Civil Society

With an estimated 75,000 maternal deaths in 2023—equivalent to one every seven minutes—Nigeria has been described by the WHO as the most dangerous country to give birth. In response, community …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) sealed a chemical and water packaging factory in the Damangaza district, Apo Waru, in the Federal Capital Territory on …

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike over neglect, administrative sabotage and sustained injustice against Nigerian Polytechnic  education sector. Dr Abdul’Azeez Badaru, …

Taiwo Oyedele, chairman, presidential fiscal policy and tax reforms committee has disclosed that a draft policy is currently underway to channel revenues from excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and sugar-sweetened …

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has cautioned that delays in student loan disbursements are largely due to slow verification and approval of applications by tertiary institutions. The Director, Strategic …

Lukman Abdulmalik In Kano State, fertility remains among the highest in Nigeria, while modern child spacing techniques are gradually gaining ground, many families still grapple with misconceptions, cultural resistance, and …

Kano State Government has approved the official resumption dates for all primary and post-primary schools in the state for the 2025/2026 academic session. According to a statement on Wednesday, signed …

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on Tuesday launched a mechanization center at Kadawa, Garun Mallam local government area of Kano state, one of the three such agricultural mechanization hubs aimed …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that the Tinubu administration has not weaponised anti-corruption agencies against the political opposition. Speaking at the opening of the …

A former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, has faulted reports in some quarters that the Air Nigeria project conceptualised by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was a scam, insisting that the initiative …