By Hussaina Yakubu The National Union of Pensioners (NUP), has urged Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State, to pay the N20 billion outstanding pension liabilities owed its members The State Secretary of the union, Alhassan Balarabe-Musa, said this on Thursday in Kaduna while commenting to the 2025 International Workers’ Day.Continue Reading
By Aisha Gambo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Across many schools in Kaduna state, a silent transformation is unfolding to tackle School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV) and create a safer environment for students, especially girls. For students like Hauwa’u Yusuf, a Senior Secondary 1 student at Government Secondary School,Continue Reading
By Aisha Gambo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The lack of proper Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in Nigerian schools continues to hinder students’ education, especially for girls. Many students are forced to endure unsanitary conditions, leading to health risks, absenteeism, and disruptions in their learning. Bilkisu Yahaya, aContinue Reading
Bandits By Mohammed Tijjani The Troops of Sub-Sector 4, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, on Tuesday, ambushed bandits and neutralised three of them, off the Kaduna-Abuja highway. Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Kaduna. Yahaya said, “InContinue Reading
Empowerment By Sarafina Christopher The Kuwaiti government has reiterated its commitment to empowering 200,000 out-of-school children in Kaduna State, through the Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROOSC) project. Mr Salim Almuzayen, the Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to Nigeria, made this announcement during the 64th National Day and 34th Liberation DayContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo A retiree, Sani Yakubu, on Thursday dragged his wife’s grandmother, Hajiya Fatima, to a Shari’a Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna, for refusing to allow his wife to return to his house. The complainant told the court that his wife, Sumayya Sani, had left their matrimonial home inContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Bilkisu Aminu was just 16 when she was married off by her parents. Coming from a less privileged background in Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna, young Bilkisu had keen interest in learning. She wanted to become a medical doctor. “When aContinue Reading
By Mohammad Tijjani The Kaduna State Police Command says it will leverage the emergence of a new executives of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) to combat the growing menace of cybercrimes in the state. The Commissioner of Police (CP), AIG Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this on Thursday in KadunaContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has increased the number of train services on its Abuja-Kaduna route from four to six per day, Monday through Friday. The acting Managing Director of the Corporation, Mr Ben Iloanusi, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. The statement wasContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Education is catalyst to social, economic and national development. To achieve their potential, governments at all levels are encouraged investments in the sector. Investment in education has the potential enhance access to quality teaching and learning process for upcoming generations and boostContinue Reading
