The federal government has set up a committee to carry out major changes to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Inaugurating the committee on Tuesday in Abuja, the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, noted that the NYSC has played an important role in building national unity and helping young people since it was east…
The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate how Bello Mohammed Matawalle, ex- Zamfara governor, allegedly spent over N528 billion between 2019 to 2023. Addeessing a news conference on Monday in Kaduna, Aliyu Muhammad Sani, Chairman of CNF, alleged that the money is made of federal…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, says without the support of traditional rulers, his administration would not have achieved security and stability in the state. Sani spoke on Sunday at the distribution of 23 vehicles to traditional rulers in the state by Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives. He noted that traditional leaders …
Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese and Pro-Chancellor of Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna state, has commended Uba Sani, Kaduna state governor, for his efforts in stabilising the state. Kukah made the commendation on Wednesday when he led the management of the university to a courtesy call on to governor at Sir…
The court of appeal in Calabar has upheld the conviction of Prof. Peter Ogban of the University of Calabar, who was sentenced to prison for manipulating election results. The Akwa Ibom state high court, had in 2021, sentenced Ogban to three years in prison for manipulating election results. Ogban, who was the returning officer in…
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has said that he will open 3 million bank accounts for unbanked residents in 2025, to lift millions out of poverty through aggressive financial inclusion policies. Sani spoke at the Kaduna Economic and Financial Inclusion Summit (KEFIS 2025), themed ‘Expanding financial success for sustainable development,’ on Wednesday. The governor…
