Benue State is least developed in Northern Nigeria – Governor Alia
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has said the state is the least developed among the 19 states in the northern part of Nigeria. Governor […]
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Borno Govt, NGO hold two day training workshop on violence, injustice, others
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Ministry of Information and Internal Security in collaboration with International Alert have organised a two-day expert meeting […]
10th Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture: Zulum lists 5 steps to address insecurity in the north
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has identified five unique measures as strategic towards addressing the lingering security challenges bedeviling […]
NiMet alerts Northern states on deteriorating visibility
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has alerted the public on the possibility of deterioration in visibility in some northern states as a result of […]
Tinubu’s solution to insecurity, poverty in Northern Nigeria underway – Shettima
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu led administration will in the coming weeks unveil an initiative that will address insurgency and poverty, […]
Minister blames northerners for backward ness in education
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that the present education backwardness being witnessed in the northern part of […]
Late premier will be remembered for making Northern Nigeria economically competitive, stable, says foundation
Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF), has said that late Premier, Sir Ahmadu Bello, will always be remembered for his tireless efforts to make Northern […]
Arewa honours 30 Under-30 superstars from Northern Nigeria
Thirty youngsters from northern Nigeria who are under the age of 30 have been honoured by Arewa Agenda, a publication of Image Merchants Promotion Limited […]
FG education programme sends 1.5 million girls to school in northern Nigeria
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In response to the low levels of participation of girls in schools, the Federal Ministry of Education, the Foreign, Commonwealth […]
Yahaya Bello ‘ll make Kogi educational hub of northern Nigeria – Commissioner
The Kogi Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, says Gov. Yahaya Bello’s administration will make the state an educational hub of excellence […]
2023: Arewa group faults planned adoption of single presidential candidate
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Arewa Forum of Conscience, a Pressure Group, has faulted the planned adoption of a single Presidential Candidate by some […]
President Buhari told to rename Aso Rock after Queen Elizabeth 11
The apex socio-cultural organisation in Igbo land, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has asked the Presidency to jettison the call to name the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) […]
World Lion Day: WildAid says Nigeria’s lions on verge of extinction
WildAid, an environmental NGO, on Wednesday said Nigeria’s lions were on the verge of extinction. This is contained in a statement signed by Kelechukwu Iruoma, […]
NIMR discovers new malaria vector in northern Nigeria
The Director General, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Prof. Babatunde Salako, on Monday said it had discovered a new malaria vector called anopheles stephensi […]
2023 election: Why PDP must give presidential ticket to Northern Nigeria – Chieftain
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Lawal Usman, has said the party must zone its presidential ticket to the North for 2023 […]