By Muhammadu Sabiu Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has explained the reasons behind his administration’s decision to terminate the fuel subsidy regime in the country. Tinubu who was speaking in a nationwide broadcast on Monday emphasized that the subsidy had become unsustainable, compelling the government to put an end to it. He pointed out that the
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Governor of Katsina Dikko Umaru Radda has disclosed his plan of creating a Ministry of Internal Security to address the security challenges in the state. Radda made this known when he welcomed decampees from the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, to the rulling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, at the Government
By Muhammadu Sabiu Bola Tinubu, the President of Nigeria, has issued an order directing federal universities to stop “arbitrary increases in sundry fees payable” in light of the suffering that Nigerians are currently experiencing as a result of the removal of fuel subsidies. The President’s Special Communication and Strategic Adviser, Dele Alake, confirmed the presidential
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Federal Government on Monday commenced the distribution of subsidized farm inputs to farmers in Bunkure Local Government Area of Kano State. Mr. Ernest Afolabi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, disclosed this at the inauguration of the distribution to farmers in the ATASP-1 States of Jigawa, Kano,
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Centre of Entrepreneurship Development, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has commenced bread production for students, staff and residents of the Sokoto metropolis. The bread, which is named ‘CEDUDUS’, was first unveiled July 12, through the official page of the center, with students lauding the management for breaking entrepreneurship barriers by joining
By Muhammadu Sabiu Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has taken a decisive step in response to the escalating activities of hoodlums in the state capital, declaring a 24-hour curfew, effective Sunday, July 30th. The hoodlums’ actions, characterized by violent assaults on people as well as breaking into business premises and homes to steal properties,
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The President of the National Association Of Nigerian Students (NANS), Republic of Turkey zone has called on Zamfara state government to heed the calls of some students from the state studying in various institutions in North Cyprus. The NANS, in a statement made available to Daily Independent and signed by its
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Wife of Katsina State Governor, Zulaihat Radda, has declared her commitment towards improving girl child education in the state. She made the declaration on Saturday at the launching of new programmes at Nana Babajo College of Nursing Sciences And Satellite, Malunfashi. According to Radda she will do everything possible to
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma President Bola Tinubu has ordered the investigation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and related entities with the appointment of a Special Investigator, Jim Osayande Obazee, to carry out the task. The directive was contained in a letter marked ‘Secret’ and personally signed by President Tinubu. Obazee is the former
By Kasim Isa Muhammad The records of withheld illegal drugs, unauthorized sales of intoxicants, and an increase in drug abuse have put Potiskum in a seriously questionable situation. Potiskum, in Yobe State, is an economically viable town, serving as an epicenter of trade, transportation of goods, and other major businesses and local services. A