Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Tukur Bala Bodinga, has lauded Governor Ahmad Aliyu for his inclusive approach to governance. The Speaker made the commendation in an interview with journalist in Sokoto while assessing the two year performance of the legislature in the state. Hon. Bodinga…
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Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the sudden demise of Mrs. Zainab Joy Momodu, Acting Head of Mission ( Chargé d’Affaires ad interim) at the Embassy of Nigeria in Guinea-Bissau. She died on Monday, 7th July 2025, at the Military Hospital in Bissau after a…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), alongside heads of tertiary institutions and other key stakeholders, has fixed the minimum admissible scores for the 2024/2025 academic session into Nigeria’s higher institutions at 150. At the 2025 JAMB policy meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja, the stakeholders agreed that…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Nigerian Government has officially fixed the minimum entry age into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions at 16. Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this declaration on Tuesday while speaking at the ongoing Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja, Nigeria. According to him, the…
The Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Tukur Bala Bodinga, has disclosed that the Assembly passed a toral of 25 bills in the last two years. According to him, 22 of the bills have been assented to by Governor Ahmad Aliyu while three are awaiting transmission…
Chidimma Uchegbu- Abuja Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has called on BRICS nations to lead a transformative global agenda that addresses the twin challenges of climate change and health inequity. Speaking on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Nigerian delegation, Amb. Tuggar delivered an…
The Sokoto State House of Assembly is set to pass a vote of confidence on Governor Ahmad Aliyu for his sterling performance in delivering democratic dividends to the citizens of the state since inception of his administration. The Assembly will also ask the State chapter of the All Progressives Congress…
One World! One Nation! One Foreign Policy! Guided by 4Ds Framework! Join the conversation as Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Nigeria (DICAN), is organising Diplomatic/Security International Conference 2025. This year’s theme, “Nigeria’s 4Ds Foreign Policy Strategy Amidst Global Security Challenges: Strategic Misperceptions, and the Age of Disinformation – The Role of…
By Abubakar Dan Ali Governor Ahmad Aliyu leaves no one in doubt about his zeal and proven capacity to modernize all aspects of governance in Sokoto state. He had left no stone unturned as he strives to deliver maximum socio-economic benefits to the majority of the residents. The unveiling, on…
By louis Achi In setting sail as the seventh democratically elected governor of Sokoto State, youthful Dr. Ahmad Aliyu apparently identified across-board infrastructure revamp, education renaissance, strict budgeting and circumspect development planning as ‘weapon-grade’ tools with which to change Sokoto’s development story. With a laser-sharp focus, he simply ‘weaponized’ these…