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Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, has urged all security agencies to maintain the existing peace in the state, saying government will support security personnel. Governor Buni disclosed this yesterday during a security council meeting at the Government House, Damaturu. According to him, the review would strengthen Yobe’s security strategies, assess emerging challenges and reinforce […]

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has begun a five-day workshop to train Jigawa State education managers on reviewing the State Educational Strategic Operational Plan (SESOP), for enhanced teaching and learning effectiveness across the state. Participants in the training and planning review include local education secretaries, gender desk officers and directors from the […]

The Kano State government has filed a 10-count criminal charge against former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, former executive secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello and five others over the alleged diversion of N4.49 billion belonging to the state. The suit, marked KN/252/2025, was lodged before the Kano State High Court, accusing the defendants […]

The Katsina State government is to build 123 schools, renovate 68 and expand 69 others to address critical infrastructure gaps in the education sector in the state. The commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Zainab Musa Musawa, disclosed this on Friday while defending her ministry’s 2026 budget proposal before the commissioner for Budget and Economic […]

Following the success of the Bauchi Investment Summit 1.0 held last week in Bauchi, Governor Bala Mohammed, has met with Ambassadors and key investors in Abuja to build on the momentum and chart the next course of action. The meeting focused on reviewing the outcomes of the summit, outlining strategic follow-up actions, and exploring new […]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has condemned the Nigerian Police Force for using force to flout urban development regulations, leading to the demolition of its own multi-million naira estate in Gudu district of the territory. LEADERSHIP had reported that the FCTA on Thursday demolished a nearly-completed mini-estate in Dutse district because […]

A total of 877 students and undergraduates have been awarded scholarships by the Bayo and Bunmi Babalola Foundation (BBBF) in Kwara State. The co-founder of BBBF, Engr. Sunday Babalola, gave out the scholarships to the beneficiaries during the 10th edition of the scheme  in Omu-Aran, Irepodun local government area of the state . Babalola said […]

New Indian High Commissioner- Designate to Nigeria, Amb Abhishek Singh, has donated over 2,000 gift packs to the students of Government Girls Secondary School, Dutse in the Federal Capital Territory to mark the United Nations International Day of the Girl Child. The event, which was the first for the Indian envoy since he arrived Nigeria, […]

United States Envoy to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has cautioned against framing terrorist attacks in the country along religious lines, saying victims of insurgency and violence cut across faiths, tribes and regions, and there are more Muslim victims. Speaking to journalists in Abuja, the envoy described any loss of life as “absolutely unfortunate,” stressing that terrorism […]