Average price of kerosene increases slightly in March — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased to N361.29 in March from […]
Katsina
Residents express concern over high cost of cement, blame manufacturers
Some residents of Kano and Katsina States have blamed cement manufacturers over the prevailing scarcity and high cost of cement nationwide. Some of the residents […]
Dry season farming: Katsina govt to spend N1.8bn on Sulma dam expansion
The Katsina Government is to spend N1.8 billion on the expansion and modification of the Sulma Earth Dam in Kafur Local Government, as part of […]
Katsina state, Institute, collaborate to boost irrigated cotton production –Special Adviser
The Katsina State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KTARDA) and the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, have urged farmers to embrace […]
COVID-19: Abia, Taraba, have lowest vaccinated population in Nigeria– NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says the states of Abia and Taraba have the lowest number of vaccinated people so far in […]
COVID-19: Nigeria gets $15m grant for safe school reopening
The Federal Ministry of Education says Nigeria has received 15 million dollars response grant from the Global Partnership on Education (GPE) for COVID-19 safe school […]
Emir lauds political stalwart for mobilising compatriots on unity
The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Usman, has lauded a political activist, Dr Orefo Nnamdi Onochie, for being at the forefront of mobilising Nigerians to […]
Bandits kill 1, injure 9 at Abaji Market in Benue – Police
The Benue Police Command has announced that bandits, disguised as buyers, killed one and injured nine persons at Abaji Market, in Katsina-ala LG area of […]
Association commiserates with Katsina, Zamfara, traders over fire disaster
The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has commiserated with traders in Zamfara and Katsina states over the fire disasters that ravaged their markets. The […]
KEDCO targets 24,000 customers monthly for metering
The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) says it targets 24, 000 households for metering monthly. KEDCO’s franchise area includes: Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States. Mr […]
ASUP threatens strike over unresolved issues with FG, states
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has threatened to embark on strike from April 6, over what it described as “unresolved issues with the […]
Rape: Katsina Assembly investigates petition against 2 ‘Customs officers’
The Katsina State House of Assembly has commenced investigation into a petition against two Customs service personnel, who were alleged to have sexually assaulted and […]
Reps set up special commitee to address insecurity
The House of Representatives has set up a special committee to come up with solutions to insecurity in the country. The Speaker of the house, […]
Inland Dry Ports: Bello warns against past mistakes
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has urged the nation to avoid the mistakes of non-linkage of the nation’s seaports to rail and bad access roads […]
CBN Facilitates Release of 50,000 MT of Maize, Drops Price of commodity
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made good its word, as it has released 50,000 metric tonnes of Maize into the Nigerian market. […]
Senate seeks amendment to University Teaching Hospitals Act 1985
The Senate is seeking to amend the University Teaching Hospitals (Reconstitution of Boards, etc) Act No..10 1985, so as to include the Federal University Lafia, […]
Nigeria failed Kagara and Jangebe schoolchildren? By Fredrick Nwabufo
I see the vapid and tepid response of the Buhari administration to the slew of juvenile abductions as the prodrome of elite bias. Yes, the […]
Zamfara: ‘Treat abductions of students as a breach of UN Charter’ -SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the UN Security Council and its members urging them to “urgently hold […]
Security: Northern Governors, NSA, IGP meet in Kaduna
Governors of the 19 Nothern States and traditional rulers of the region are meeting in Kaduna over security challenges bedeviling the region. The News […]
PDP reconciliation committee meets ex-governors, deputies
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation and Strategy Committee has held closed door meeting with former governors and their deputies elected under its platform. […]
Court remands man in correctional centre for allegedly trafficking 12 girls to Libya
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Friday ordered that a 44-year-old man, Mohammed Usman, who allegedly trafficked 12 girls to Libya, be […]
Man bags 66 months imprisonment for human trafficking
The Federal High Court sitting in Katsina has sentenced one Muyeedeen Jamilu, 42, to five and a half years’ imprisonment for trafficking in persons. […]
Zobo tea production business, By Agbaji Chinedu
In Nigeria, agriculture remains the largest sector of the economy. Hibiscus flowers (Zobo) are multi colored and varied and an annual herb cultivated for its […]
Police kill 3 suspected bandits, recover 2 rifles in Katsina State
The Police Command in Katsina State said its personnel have killed three suspected bandits attacking villages in Danmusa Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police, Mr […]
Buhari returns to Abuja after 4-day official visit to Daura, Katsina State
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday returned to Abuja after four-day official visit to Daura, his hometown in Katsina State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]