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.…
Author: John Asishana
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 –…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it is helping the Nigerian government use new Portable Digital X-ray (PDX) machines powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to find tuberculosis (TB) early, especially in people who have HIV.
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…
Total Life Concern (TLC) recently organized a free medical outreach for about 150 widows in Ikate, Lagos. The women came from places like Ajah, Surulere, Ikorodu, and nearby communities. TLC also provided food and transport to help the widows attend the event and receive important health services.
NAFDAC (the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control) has introduced a group of technology partners to help with the second phase of its drug tracking system. This is a big move aimed at improving the safety and transparency of how medicines are delivered across Nigeria.
Heavy rain early Wednesday morning caused eight buildings to collapse and forced some people to leave their homes in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.
The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development is working with other agencies to make sure that funding, infrastructure, security, and technical support all match Nigeria’s goals for mining
Nurses working in hospitals owned by the federal government in Abuja did not go to work on Wednesday, July 30. They were following an order from the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) to begin a nationwide seven-day warning strike. The strike is due to unresolved issues with the government.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said it made about N2.537 billion from recent raids on fake drug markets in Lagos, Onitsha, and Aba.