Bauchi State
25 Feb
The Bauchi state government says it has reviewed safe pace modules to enhance access to quality education for women and girls. Mrs. Sabuwa Tahir, the Component Lead, Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Bauchi. She said the exercise…
22 Feb
The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, has vowed to ensure the passage and implementation of the State Equity Bill, saying that any state that excludes citizens from governance, education, economic activities, and others stifles its development. Suleiman said this while making his speech in Lagos on Friday during the Diversity,…
19 Feb
The Bauchi State Government has taken measures to combat the menace of flooding in the state ahead of the forthcoming rainy season. The State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajiya Hajara Wanka, said this on Wednesday, at a stakeholders’ engagement meeting on flood disaster sustainable management strategy. The meeting was themed, ‘Building Resilience…
18 Feb
The Bauchi State government has expressed surprise over data showing that the child poverty rate in the state is alarming, with eight out of 10 children being multidimensionally poor. Reacting to revelations about the N1 billion spent over two years in Bauchi, during a two-day dialogue on advocacy and sensitization organised for members of the…
16 Feb
The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has listed the construction of the Zungur/Bagel Dam as a key project designed to serve the Bauchi local government with water and generate power for about seven local councils in the state. Dogara, who spoke during the commissioning of a 2.5km road project awarded by…
11 Feb
The Bauchi Commissioner for Information and Communications, Usman Shehu, has urged media practitioners to combat fake news through
8 Feb
No fewer than 200 women have benefitted from a training in fish farming organised by the Bauchi State Agricultural Development Programme (BSADP). BSADP organised the training in collaboration with the Women in Trade and Agriculture Cooperative Society. The Programme Manager of BSADP, Mr Ya’u Muhammad, gave the figure at the training on Saturday in Bauchi.…
6 Feb
Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board, stated that the suspension of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) activities has impacted the distribution of family planning commodities. He explained that this suspension has led to challenges in ensuring a steady supply of family planning commodities to…
5 Feb
The Bauchi State Police Command says it neutralised two bandits and recovered an AK-49 rifle following a successful operation in the state. The operation was carried out by the Alkaleri Divisional Police Headquarters in collaboration with Special Hunters. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement issued on Wednesday, explained…
28 Jan
Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has alleged that the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, knelt before FCT minister Nyesom Wike in 2018 to receive funds to sponsor his governorship campaign. Dogara revealed that the former Rivers Governor, Wike, mandated a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Osi Orbih to deliver…
23 Jan
Bauchi sets up structure for data-driven governance Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi The Bauchi State government has inaugurated a 40-member consultative committee to foster data-driven and well-informed government policies. The Secretary to the State Government, Aminu Hammayo, on Thursday while speaking during the inauguration, explained that the committee, under the State Bureau of Statistics, would…
13 Jan
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has flagged off the 2025 livestock vaccination campaign, targeting over two million different types of animals across the state. Mohammed, who spoke during the event in Itas on Monday, said that the state is among the highest producers of livestock, with 75 per cent of farmers engaging in rearing different…
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The Senate said on Sunday that it won't investigate allegation of sexual harassment made against its president, Godswill Akpabio, by the Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Spokesman to the Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, who disclosed this in an interview with journalists Sunday evening, said there is no petition before the Senate regarding sexual harassment and as…
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Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a fake soldier and armed robbers operating between the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and Nasarawa State. This was revealed by the command's spokesperson, SP Ranham Nansel, in a press statement made available to The Guardian on Sunday in Lafia, the state capital. According to the statement, Police operatives…
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A psychotic Nigerian armed robber and crack cocaine dealer has been permitted to stay in the United Kingdom (UK) because he believes he is ‘possessed.’ According to UK news website, The Telegraph, the Nigerian, who believes he is ‘suffering from demonic forces,’ can stay in the UK on human rights grounds, the judge ruled. "A…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGA) to immediately assume control of the administration of all 23 local government areas in the state. This directive follows the Supreme Court judgment mandating the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withhold the state’s allocations. In a statewide broadcast on Sunday,…
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The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed all staff and legislative aides to work remotely from home indefinitely to prevent potential violence arising from the ongoing leadership crisis. The directive, issued by Acting Clerk Mr. Babatunde Ottun Abubakar in a memo addressed to all staff, was aimed at ensuring their safety and preventing a…
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Nigerian women have commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the recommendation of the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, to appoint Ms. Folashade Adekaiyaoja as the first-ever Deputy Director General of the Service. In an unprecedented move, President Tinubu, in January, approved Ms. Adekaiyaoja's appointment as Deputy Director…
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Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in a major breakthrough in the fight against oil theft have arrested 16 suspected oil thieves and confiscated over 24,000 litres of stolen products in a series of operations conducted from February 24 to March 2, 2025. The operations, which were carried out in collaboration with other agencies, resulted…
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The Ogoni Dialogue Committee has urged communities in Ogoniland to be vocal and active in the oil resumption processes, assuring them that their concerns will be articulated and presented as a unified demand from the Ogoni people to the Federal Government. Co-Chairman of the Committee, Archbishop Ignatius Kattey (Rtd), gave the charge during a meeting…
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Eddie Howe will consider appealing against Anthony Gordon's red card in Newcastle's FA Cup defeat against Brighton as he tries to stop the England forward missing the League Cup final. Gordon was dismissed for violent conduct seven minutes from the end of normal time in Sunday's 2-1 loss at St James' Park after shoving Jan…