The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated Saturday, June 19 for Gwaram Federal Constituency by-election in Jigawa. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye disclosed this in a statement on Friday in…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Strike Force Zone B, says it has seized contraband with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N786.91 million in the past three months. Mr Oseni Olorukooba, the Coordinator, Comptroller-General of Customs Strike Force Zone B,…
The Jigawa Government, on Thursday, said it had delineated more than 400,000 hectares of untapped farmland for allocation to prospective investors in agricultural production in the state. Gov. Muhammad Badaru made this known at the inauguration of the tallest National…
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammad Adamu, has emerged the winner of Saturday’s Kafinhausa State Constituency by-election in Jigawa. Adamu polled 14,924 votes to beat other candidates in the election. Our Correspondent reports that the poll took…
The Police in Jigawa said that four persons lost their lives in a lone accident on Aujara Road in Jahun Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. ASP Zubairu Aminuddeen, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, who…
Alhaji Adamu Fanini, Secretary to the Jigawa State Government (SSG), has disclosed that the government had inaugurated a nine-member flood control committee, with a mandate to assist in mitigating the menace of flooding in the state. A statement issued in…
The Federal University of Dutse, Jigawa has commended the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing officials in Dutse and the university community during rehabilitation of a 700 metres road within the institution. Mr Biliaminu Hassan, the Director, Physical Planning, Works…
The Federal Government has began disbursement of N133 milllion to 133,762 beneficiaries under the Household Upliftment Programme-Conditional Cash Transfer (HUP-CCT) in Jigawa. Newsmen reports that the programme also known as Household Uplifting Programme (HUP) is one of the four social…
The Federal Government, on Friday, flagged off the Extended Special Public Works (ESPW) programme in Jigawa with 1,000 unskilled youth benefiting from each local government. It was recalled that each participant will receive N20, 000 monthly for three months for…
