The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has expressed disappointment over the unending insecurity in the country, especially in the north. In a communique issued on Thursday at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kaduna, the forum condemned the criminal activities of insurgents, kidnappers and bandits, saying it is a great set back…
Israeli has ban the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, from entering the country. The Israeli foreign minister, Israel Katz, announced this on Wednesday in a post on X, describing Guterres as undesirable personality. “I decided today to declare U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres an undesirable personality in Israel and to ban his…
Taraba state is to pilot the first phase of the wet season rice planting programme, designed to create employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for 1,000 women and youths. Project Coordinator of the programme, Fevick Resources, Samuel Adeshina told journalists in Abuja, that the initiative will create strong and effective linkages to quality agro-input and services, including…
Governors from the north-west have pledged to collaborate in tackling insecurity in the zone. The governors also agreed to work together to boost agriculture and drive economic development in the zone. The governors announced the resolutions on Monday after a meeting with the United Nations (UN) delegation led by Amina Mohammed, its deputy secretary-general, at the Katsina…
One of the parents of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna has disclosed that N180 million was paid to bandits before their abducted children were released. The students were abducted on April 20 when bandits attacked the institution. A video shared share by Television Continental (TVC) on social media showed two parents saying that…
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said the federal government is now paying more for fuel subsidy than before. El-Rufai disclosed this while speaking with newsmen after delivering the lead paper at a capacity-building workshop on Enhancing Skills of Government Officials in Policy Implementation and Productive Human Resource Management for political…
