The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that poor infrastructure, widespread smuggling, and the absence of effective copyright enforcement are key issues affecting the textile industry in Nigeria. The emir said this in an interview with journalists in Kaduna on Tuesday shortly after a tour of United Textile Company Limited (UNTL) by …
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has warned that the implementation of the cash withdrawal limit by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), will result in the catastrophic collapse of the informal sector. In a statement on Friday in Kaduna, the forum said the CBN may have the best of intentions while initiating the policy, but failed…
Two of the 66 members of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state, who were abducted in church on Sunday, October 31, 2021, have been killed by their captors. Chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Joseph Hayab, disclosed this in a statement…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit seeking the removal of Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, from office. In the suit dated August 12 and filed same day, the PDP maintained that Buni violated Section 183 of the Constitution, by serving as chairman of the caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress…
Senior Adviser to US President Donald Trump on Arab and African Affairs, Mr. Massad Boulos, on Friday, refuted growing allegations of a targeted Christian genocide in Nigeria, insisting that terrorist violence in the country affects all religious and ethnic communities. Boulos made the remarks in Abuja during a courtesy visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
The Christian Association of Nigeria has declared a three-day national mourning and prayers over continuous killings and other challenges facing the country. The General Secretary of the association, Daramola Joseph, announced in a letter to branches of the association and church leaders across the country. The letter dated May 11, 2021, and addressed to national…
