya. Shugaban EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, ne ya bayyana hakan ranar Talata a Abuja, yayin taron farko na shekara-shekara na shugabannin ƙananan hukumomi da majalisun sarakunan gargajiya. A cewar Olukoyede, hukumar za ta ƙara mayar da hankali kan yadda ake amfani da kuɗaɗen ƙananan hukumomi domin tabbatar da cewa an kashe su bisa ƙa’ida kuma domin amfanin al’umma. Jaridar Daily Nigerian ce ta ruwaito.

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Shahararren ɗan wasan Faransa da Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé, ya bayyana cewa ya kusa komawa kungiyar Liverpool a shekarar 2016, amma daga bisani ya ƙi amincewa da tayin. Mbappé ya bayyana hakan ne a wata hira da The Athletic, inda ya ce Liverpool ta yi ƙoƙarin ɗaukar sa ne lokacin da yake taka leda a Monaco. Ya ce mahaifiyarsa ta kasance mai sha’awar tsohon kocin Liverpool, Jürgen Klopp, kuma tana son ya koma ƙungiyar. Sai dai ya ce ya zaɓi ya ci gaba da zama a Faransa saboda yana son taka leda a garinsu na Paris, kuma bai shirya barin ƙasarsa ba a lokacin. Ya bayyana cewa mahaifiyarsa har ta je Liverpool domin ganin birnin da filin wasa na Anfield, inda ta kuma gana da wasu jami’an ƙungiyar. A cewar Mbappé, mahaifiyarsa ta ji daɗin ƙungiyar sosai, inda ta yi imanin cewa Liverpool ƙungiya ce mai kyakkyawar alaƙa da magoya bayanta. Ya kuma bayyana cewa ya gana da Jürgen Klopp a lokacin da Liverpool ke ƙoƙarin shawo kansa ya koma ƙungiyar. Sai ...

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Jaridar Daily Trust ta rawaito cewa, ya yi wannan gargadin ne a ranar Laraba yayin bude taron masu ruwa da tsaki na majalisar addinai ta Najeriya (NIREC) a Abuja. Sarkin ya ce bai kamata a yi amfani da kudaden rashawa wajen gudanar da ayyukan ibada ba, yana mai kira ga shugabannin addinai da su hada kai da hukumomin yaki da cin hanci wajen dakile rashawa. Ya kuma bukaci EFCC ta hukunta duk wanda aka samu da hannu wajen cin hanci ba tare da la’akari da addininsa ko matsayinsa na siyasa ba. Sarkin ya kuma gargadi malamai da su guji kalaman da za su haddasa rarrabuwar kawuna, musamman a lokacin zabuka, inda ya bukace su da su rika yi wa shugabannin kasa addu’a. A nasa bangaren, Shugaban kwamitin shawara kan yaki da cin hanci tsakanin Addinai, Farfesa Adedibu Ojerinde, ya ce an samar da littattafan yaki da rashawa domin taimakawa malamai wajen isar da sakonnin yaki da cin hanci a masallatai da coci-coci.

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi Danbakano Gwamnan Jihar Gombe, Inuwa Yahaya, ya amince da nadin sabbin Kwamishinoni guda uku, da Masu Ba da Shawara na Musamman biyu, da kuma Manyan Mataimaka na Musamman hudu. Sakataren Gwamnatin Jihar, Farfesa Ibrahim Njodi, ne ya bayyana hakan a cikin wata sanarwa da ya fitar ranar Talata. Ya ce gwamnan ya tura sunayen kwamishinonin da aka zaba zuwa Majalisar Dokokin Jihar Gombe domin tantancewa da amincewa. Kwamishinonin da aka nada sun hada da Dr Ahmed Wali Doho, Nasiru Adamu Degri da Dr Muhammad A. Bello. Haka kuma, gwamnan ya nada Abdulmalik Jibrin da Mohammed Nuhu a matsayin Masu Ba da Shawara na Musamman. Sauran wadanda aka nada su ne Jibrin M. Ali, Sadiq Abubakar, wanda aka fi sani da BB Kumo, John Launa da Danlami Sanda, a matsayin Manyan Mataimaka na Musamman kan harkokin siyasa da hulda da al’umma. Sanarwar ta ce nadin ya fara aiki nan take, sai dai nadin kwamishinonin uku na jiran amincewar Majalisar Dokokin jihar. Gwamnatin jihar ta ce n...

By Abdulhakeem Sunusi NCS made this known in a statement by its Spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr Maiwada said shortlisted candidates have completed documentation, physical fitness assessments and medical screenings at the Training and Doctrine Command, TRADOC, Gwagwalada, Abuja.

