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Shira local government council in Bauchi State is developing a legal framework prohibiting women and teenage girls from going to farms, citing cultural and safety concerns. Chairman of the council, Babangida Maliya, said this in an interview with our correspondent. He said the measure aimed to protect women, especially girls and mothers, from potential risks […]
The Federal Ministry of Education, has commended Yobe State government for excelling in basic education delivery in the state. This is contained in a special letter of commendation personally signed by the minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa and conveyed to Governor Mai Mala Buni, which was made available to LEADERSHIP in Damaturu. According to […]
Borno State governor Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has promised that the Borno State Teaching Hospital, when completed, will significantly reduce medical tourism among the state’s indigenes and the wider North East region. Governor Zulum made this known during an inspection tour of the ongoing construction of the multi-billion naira facility located along the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road. […]
The Kano State government has warned all public officials against involving themselves in any matter related to public interest without securing a prior approval from government. Spokesperson of the governor, Sanusi Bature, gave the warning during a press briefing following the resignation of the state commissioner for transportation who was involved in the bail of […]
The Catholic Bishop of Kaduna Archdiocese, Most Rev. Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso, yesterday urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to expedite action towards subsidising the cost of fertiliser for farmers following the crash of food prices. Speaking in Kaduna yesterday after Celebrating Mass for National Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA) Kaduna chapter, the Archbishop lamented that the […]
Former Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, has challenged the federal government and governors across the country over the frightening statistics of 12 million malnourished children in the country. Prince Madumere emphasised that these staggering statistics call for urgent and decisive proactive action to reduce the mortality rate and level of stunted growth […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that a survey by the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) shows that rates of early breastfeeding initiation have declined from 42% in 2018 to 36% in 2023. In a presentation by the communication specialist, UNICEF, Enugu Field Office, Dr. Ijeoma Onuoha Ogwe, she said that exclusive […]
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in different locations around the state capital and its outskirts. Disclosing this to journalists in Uyo, yesterday, the senior official of the anti-graft agency, Dele Ojewale, said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday, […]
To cushion the prevailing hardship in the country, popular cleric and founder of Solid Rock Kingdom Church (SRKC) in Akwa Ibom State, Apostle John Okoriko, has admonished Nigerians to dismiss the fear of being killed by hunger and starvation and embrace genuine fasting. Speaking during an on-the-spot, worldwide interview session in Eket, a local government […]
The member representing Ikwo/Ezza South federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Chinedu Ogah has issued a seven-day ultimatum to West African Examination Council (WAEC) to release the results of 192,089 candidates it withheld this year over alleged malpractice. He said if the examination body refuses to release the results after seven days, he […]