COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE ONE DAY PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON VALIDATING THE CIVIL SOCIETY DRAFT POSITION PAPER TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE TRANSITION COMMITTEE.
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE ONE DAY PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON VALIDATING THE CIVIL SOCIETY DRAFT POSITION PAPER TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE TRANSITION COMMITTEE. PREAMBLE On the 8th April, 2023, towards developing a position paper to be submitted to Kaduna State transition committee, the Partnership for Issue–Based Campaign in Nigeria (PICaN) on behalf […]
Ogun NSCDC Boss Commiserates With Late Prince Ajibola’s Family
The State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ogun State Command, Commandant David Idowu Ojelabi fspsp, mni, on behalf of the Commandant General, Ahmed Abubakar Audi PhD, mni, OFR, the management and staff, Ogun NSCDC and the officers and men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ogun State Command, commiserate with His […]
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Good Day! Below is a Summary of News Stories Across Nigeria and Abroad: 1. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced a new date for the commencement of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations. The board disclosed this in a statement signed by its Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in […]
OPINION: Kaduna N8.4b Supplementary Budget… Need for effective participatory budgeting and effective implementation.
On the 29th of December, 2022, the Executive Governor of Kaduna State signed a budget of N376.5 billion for the fiscal year 2023. Barely after three months into the fiscal year, a bill for a Law to provide for the Supplementary Appropriation of Funds for the Government of Kaduna State in the Sum of N8.4 […]
OPINION: SUSTAIN How Sustainable?… Kaduna Gov Elect’s Blueprint In Focus
The blueprint of the Governor-elect is tagged SUSTAIN, which infers continuity. Therefore, it is surprising that out of a transition committee membership of 65, there are no recognizable civil society representatives that have been instrumental to the implementation and delivery of the reforms of the incumbent as well as program for result (P4R) disbursement linked […]
STEPS TO TAKE IN ENGAGING THE JUST APPROVED KADUNA STATE 23 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS (LGAs) 2023 BUDGETS
STEPS TO TAKE IN ENGAGING THE JUST APPROVED KADUNA STATE 23 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS (LGAs) 2023 BUDGETS The Kaduna State House of Assembly recently passed a bill for a Law to appropriate the sum of N85,491,289,583.38 for the 23 Local Government Councils in Kaduna State for the 2023 fiscal year. It is important to note […]
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Good Day! Below is a Summary of News Stories Across Nigeria and Abroad: 1. A few months after the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owaluwa Street, Owo, Ondo State, was attacked by terrorists, it is set to reopen for worship on Easter Sunday. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ondo, Most Revd. Jude Arogundade […]
The Youth Who Has To Keep On Hiding
By RUEBEN Buhari 3rd October 2021, around 10 am, Pius (not real name), a 25-year-old, married man, was standing outside his Church in (name withheld) his village in Chikun LGA area of Kaduna state when dozens of bandits riding on motorcycles invaded it. They surrounded the church, walked inside, selected five people they wanted, and […]
Social Protection: OGP lauds Kaduna Gov’t over Social Security Bill for Sustainability
The Open Government Partnership’s (OGP) Technical Working Group (TWG) on Strengthening Social Protection Systems in Kaduna State has commended the government for the efforts to provide a legal framework for its social protection programmes.
Nigerian, Indian arrested in India for defrauding women on dating app
A Nigerian, alongside three Indians, has been arrested in India for allegedly scaming several Indian women on matrimonial applications, the Indian police said on Thursday. The investigators said the suspects posed as doctors, engineers and information technology professionals to connect with women on several matrimonial apps and took money from them on the pretext of […]