By Abubakar Sadiq Mohd, Zaria The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Northwest Zone, has called for deliberate measures to position more women for top leadership positions in universities, including as registrars, bursars and vice chancellors. The association said women were already making significant contributions to university administration but remained underrepresented in strategic positions where major institutional policies and decisions were made. Hajiya Hauwa Danbatta, North West, Zonal Women Coordinator of SSANU,  stated at a two-day 2026 Zonal Women Conference of the association held at ABU Zaria. The conference, with the theme, “From Support to Strategy: Elevating Women in University Governance,” was designed to encourage women to move beyond traditional support roles and prepare themselves for greater participation in university governance. Danbatta said socio-religious norms and values in the Northwest had continued to restrict the active partic...

The Centre for Girls Education (CGE), with support from the OASIS Initiative, has successfully trained and graduated 120 out-of-school girls under a vocational skills acquisition programme implemented in collaboration with the Division of Agricultural Colleges (DAC), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. The graduands received their certificates on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, during a graduation ceremony held at the Samaru College of Agriculture, ABU. The training, which produced the first cohort, was designed to provide young girls with practical skills for economic empowerment, self-reliance and improved livelihoods. The participants received training in horticulture, goat production, beekeeping, and home and rural economics. The OASIS Initiative supported CGE in the successful implementation of the programme, which seeks to equip young girls with relevant vocational skills and create opportunities for them to become economically independent and contribute to their fam...

Zaria — The National President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Dist. Comr. Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, GCNS, has commended the Rector of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Engr. Dr. Muhammad Kabir Abdullahi, for his student-friendly leadership and commitment to improving academic standards and students’ welfare. Afeez stated this yesterday when he led the national leadership of NANS on a courtesy visit to the Rector and Management Team of the Polytechnic in Zaria. The NANS president described the Rector’s leadership as focused on creating a conducive academic environment, promoting students’ welfare and supporting initiatives capable of improving the quality of education at the institution. He particularly commended Dr. Abdullahi for what he described as remarkable achievements recorded by the Polytechnic under his leadership, noting that the institution’s progress reflects the management’s commitment to academic excellence and the development of studen...

BY SANI ALIYU, Zaria Women Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE) in partnership with Women's Earth Alliance (WEA) has organized a 4 days training for 30 Women in Lere Local Government on intergenerational farming. The training which began an Tuesday 8 - Friday 11 September 2026 was held at Lere Local Government area of Kaduna State  Speaking on the aim of the training, the WISE Founder/Nigeria Program Lead of WEA Olanike Olugboji Daramola said, the WEA-WISE is an intervention to build and equip women, young females, and girls to regenerative agricultural accelerator. According to her, training will promotes organic farming practices among women farmers also it will enhances food system and security. Daramola added, it will boost carbon sequestration preservation and it will also facilitates access to capital, market and smart technologies. She said, with this training women can understand the benefit of applying organic fertilizer in their farms which w...

The Joint Unions of Tertiary Institutions of Kaduna State (JUTIKS) has called on the state government to fulfil its promise to implement the outstanding 30 per cent of the CONPCASS/CONTEDISS salary structure for staff of tertiary institutions in the state. The union made the demand in a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting held on Tuesday at Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria. JUTIKS comprises unions from Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria; Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya; Kaduna State College of Nursing Sciences; and Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences and Technology, Makarfi. The union commended Governor Uba Sani for implementing 70 per cent of the CONPCASS/CONTEDISS structure in October 2025, saying the development had improved the welfare of staff in the state’s tertiary institutions. However, it urged the governor to fulfil his promise to implement the remaining 30 per cent, which he had pledged to complete in the first quarter of 2026. The union also...

From Sadiq Mohd, Zaria The Federal University of Education (FUE), Zaria, has recorded significant developments in infrastructure, staff welfare, academic expansion and institutional transformation within the first year of the administration of its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Yahaya Isa Bunkure. The achievements, covering the period from September 3, 2025 to September 3, 2026, include the completion and rehabilitation of key university buildings, expansion of renewable energy infrastructure, strengthening of security and information and communication technology (ICT), improved staff welfare and the successful transition from a college to a full-fledged university. According to the Secretary/Chief of Staff to the Vice Chancellor, Sani Ibrahim Wambai, the administration has prioritised infrastructure development as part of its efforts to create a conducive environment for teaching, learning, research and administration. Among the major projects completed or rehabilitated are an 18-office block...