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…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced the establishment of a Digital Economy Centre (DEC) in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The agency had in August given approval for the establishment of the centre following a request by Sunday Katung, the senator representing Kaduna South senatorial district. Katung…
By Daniel Dauda in Jos The Tangale Community Development Association (TCDA) has filed a suit challenging the appointment of Mallam Danladi Sanusi Maishanu, as the “Mai Tangale”, the paramount ruler of the Tangale ethnic nationality in Biliri Local Government Area of Gombe state. Speaking in an interview with journalists on Friday in Jos, a member…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Christopher Musa has urged troops to intensify efforts in pursuing criminals and neutralising them wherever they may be hiding. The CDS stated this on Sunday in Abuja during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration and award for soldiers, ratings, and airmen. Musa called for a more proactive approach…
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has said that military and law enforcement strategies alone are not sufficient to curb the growing threat of violent extremism in Nigeria’s north-west. The governor stated this on Tuesday in Kaduna while declaring opened a two day summit on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in North West zone. Sani,…
Twenty-two civil society organisations under the aegis of Coalition Against Mass Atrocities in the Middle Belt have asked President Bola Tinubu to end the attacks and mass killings by bandits in the region. Address a press conference on Thursday in Kaduna, Gloria Ballason, Executive Director of House of Justice, and spokesperson of the coalition, expressed…
