Media practitioners in Nigeria have been urged to set media agenda on salient issues around women’s health in order to bring some of their challenges on the front burner for stakeholders. The Center for Communication and Social Impact CCSI made the call in Kaduna during a one day training organised for Kano based journalists on media advocacy for women’s health with support from the Pathfinder International. Mr. Oluyemi Abodunrin, the CCSI Technical Advisor, Programme, while delivering his lecture on the role of the media in improving women’s health, said journalists need to always explore available data in their reportage. “You…
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The Katsina State chapter of the Children’s Parliament, has called on the state Government to provide all the schools across the state with solar powered boreholes. According to the parliament, the call was to ensure that children in the state have access to potable and safe drinking water. The children made the call on Sunday in Katsina during a plenary at the state’s assembly chamber. The session was part of a 3-day capacity building training organized for the children on policy making process. The plenary was organized by the Save the Children International (SCI), in collaboration with the state government.…
Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has described the trip by three state governors to the United States of America (USA) to attend a lecture at the American Institute for Peace titled “Advancing stability in northern Nigeria” as not only a waste of resources, but also an advancement of shame and embarrassment beyond the country’s frontier. Lamido stated this on his verified Facebook page while also blaming the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the NIA for failing to properly guide the governors in this folly. It will be recalled that three state governors from the North travelled recently to the…
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Media networks have rallied round all faith leaders to join in the inaugural Kaduna Interfaith Dialogue (KID), The upcoming event is organized to hold on May 2, 2024 by, Search for Common Ground Nigeria (SFCGN), in collaboration with other stakeholders dedicated to peace-building in the state. In view of the above, the Kaduna Network of Peace Journalists (NPJ), has launched a widespread media campaign aimed at mobilizing all faith leaders in the state to participate actively in the workshop. This initiative, according to the Network, seeks to promote religious tolerance, peace, harmony and unity in the…
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has alleged that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) administration in Kano State was behind the various protests against him in Abuja. He said in a statement by his special assistant on civil society and support groups, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi, that the state government had been hiring people from the streets, mostly Kwankwasiyya Movement members, some of whom are from the North Central geo-political zone to protest and demand his resignation. “We are privy to credible information that Governor Yusuf is working with some persons from the…
By Abdulmumin Murtala Kano The Federal Government has reaffirmed it’s determination in addressing the environmental challenges bedeviling national development especially in the Northwest region. The Director General of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) Yusuf Maina disclosed this during the opening ceremony of a stakeholders forum for northwest, organized by the agency recently in Kano. Dr Bukar represented by the Director, Resource Mobilization and Partnership Building said the aim of the stakeholders meeting was to enhance synergy that would help in combatting desertification, deforestation and restoration of degraded lands . He noted that the agency has played…
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna In an efforts to mitigate conflicts arising between farmers and herders that lead to loss of lives and property worth millions of Naira in Kaduna state, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) under the auspices of NEEM foundation has sensitized stakeholders in the state on the danger of such crisis. The sensitization exercise which is aimed at amplifying the voices of women and youth on how to make their communities safer, had police, Nigerian Civil Defence Corps (NCDC), religious leaders, traditional rulers in attendance. Other stakeholders at the sensitization exercise include, members of the All Farmers Association…
Ahmad Muhammad An authoritative source from the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah at it’s Embassy in Nigeria has cautioned people planning to perform Hajj against falling victim to fake Hajj campaigns for this year 1445 Hijri / 2024 AD circulating on social media. The source stressed that anyone wishing to perform Hajj must obtain a valid Hajj visa issued by Saudi Arabian authorities in coordination with Hajj offices in their countries or via the “Nusuk Hajj” platform for nations without such offices. The source said that the Ministry is closely monitoring advertisements and campaigns from fake social media accounts…
Kano State Government has disclosed that it spends approximately N1.2 billion monthly, equivalent to N14.5 billion annually, to provide potable water in Kano metropolis. The state’s Commissioner for Water Resources, Ali Makoda made the revelation while speaking with journalists in Kano on Wednesday, explaining that the cost includes monthly expenditure of N400 million for diesel, N387 million for chemicals, and N280 million for electricity bills, alongside other additional costs. “There are also other costs. We are fixing the prevailing water scarcity in the state capital and its environs. In a couple of days, the problem will be over,” Makoda said.…
A former Presidential Aspirant under Labour Party and the leader of Rescue Movement for Nigeria, Comrade Faduri Oluwadare Joseph popularly called Fadojoe has asserted that Nigerians have high expectations in Labour Party is the third force, hence the party cannot afford to dash the high hope of Nigerians. This he disclosed during a live interview on ‘Inside Politics’ program on SilverBird Television, anchored by Chris Kehinde Nwadu on Friday, April 19, 2024. Affirming that he doesn’t belong to any faction in Labour Party. But “part of the stakeholders who come together and want to resolve the internal crisis. Right now,…