National Universities Commission (NUC) has recognised the Jigawa State University of Medical and Allied Sciences as Nigeria’s 70th state-owned university and the first private university to be acquired by state government. The recognition also represents the first instance of a state government acquiring an existing private university and converting...
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THE release of the 2026 Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (pSPI) Momentum Index has once again renewed conversations about governance, accountability and development across Nigeria. While the index placed Enugu, Jigawa and Abia among the three most improved states in terms of momentum, it also ranked Edo among states...
A tragic boat accident has thrown Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State into mourning after a passenger boat carrying about 40 people capsized on the Malamawa River, leaving six people dead, 25 others missing and nine rescued. The incident, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, happened while the boat...
Kano/Jigawa Customs Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its crackdown on illicit cross-border cash movement following the interception of 461,600 United States dollars from two inbound passengers at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. The development was contained in a statement signed by the Command’s...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of one of its chieftains in Jigawa State and former member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Abba Anas Adamu, who died after being abducted by bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. This is contained in a condolence...
Several women groups on Thursday in Dutse, capital of Jigawa State, praised the Department of State Services (DSS) for what they described as the impressive handling of the knotty case involving a Jigawa-borm lady, Walida Abdulhadi. The women, in their hundreds, made their position known during a solidary march...
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) on Wednesday said it has commenced an inquiry into allegations that a male operative of the State Security Service (SSS) abducted a minor from Jigawa State, brought her to Abuja, and impregnated her. The controversy centres on Walida Abdulhadi, a young...
A 22-year-old woman, Walida Abdullahi from Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State, has narrated a harrowing account of how she was allegedly abducted, abused and exploited, before finally escaping into freedom. In an exclusive interview with Daily Trust, Walida, who said she left home in 2023 while still...
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives in Edo state on Tuesday 13th January raided the Arokpa forest, Uzebba town, Owan West LGA, leading to the arrest of another drug lord, Isihor Edika, 53, and seizure of 320kg skunk and seeds. The NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in...
Supreme Court on Friday, January 16, 2026 upheld the judgments of the Federal High Court, Kano and that of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division which convicted and respectively held that Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido should forfeit the sum of $40,000 (Forty...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 18 people in a devastating road traffic crash that occurred on Tuesday along the Dutse–Kiyawa Highway, around Dan Masara Quarters in Dutse, Jigawa State. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday...
In Kirikasamma Local Government Area of Jigawa State, a devastating building collapse has resulted in the death of one individual and injuries to seven others, according to local authorities. Information Officer for Kirikasamma Local Government Council, Musa Muhammad, confirmed the tragedy in a statement released in Dutse on Sunday....
A relentless downpour from Saturday night into Sunday morning has left approximately 70 homes in Malam Madori Local Government Area of Jigawa State in ruins, according to local authorities. The devastation was confirmed by Alhaji Musa Muhammad, the council’s Information Officer, in a statement released to journalists in Dutse...
Jigawa Hisbah Board has destroyed 400 cartons of seized alcohol valued at N5.8 million in Kazaure Local Government Area. The operation, led by the Chairman of Kazaure, Alhaji Mansur Dabuwa, aimed to enforce the state’s prohibition on alcohol consumption. The seized alcoholic drinks were confiscated during raids on bars...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has officially inaugurated Mr. Ahmed Mahmud-Gumel, a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, as its new Coordinator in the state. The inauguration ceremony, held in Dutse, saw Mahmud-Gumel taking over the leadership of the party in Jigawa, with a renewed mandate to strengthen the party’s...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi on Wednesday commissioned the Sokoto State subsidized shop at the Gidan Haki, Sokoto North local government within the metropolis. The store tagged “palliative Shop’ (Shagun Sauki Na Ahmadun Alu programme” was designed to ameliorate the suffering of the people...
A coalition meeting involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, and others was disrupted by delegates from Jigawa State. The meeting, which was held at the Abuja Continental Hotel on Sunday, is said to be a coalition meeting for the...
Police Command in Jigawa has successfully averted a potential fuel tanker explosion after a truck carrying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) overturned in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. Its spokesperson, SP Lawan Shiisu,, in a statement on Thursday in Dutse, said there was no death or serious casualty...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The visit focused on strengthening the partnership between Jigawa State and UBEC, with particular emphasis on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi has pardoned 10 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in the state. The NCoS spokesman in the state, CSC Sani Jahun, disclosed this in a statement in Dutse, on Monday. Jahun said the inmates were pardoned by the...