REVIEW OF THE REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON PMS PRICING

By Dr. Izielen Agbon INTRODUCTIONThe report of the Technical Committee on PMS Pricing is the result of the current meetingsbetween the Federal Government and the organized Labour Unions. The report focused on thePPRA PMS price Template as the basis for the determination of the price of PMS in the NigerianPMS market. Recommendations aimed at encouraging […]

Kebbi first lady announces N5m education endowment for Sokoto varsity

…as Emir Nuhu Sanusi, BUA CEO, Shinkafi bag honorary degrees By Ado Hassan, Sokoto WIFE of Kebi state Governor , Hajiya Dr. Zainab Bagudu Shinkafi has announced an education endowment foundation chair of N5 million for the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies of the Sokoto state University. Dr. Shinkafi disclosed Saturday shortly after receiving […]

Kaduna School Kidnapping: Abductors Releases Video (Watch Video)

… Students pleads with government to pay abductors Abducted students of Afaka College of Mechanized Agriculture Mando Kaduna are pleading with the government to give the abductors whatever the want. The plea was part of the content of a video released by the abductors on Saturday. The two part video showed the students being beaten […]

Nigeria’s future, unity lies with leaders – Osinbajo

By Ado Hassan, Sokoto VICE President Yemi Osinbajo has said that it is the fundamental task of leaders to bring the country to terms for its unity. ” We have to embrace tolerance, open mindedness, show commitment to building a prosperous Nigeria for ourselves and future generations. The future of our nation is wide and […]

Kaduna State social protection policy responsive to women needs – CODE

By Philip Yatai A Non-Governmental Organisation, Connected Development (CODE) on Friday, commended the Kaduna State Government for developing a Social Protection Policy that responded to the plight of women and vulnerable households in the state. CODE’s Senior Programme Manager, Mrs Lucy Abagi gave the commendation in Kaduna, when she led some officials of the organisation […]

KADUNA UPDATE: Cooperation and Consensus vital to securing our people

Remarks by Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, at the presentation of the state’s 2020 Annual Security Report, held in Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, on Wednesday, 10th March 2021 I welcome the presentation of the 2020 report of security incidents in Kaduna State. It is sobering reading because it is a factual account […]

AREWA IS ASLEEP!!!

While we sleep in the North, our herdsmen transverse the country endlessly, our able-bodied youths go out to the South for menial trade and the South consolidates it’s economy thus: The Largest Ranch in Africa is being built in Ekiti. The largest cotton farm in West Africa is coming up in Iseyin, Oyo State. A […]

On Early Marriage and the International Women’s Day

By Yushau A. Shuaib In preparation for the 2021 edition of the International Women’s Day, Hawwah Jiddare, a vocal feminist from Northern Nigeria and Chevening Scholar requested if I could recommend any person to discuss the rampant cases of early marriage in Arewa, Northern Nigeria. I told her that not only in Northern Nigeria but […]