The Kano State Peace Advocates (KASPA) have dismissed allegations of escalating repression in Kano State, insisting that civil liberties remain protected under the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. In …
Isiyaku Ahmed
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The U.S.-Africa Energy & Minerals Forum (USAEMF) has relaunched with a dedicated focus on critical minerals, marking an important evolution in its role as a platform for U.S.-Africa commercial engagement. …
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AgricultureCivil Society
AfDB, IITA Sign $16.61m Grant to Scale Climate-Resilient Agriculture Across Africa
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have signed a $16.61 million grant agreement to launch the third phase of the Technologies for …
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The Kano State Commissioner of Women Affairs, Children, and Persons with Special Needs, Hajiya Amina Abdullahi Sani, has reunited a child, Musa, who had been missing for ten (10) years, …
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Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, on Wednesday evening, hosted members of the State Executive Council, Special Advisers, and Senior Special Assistants to an Iftar (breaking of fast) at the Presidential …
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Kano State Government has dismissed as misleading the widespread social media claims suggesting that it unfairly directed some recently resigned officials, including commissioners, to return official vehicles assigned to them …
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday appealed to the leadership of the 10th Senate to amend the constitution to provide a legal framework for the establishment of State Police to …
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Civil SocietyHuman Rights
IHRC–RFT Commends Governor Namadi for Release of Walida, Seeks Probe into Rights Violation
The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC–RFT) Nigeria Office has commended the Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, for what it described as his prompt and responsible action in receiving Walida …
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Civil SocietyHuman Rights
Group Condemns Suppression of Free Expression, Stands in Solidarity with Amnesty International
The League of Civil Society Organizations in Kano State has strongly condemned what it described as a growing pattern of intimidation, harassment, and suppression of dissenting voices in the state. …
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Kano State Government has dismissed allegations by Amnesty International that it is orchestrating a clampdown on freedom of expression in the state. Amnesty International, in a publication titled “Kano: Escalating …