Author: John Asishana

The Sokoto State Operation and Coordinating Unit (SOCU) has pledged to expand social protection coverage in the state by integrating one million new households into the National Social Register between September and December this year. The assurance came during a stakeholder engagement meeting on the review of the Social Protection Policy and the register, where State Coordinator, Mr. Chika Waziri, praised development partners—including UNICEF, the EU, and the ILO—for their support. He said the expansion, spanning Sokoto, Benue, Abia, and Oyo, would help reach more vulnerable citizens and strengthen the fight against poverty. Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Dr.…

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The State Working Committee of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Sokoto State Council, at its meeting held on 16th August 2025, approved the constitution of the Safety and Protection of Journalists Committee as well as the Ethics and Disciplinary Committee. According to a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Council, Usman Mohammed Binji and Muhammad Nasir Bello, respectively, the committees are constituted in line with Articles 2 and 7(c) of the NUJ Constitution. Members of the Safety and Protection of Journalists Committee are as follows: Abdallah el-Kurebe – Correspondents Chapel – Chairman Nura Haliru –…

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Nigeria’s National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has reached an important achievement in global space science. It is taking part in the historic Crew-11 Mission, which launched today from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The mission includes a major science experiment called the World Seeds Payload. As part of this, Nigeria contributed six local crop seeds. The World Seeds Payload is led by Jaguar Space and involves scientists from eleven countries. Each country added seeds for an important agricultural study happening on the International Space Station (ISS). Nigeria’s seeds—okra, cowpea, Guinea corn (sorghum), amaranth, maize, and melon—were chosen because they…

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