UNICEF and Kaduna State Government have commenced the implementation of the Global Affairs Canada Initiative to improve the health and nutrition status of women, adolescents and children in the state.
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The Sokoto State Governor, Dr. Ahmad Aliyu, has provided relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. The relief package includes food and clothing items. The Chairman of the Distribution Committee and Commissioner for Agriculture, Muhammad Tukur Alkali, led the flag-off of the distribution exercise in Binji and Bunkari Districts of Binji Local Government Area. Alkali, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Sani Muhammad Tambuwal, said the items were provided by Governor Ahmad Aliyu to alleviate economic hardship and support the well-being of the IDPs. He added that the gesture aligns with…
Jeremy Durowaiye had never been to any northern state before—apart from Nasarawa, which he visited once in his life—but in 2019, when he arrived at the NYSC permanent orientation camp in Wamakko, Sokoto State, he found it unbearable due to the excessive heat. Born and raised in Kogi State, Durowaiye was visiting Sokoto for the first time for his one-year mandatory national service after graduating from a higher institution in March 2019. For him, everything about Sokoto was extreme—both in heat and cold. “I can vividly remember when we arrived at the camp in Wamakko. I suffered a lot, to…