By Habibu Harisu The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has partnered with the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Kware, Sokoto State, to strengthen pharmacovigilance practices. The partnership is aimed at improving medication safety and enhancing healthcare service delivery through better monitoring and reporting systems nationwide. TheContinue Reading
By Habibu Harisu Alhaji Abdullahi Chiso-Dattijo, the Federal Commissioner of National Population Commission (NPC) representing Sokoto State, has urged parents, traditional rulers and other stakeholders to encourage e-birth registration. He made the call during the launch of the e-birth registration in Sokoto on Wednesday, being part of the Electronic- CivilContinue Reading
By Habibu Harisu An NGO, Connected Development (CODE), has mobilised government agencies, community-based groups and civil society organisations to address vaccine rejection and reduce the number of zero-dose children in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative is supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and implementedContinue Reading
Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, former United Nations General Assembly President, will chair the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto first Mass Communication International Conference scheduled for June 7. This is contained in a statement by Dr Danladi Bako, Chairman of Organising Committee of the conference on Friday in Abuja. He said that theContinue Reading
By Habibu Harisu An NGO, Sightsavers Nigeria, in collaboration with the Sokoto State Primary Health Care Development Agency, has mobilised 87 District Heads to support the administration of azithromycin to 1.2 million children in Sokoto State. Speaking at an engagement meeting on Thursday, Sightsavers State Team Lead, Mr Muhammad Ridwan,Continue Reading
World Bank renovates 749 classrooms, constructs 214 solar-powered boreholes in Sokoto Education By Habibu Harisu Sokoto, Jan. 26, 2026 (NAN) The World Bank, through the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, has renovated 749 classrooms and constructed 214Continue Reading
The Nigerian Television Authority, Sokoto, will mark its 50th anniversary on Saturday with a reunion ceremony. A statement issued on Friday by Dr Danladi Bako, a member of the Organising Committee for the ceremony, quoted veteran broadcaster, Mr Peter Igho, as paying tributes to the station’s workers. Igho, the chairmanContinue Reading
By Abdul Hassan The Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST) has trained more than 1,000 youths from three states in leather processing and production. The Director-General of the institute, Prof. Mohammed Yakubu, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) onContinue Reading
