Abba Dukawa ABUJA (FCT, Nigeria) — In a startling revelation, a former Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, has admitted that the immediate-past Muhammadu Buhari-led administration misled Nigerians during its eight-year tenure. Dalung made the confession during an interview on the ‘Mic On Podcast’ with popular TV achor, Seun Okinboloye, on Sunday. Dalung, a member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) during Buhari’s first term in office between 2015 and 2019, expressed disappointment with the administration, accusing it of betraying the trust of the Nigerian people. “I am completely disappointed because what we told Nigerians was not what…
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LAGOS (South-West, Nigeria) — The Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals complex has been hailed as an astonishing masterpiece, showcasing Nigeria’s technological advancements on the global stage. This accolade was shared by a delegation from the Japanese Business Community in Nigeria, led by Japan’s Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, Suzuki Hideo. The Dangote Group also reiterated that its petroleum products are in demand worldwide, as it expands its polypropylene section to reduce Nigeria’s reliance on imported polypropylene, a crucial material used in packaging, textiles, and the automotive manufacturing industries. The Japanese delegation, which toured the impressive facilities housing both the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and…
BORNO (North-East, Nigeria) — The Aliko Dangote-led Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation (PCFRR) has delivered emergency relief materials valued at N1 billion to the Government of Borno State for onward distribution to persons affected by the 2024 flood in the State. During the handover ceremony held yesterday in Maiduguri, the Secretary of the Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation, Mrs. Hajara Modu, said the committee was committed to supporting flood-affected communities. Representing the co-chairmen, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, the Secretary said that the distribution of food and non-food items fulfills the pledge made by…
KANO (North-West, Nigeria) — In it bids to boost wheat production, the Federal government, has rolled out subsidized farm inputs to 6,000 wheat farmers in Kano State. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari while flagging off the distribution of the farm inputs in Kano, said the government is giving a 75 per cent subsidy to the farmers to increase the production. Kyari represented by the Kano State Coordinator, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Isa Isyaku said the inputs distribution which is under the National Agricultural Growth Scheme–Agro-Pocket (NAGS-AP) was designed to ensure a significant impact on…
KANO (North-West, Nigeria) — In it bids to support Early Childhood Education, a leading Non Governmental Organization (NGO) on education in Nigeria, development, Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) has donated educational materials to 23 proprietress of community based Early Childhood Care and Development, ECCD in Kano and Jigawa states to boost their capacity. The Centre’s Senior Program Associate, Umar Ahmad while distributing the replenishment packs to the proprietress in Kano, said the centre lend hand of support to the proprietress in the face of current inflation rates in the country. Ahmad said the support was based on a need assessment…
KANO (North-West, Nigeria) — A Kano businessman, Ibrahim Mukhtar Mohammed and the Kano State government have been entangled in a disagreement over demolition of the formers property without alleged prior notice, hence his resolve to take legal action against the government. The businessman who disclosed this while addressing newsmen beside the demolished building along the densely populated Zoo road, said the structure was demolished without alleged prior notice from the Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority, KNUPDA despite following due processes. Mohammed, who doubles as Managing Director, IMUK Logistics Concept, Shankus Construction Company, further accused officials of KNUPDA of…
…Says Children Use Rags As Makeshift Seats KANO (North-West, Nigeria) — Parents of pupils at Sabon Layi Primary School in Bichi Local Government Area of Kano State have expressed their dissatisfaction with the deplorable state of the school’s infrastructure. A mother who has four children in the school, Lateefatu Jibrin while speaking with newsmen during a media tour revealed that pupils are forced to sit on the bare floor, using rags as makeshift seats. “Our children go to school with rags to sit on the bare floor. We appeal to the state government to take urgent action to address this…
…As Kano APC Chieftain Doles Out N50m Empowerment To 1,000 Youths, Women KANO (North-West, Nigeria) — The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande on Saturday said youth development is a collective responsibility, hence the need for all hands to be on deck to ensure meaningful initiatives towards youth development in the country. Olawande stated this during the empowerment of 1,000 women and youths with cash grants of N50,000 each to the beneficiary organized by a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC and board member of the Governing Council of Federal College of Education (Technical), Potiskum, Yobe State, Nasir Bala…
BENUE (North-Central, Nigeria) — A wave of jubilation swept through Gboko, Benue State, on Wednesday as Dangote Cement Plc and six host communities signed an historic Community Development Agreement (CDA). The landmark accord, which commits Dangote Cement to multimillion-naira development initiatives, was celebrated as a transformative milestone, with the communities pledging to uphold a peaceful coexistence. His Royal Highness, Ter Gboko, Gabriel Shosum, hailed the pact as the dawn of a new era, affirming that the communities’ longstanding aspirations had been realized. The monarch extended gratitude to Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, for his commitment to addressing…
KANO (North-West, Nigeria) — Deputy Director of the School of Management Studies at Kano State Polytechnic, Aminu Umar Dan’azumi has said that Nigeria can address its pressing issues of unemployment, poverty, and social vices by embracing cooperative societies. Dan’azumi made this known during a 4-day livelihood capacity-building workshop for youths and women organized by ActionAid Nigeria and the Dispute Resolution and Development Initiative (DRDI) in Kano. He emphasized that cooperative societies have been instrumental in the development of youths and women in developed countries, noting that by adopting this approach, Nigeria can engage its youths productively, addressing social violence, thuggery,…