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19/12/2025

Power Outages Disrupt Livelihoods in Kaduna Abakwa Community

By Ummasalma Sani, Kaduna For 16-year-old Maryam Tukur, mornings are no longer a time to sleep in or prepare for school in peace. Instead, they have become a race against time, a struggle caused by the unreliable electricity in her community of Abakwa. Maryam wakes up before dawn every day to fetch water, often making multiple trips before she can even think of attending classes....

By Ummasalma Sani, Kaduna For 16-year-old Maryam Tukur, mornings are no longer a time to sleep in or prepare for school in peace. Instead, they have become a race…

17/12/2025

Northern group backs Matawalle, says calls for sacking needless

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna A Northern Nigerian sociocultural group known as Arewa Joint Initiative For Peace has thrown its weight behind the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, describing the agitation for the sack as unnecessary and diversionary. While eulogizing leadership qualities of the Minister, the group maintained that relieving Matawalle would set back gains already made against the fight against insurgency and banditry....

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna A Northern Nigerian sociocultural group known as Arewa Joint Initiative For Peace has thrown its weight behind the Minister of State for Defence…

12/12/2025

Tinubu’s choice of Gen. Musa reflects commitment to Nigeria’s unity — SKJF

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna The Southern Kaduna Journalists’ Forum (SKJF) has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd), as Minister of Defence, describing the appointment as “well-deserved and nationally reassuring.” In a statement, the forum said Gen. Musa’s elevation was a fitting recognition of his “illustrious military career, strategic brilliance, and unwavering commitment to Nigeria’s unity and security.”...

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna The Southern Kaduna Journalists’ Forum (SKJF) has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rt…

10/12/2025

Kaduna commits to sustaining inclusive healthcare

The Kaduna State Government on Monday reiterated its commitment to strengthening disability-inclusive healthcare services as the Inclusive Family Planning (IFPLAN) project, implemented by Sightsavers officially closed out in the state. Speaking at the close-out meeting held at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Hall, Murtala Muhammed Square, the Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmed said that the project had reshaped approaches to equity, access and dignity in the state’s healthcare delivery....

The Kaduna State Government on Monday reiterated its commitment to strengthening disability-inclusive healthcare services as the Inclusive Family Planning (IFPLAN) project, implemented by Si…

09/12/2025

Sokoto Govt Warns bandits’ collaborators, applauds troops’ successes

The Sokoto State Government has hailed the Nigerian Armed Forces for their swift intervention that thwarted an attempted ambush on traders in Sabon Birni Local Government Area. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Col. Ahmed Usman (Rtd.), the government said troops engaged and neutralised several bandits who targeted traders travelling from Tarah village to the weekly market in Sabon Birni on Monday....

The Sokoto State Government has hailed the Nigerian Armed Forces for their swift intervention that thwarted an attempted ambush on traders in Sabon Birni Local Government Area. In a s…

09/12/2025

Nigeria, Saudi Arabia sign Five-Year Defence, Military Cooperation Agreement

The Federal Government and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen defence and military cooperation between both nations. The agreement, according to a statement by Special Assistant on media to the Minister of State, Defence, Ahmed Dan Wudil, will cover strategic collaboration across security, military training, intelligence sharing, defence production, and joint operations for sustainable security development....

The Federal Government and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen defence and military cooperation between both nations. …

07/12/2025

Propcom+ boosts rural livestock vaccine access with solar cold chain

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna Propcom+, an eight-year climate-smart agriculture programme funded by the UK government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), has intensified efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s livestock health system with the introduction of solar-powered cold chain solutions in rural communities. The programme, which operates across key agricultural value chains including rice, maize, and sorghum, partners with private sector players to deliver market-led interventions aimed at improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers....

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna Propcom+, an eight-year climate-smart agriculture programme funded by the UK government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), has intensif…

07/12/2025

16 days of activism: SPRiNG, partners move to curb digital violence in Kaduna

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna The Kaduna State Ministry of Women Affairs, in collaboration with the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRinG) programme and Tetra Tech International Development has taken steps to curb digital violence against women and girls in Kaduna to mark the 2025 16 Days of Activism. The meeting centred on the global theme “Unite to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls.”...

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna The Kaduna State Ministry of Women Affairs, in collaboration with the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRinG) programme and Tetra Tech I…

07/12/2025

Kaduna Electric’s Unjust Charges

Kaduna Electric's Unjust Charges By Ishaq Idris Ishaq After five days of agonising, unexplained darkness, power has finally been restored to the residents of Badikko Community in Kaduna. The reconnection, however, has done little to ease the intense scrutiny on the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDCO), which is now facing major allegations of systematic fraud and regulatory abuse, leaving the community financially besieged....

Kaduna Electric’s Unjust Charges By Ishaq Idris Ishaq After five days of agonising, unexplained darkness, power has finally been restored to the residents of Badikko Community in Kaduna. The…

05/12/2025

Usman applauds Musa’s appointment as Defence Minister, urges stronger national security strategy

Usman applauds Musa's appointment as Defence Minister, urges stronger national security strategy AI The Special Adviser to Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State on Security Matters, Col. Ahmed Usman (rtd), has congratulated the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (rtd), on his appointment as the new Minister of Defence following the resignation of Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar....

Usman applauds Musa’s appointment as Defence Minister, urges stronger national security strategy AI The Special Adviser to Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State on …

04/12/2025

Kaduna’s Free Bus Scheme: N1.39bn saved in 5 months- Commissioner

Photo: Kaduna Information Commissioner Ahmed Maiyaki (right) during the press conference in Kaduna From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna The Kaduna State’s free Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) bus service has conveyed more than 1.4 million passengers across four major routes between July and November 2025, saving residents over ₦1.39 billion in transport fares, according to fresh data released by the state government on Thursday....

Photo: Kaduna Information Commissioner Ahmed Maiyaki (right) during the press conference in Kaduna From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna The Kaduna State’s free Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)…

01/12/2025

2026 budget: Uba Sani presents N985.9bn, prioritises infrastructure, education, security

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna Kaduna State governor Uba Sani on Monday presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill of the State to the State House of Assembly, outlining a spending plan anchored on security, human capital development, rural transformation and fiscal discipline. Governor Sani announced that the proposed 2026 budget stands at N985.9 billion, with capital expenditure taking 71 per cent and recurrent spending accounting for 29 per cent....

From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna Kaduna State governor Uba Sani on Monday presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill of the State to the State House of Assembly, outlining a spending plan a…

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