Author: Todays Politics

Vice President Kashim Shettima has referred to as on state governors and the non-public sector to steer Nigeria’s financial restoration by shifting focus from extractive commerce to intra-African commerce. Shettima made the decision on Friday on the Pre-Investor Discussion board of the Intra-African Commerce and Funding Convention in Abuja. Represented by his Deputy Chief of Workers, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, the vice chairman mentioned Nigeria should benefit from alternatives offered underneath the African Continental Free Commerce Settlement (AfCFTA) to spice up regional integration and funding. “This disparity is just not a mark of future. It’s a measure of unexploited alternative,” he…

Company Report A Federal Excessive Courtroom in Kano on Friday sentenced a 78-year-old farmer, Dan’azumi Muhammad, to 5 years in jail for trying to sexually assault a seven-year-old woman. Muhammad, who resides in Kumurya village in Bunkure Native Authorities Space of Kano State, was convicted on a one-count cost of procurement and tried sexual exploitation after pleading responsible. Delivering the judgment, Justice S.M. Shuaibu mentioned the prosecution had proved its case past affordable doubt. “I hereby sentence the convict to 5 years imprisonment with out an possibility of nice. It will function a deterrent to others as such circumstances have…

Company Report Bridge Join Africa Initiative (BCAI), with help from the Malala Fund, has known as for equitable and inclusive budgeting to advertise ladies’ schooling in Kano State. The decision was made in the course of the Kano Women’ Training Summit held on Friday below the Bridging Entry to Women’ Training (BAGE) mission with the theme: “Investing in Her Future: Advancing Women’ Training by way of Equitable Budgeting.” The summit introduced collectively policymakers, schooling stakeholders, conventional and spiritual leaders, improvement companions and civil society teams to deliberate on sustainable methods for financing ladies’ schooling. Talking on the occasion, Government Director…

The Federal Authorities says it’ll quickly launch a nationwide marketing campaign to advertise regionally made items and providers beneath a brand new coverage tagged Nigeria First, as a part of efforts to revive the nation’s ailing manufacturing sector and cut back dependence on imports. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu disclosed this yesterday in Lagos on the fifth Adeola Odutola Lecture organised by the Producers Affiliation of Nigeria (MAN). The president was represented by the Minister of State for Trade, Commerce and Funding, Senator John Enoh. Tinubu stated the marketing campaign is designed to encourage Nigerians to patronise regionally produced items that…

The Kano State Authorities has filed a lawsuit looking for to get better its 20% fairness in Dala Inland Dry Port Restricted and reclaim ₦4.49 billion ($3 million) in allegedly misappropriated public funds, in response to court docket paperwork. The go well with, filed on October 13 on the Kano State Excessive Courtroom, names former governor Abdullahi Ganduje, his sons Umar Abdullahi Umar and Muhammad Abdullahi Umar, former Nigerian Shippers’ Council chief Hassan Bello, former particular adviser Abubakar Sahabo Bawuro, lawyer Adamu Aliyu Sanda, and Dala Inland Dry Port Restricted as defendants. Prosecutors accuse the defendants of prison conspiracy, breach…

Armed bandits killed 5 policemen and three Group Safety Guards throughout a patrol alongside the Gusau–Funtua freeway in Tsafe Native Authorities Space of Zamfara State, residents and officers stated on Friday. The assault occurred on Thursday night close to Gidan-Giye village, a couple of kilometres from Tsafe city, when gunmen hiding in close by bushes opened fireplace on a police patrol car, killing all eight occupants on the spot, a resident, Ya’u Musa, informed newsmen. “The bandits instantly opened fireplace on the patrol crew. All of the policemen and guards died immediately earlier than the attackers fled on bikes into…

The Matasan Arewa Youth Growth Initiative, a coalition of younger northerners who supported President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s marketing campaign throughout the 2023 basic elections, has expressed disappointment over what it described as neglect and lack of inclusion within the present administration. Talking throughout a press briefing in Kano, the Nationwide Coordinator of the group, Abba Ibrahim, stated regardless of their efforts in mobilizing grassroots assist for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), younger folks from the North have been sidelined in key authorities positions and coverage discussions. “We campaigned, we mobilized, and we ensured victory. But, practically two years into…

The Public Complaints Fee (PCC) in Kano State mentioned on Thursday that it resolved 767 of the 4,652 complaints it acquired between June and October as a part of efforts to strengthen administrative justice and accountability within the state. Kano State Commissioner of the PCC, Ibrahim Zakari-Sarina, disclosed this whereas briefing journalists in Kano throughout actions marking the fiftieth anniversary of the fee, established in 1975 as Nigeria’s foremost ombudsman. Zakari-Sarina mentioned the resolved instances have been settled by way of investigation, mediation, and administrative intervention. The complaints ranged from denial of entitlements, wrongful termination, and abuse of energy to…

The Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State on Wednesday recognized the physique of a three-year-old lady who was raped and murdered, her physique later dumped in a bush within the state’s Kiyawa Native Authorities Space. The sufferer, recognized as Harira Yakubu Bala, a resident of Sabon Gari, Kiyawa Native Authorities Space, was earlier reported lacking by her mother and father on Tuesday, based on a press release issued by NSCDC Jigawa State Command Public Relations Officer, ASC Badruddeen Tijjani Mahmud. “The command has expressed deep concern and condemnation over the tragic homicide,” the assertion stated, noting…

Main Islamic students and northern political figures have warned that Nigeria might face worsening instability except pressing steps are taken to sort out insecurity and the misuse of social media, which they are saying is fueling division and unrest. At a summit of northern Ulamas in Kaduna, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’advert Abubakar, represented by the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmad Bamalli, urged Muslim leaders to unite and promote peace amid rising violence throughout the nation. “That is the time to unite the Muslim Ummah,” the Sultan stated. “Our clerics should preach peace, tolerance, and nationwide unity consistent with Islamic…