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…
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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…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Nigerian Government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, has announced a 50 per cent increase in scholarship grants to Nigerian students across all tertiary levels. The Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, who announced this in a statement said the development was aimed at easing the…
Chidimma Uchegbu- Abuja The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has called on the diplomatic community to support Nigeria’s private sector in its bid to drive economic transformation. The National President of NACCIMA, Dr. Jani Ibrahim made the call in his keynote address at the…
By Emmanuel Ado “Lack of Statistics is to hide inconvenient facts” -Albert Bertilsson Once Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto concluded that one of the main reasons why annual budgets — at all levels of government — often fail to achieve their desired objectives, and why there is a litany of abandoned…
Governor Ahmed Aliyu has inspected the ongoing construction of 100 housing units for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Illela Local Government Area, a project jointly funded by the Sokoto State Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). During the inspection, the governor expressed satisfaction with the quality of work…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining robust relations with the Republic of Ghana including at citizen-to-citizen level. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu made this known during her ongoing two-day visit to the West African country. The Minister is in Ghana to…