North West
14 Dec
Kaduna State has emerged as the best performing state in Primary Health Care (PHC) in the North-West, highlighting Governor Uba Sani’s unwavering commitment to transforming the health sector. This is contained in a statement by Mr Ibrahim Musa, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Uba Sani, on Saturday in Kaduna. He said the Deputy Governor, Dr…
21 Nov
The Federal Government has pledged its commitment to rehabilitate the Kano River irrigation project in the North-West geopolitical zone for improved food production. Dr Aishetu Ndayako, Permanent Secretary, Ecological Project Office, (EPO) said this was part of government’s Renewed Hope Agenda on Thursday in Abuja when she received a delegation from Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development…
4 Oct
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that wanted terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, is in a state of panic following the renewed military onslaught on terrorists in the North West. READ ALSO:Chief of Defence Staff alive, DHQ clarifies Musa said this in an interview with the News…
28 Sep
A former governorship candidate in Zamfara and ex-Special Adviser to former governor Bello Matawalle, Sani Shinkafi, on Saturday backed the Defense Headquarters' investigation into the sponsorship of banditry in Nigeria's North West geopolitical zone. It is said that the initiative is deemed essential for achieving sustainable peace and security in the region, which has been…
24 May 2024
Sir: Insecurity has greatly affected the image of the country both domestically and internationally, especially in the area of efforts to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Last year, Nigeria was rated 144th position in the 2023 safest countries in the world ranking. The yearly Global Peace Index ranks 163 independent states and territories according to…
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