Jigawa
Man, two-year-old son die in Jigawa building collapse
Officials of Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa State, on Monday, confirmed the death of a 30-year-old man alongside his two-year-old son in a building collapse in Madabe village. The council’s Information Officer, Ali Safiyanu, who confirmed the tragedy to newsmen in Dutse on Monday, said the 25-year-old mother of the boy survived the tragic […]
27 states, FCT yet to set up minimum wage panels
Twenty-seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have yet to set up committees to implement the recently approved N70,000 minimum wage. The states are Plateau, Kebbi, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Delta, Osun, Ekiti, Zamfara, Benue, Enugu, Taraba, Gombe, Kogi, Enugu, Adamawa, Niger, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Katsina, Kaduna, Cross River and Yobe. However, […]
21 LGAs in 10 states, Federal Capital Territory submerged in flood — FG
ABUJA – THE Federal Government said yesterday no fewer than 21 local government areas in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have been submerged by flood as a result of torrential rainfall in the past few days. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utserv, who disclosed this, along the Minister […]
Court sentences two to death in Jigawa
The Jigawa State High Court sitting in Birnin Kudu on Friday sentenced two persons to death for conspiring and killing Yakubu Ibrahim and dumping his dead body by the roadside. The suspects were arraigned before the court for conspiring and robbing the deceased of his phone, money and taking away his car, after killing him. […]
Female student murders newborn in Jigawa varsity hostel
A tragic incident has shaken the Federal University Dutse in Jigawa State, where a female student has been accused of murdering her newborn baby in the school hostel. The student, whose identity remains undisclosed, allegedly threw the infant from the top floor of a three-storey building, resulting in the baby’s death. The aftermath of the […]
FUT Jigawa appoints Olowo of Owo as pioneer chancellor
Federal University of Technology (FUT) Babura in Jigawa State has approved the appointment of Chief Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, the Olowo of Owo Kingdom in Ondo State, as its pioneer chancellor. The announcement came through a press statement by the university’s Secretary of Information and Publicity, Mr. Mustafa Ibrahim. The investiture ceremony is scheduled to […]
Jigawa: Chief Judge urges newly appointed magistrates to uphold integrity
The Jigawa State Chief Judge and Chairman of the Judicial Service Commission, Hon. Justice Umar M. Sadiq, has admonished nine recently appointed magistrates to reject any form of corruption and uphold the judiciary’s integrity. In a statement issued by the Director of Protocol & Publicity of the State Judiciary, Abbas Rufa’i Wangara, the Chief Judge […]
Jigawa gov suspends commissioner over alleged misuse of ramadan feeding funds
Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has promptly suspended Commissioner for Commerce, Aminu Kanta, amid allegations of misusing funds earmarked for Ramadan feeding. The suspension, effective immediately, stems from accusations of financial misconduct related to the Ramadan Iftar feeding program in Babura Local Government Area. Secretary to the State Government, Bala Ibrahim, conveyed this decision in […]