The Sokoto State Government has concluded plans to build a new world-class hospital to replace the over 100-year-old Specialist Hospital in Sokoto as part of its overall plan to modernize its healthcare delivery. This flagship project is in addition to the ongoing rehabilitation of primary healthcare facilities and general hospitals…
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In a bold move to tackle the acute shortage of medical personnel in rural areas, the Sokoto State Government has introduced a mandatory two-year rural service for all medical professionals it sponsors. The initiative, being spearheaded by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Faruk Umar Abubakar, is aimed at correcting long-standing…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja The Federal Ministry of Education has frowned at what it described as a sponsored smear campaign at the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Aisha Garba. A statement by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, said recent media reports accusing Garba of administrative misconduct…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, on Monday, 4th August 2025, received the Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), H.E. Dr. Waleed Al-Bahar, in Abuja, for a high-level bilateral meeting focused on deepening development cooperation between Nigeria and Kuwait.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Chief Financial Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPCL), Dapo Segun, have been dragged before a Federal High Court in Abuja by human right lawyers seeking the immediate sack, investigation and prosecution of the NNPCL chief Financial officer for his alleged…
The Sokoto State health sector is witnessing an unprecedented revival under Governor Ahmad Aliyu, who inherited a “sector that was in the Intensive Care Unit” but that has rapidly been repositioned for service delivery and efficiency, says the state’s Commissioner of Health, Dr. Faruk Umar Abubakar. Dr. Abubakar, a veteran…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has expressed optimism that Nigeria will overcome its current challenges. He made this assertion while receiving members of the Fiditi Progressive Union Abuja branch at the NCPC Corporate headquarters in Abuja. Bishop Adegbite…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja Corps Members have been warned not to expose themselves to danger during their service year. The Director General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, stated this today while addressing the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream I Corps Members at Niger State Orientation Camp,…
… Reaffirms Commitment To ECOWAS Protocols As He Receives Nigeria’s Special Envoy Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja President John Mahama of Ghana has said that there is no place for xenophobia in his country. He also vowed his commitment to the the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Protocols especially…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has pledged his full support to every effort that will bring Nigeria together. He made this assertion while receiving the Executive members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Abuja and…