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  By Lawal Gwanda   Over 250 people associated with drugs abuse have been arrested in Katsina State from January to date this year by the NDLEA Similarly, 930 people ranging from 15 to 63 years were arrested in 2023, while 567 Kg of assorted drugs had been intercepted by …

By; Imrana Abdullahi Governor Dauda Lawal has announced that his government will begin paying the minimum wage starting next month. The governor announced this on Wednesday during a meeting with the leadership of the Zamfara State chapter of the Labour Union. In a statement Signed by the spokesperson for the …

By; Imrana Abdullahi Governor Dauda Lawal has flagged off the distribution of tonnes of assorted commodities to vulnerable households in Zamfara. The flag-off ceremony was held on Monday at the Zamfara State Commissioner for the Humanitarian Affairs office in Gusau, the state capital. A statement by the Zamfara Governor’s spokesperson, …

World leaders have begun sending condolence messages following the death of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi. Nigerian Christian clergies also joined global leaders in sending condolences to the people of Iran and Muslims worldwide over the shocking death of President Raisi in a helicopter crash. In his message of condolence to …

Dangote Cement has been honoured with the top prize at the inaugural Corporate Reporting Award, jointly organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and NGX Regulation Limited. The leading cement manufacturer received the Platinum award for excelling across all three reporting categories, showcasing exemplary reporting practices that …

  Four former Zamfara State governors, including Senator Ahmed Sani Yarima, Alhaji Mamuda Aliyu Shinkafi, Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar and the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle today held a closed door meeting to discuss ways to improve the security situation of the state, which has continued …

Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority(KASUPDA) has served a 7 days demand notices on charges to property owners for the land use violations in Kaduna Metropolis. This was contained in a statement issued to the press by KASUPDA’s Head of Public Affairs Unit, Nuhu Garba Dan’ayamaka. The statement stressed …

  By JAMES SWAM     Following Governor Uba Sani’s explosive revelation in March regarding the actual debt profile of Kaduna state and its impact on development, revenue-generating agencies in the state have been making efforts to compel defaulting organisations to remit tax owed to the state. These efforts, championed …

President of the Pan-African Conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote has called for increased investments in the African continent to foster its rapid growth and development. Speaking at the largest gathering of private sector leaders in Africa, the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, Dangote emphasized that recent trends …

The Senate, on Thursday, passed the North West Development Commission (NWDC) bill to address the challenges facing the seven states in the geopolitical zone. In a statement Signed by Ismail Mudashir Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity and made available to news men …