OPINION: Kaduna’s Public Investment in Human Capital Development: A Reflection
By YUSUF ISHAKU GOJE The Kaduna state government, in its State Development Plan (SDP, 2016-2020), had envisaged by 2020 all citizens should have access to quality healthcare and education; in addition, become a destination for business investment and food basket for Northern Nigeria. To achieve this, the government had committed on average to generate an […]
Gambari, Wamakko, others on FG delegation in Sokoto, commiserates over fire incident , announces support to reconstruct market
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto A five man Federal Government delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President , Professor Ibrahim Gambari was yesterday in Sokoto to commiserate with the government and people of the state over last week’s Sokoto market fire incident , pledging it readiness to support the reconstruction of the market […]
Sokoto Assembly house leader, Zakari, disburses N2m bursary to 400 students of higher institutions
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto NO fewer than four hundred students of various tertiary institutions in and outside Sokoto State from across the eleven wards of Rabah local government of the state benefitted from N2 million bursaries disbursed on Sunday by Deputy House Leader in the state assembly, Hon. Abdullahi Zakari(APC-Rabah). Each of the benefitting students […]
BREAKING NEWS: Kaduna State is first to go live on E-procurement Portal
This afternoon the Governor of Kaduna State launched live the first subnational e-procurement portal designed to improve transparency in public procurement of the state. Governor Nasir el-Rufai, who thanked partners and all who have worked tirelessly to see that the portal goes live. The Governor has been applauded for making true his commitment for fiscal […]
OPINION: Rumours of war
(Note: I just came across this piece from a platform and had to share. The author was apparently responding to another article) I have read your call for peace. For years the Fulani and the Yorubaland Farmers have had occasional contention over grazing but it was not a threat to Yorubaland Farmers livelihood in terms […]
Larry King Passes On.
Talk show host Larry King, 87, known for his suspenders and his matter-of-fact style during interviews with everyone from surprise caller O.J. Simpson to every sitting president from Gerald Ford to Barack Obama — and Donald Trump many times before he took office — plus scores of celebrities, died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los […]
National Social Protection Policy Review Consultation Meeting 2020 Position Paper
This paper was developed by the National Social Protection Forum. It presents the collective position and inputs of the forum into the ongoing review of the national social protection policy.
Attacks on herders in South-West, grand plan to cripple North – CNG
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has joined the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), to condemn the ongoing attack of the herders’ communities in the South Western part of Nigeria. The CNG, stated that the incident in Oyo state is not an isolated attack, but part of a grand design to destabilize Nigeria and in particular […]
OPINION: If Everyone Becomes A Politician, Then Who Holds The Politician Accountable?
By Yusuf Goje Even though politics and governance seems to be an inseparable twin; a lot will change if we understand the difference. Politics is about the interest of personalities and struggle for power; while governance is about fighting poverty and bringing development to the people. Sadly, rather than talk about the 2021 budget implementation […]
Child Trafficking: Police Urge Public To Identify & Unite Unclaimed Children With Their Families…
CHILD TRAFFICKING KINGPIN NABBED AS GOMBE POLICE COMMAND RETURNS UNCLAIMED CHILDREN TO ANAMBRA It will be recalled that on 22/10/2019 following an intelligence report, Police operatives attached to the Anambra State Police Command arrested three female suspects at Nkpor Market/Tarzan Junction in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State, with three children suspected to have been […]