The Zonal commander of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Muhammad Abubakar, has called on the youths and the general public to join hands in the fight against drug abuse in society. He made this call during a sensitization event organized by the African Youth Assembly for Peace in collaboration with the NDLEA Zone 7, Sokoto. The event was held at the Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic Auditorium, Sokoto, to commemorate the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse. Abubakar noted that countries under the United Nations mark the day every year on June 26 to raise awareness and strengthen global…
Author: Shehu Muhammed
Zamfara State is set to launch a first-of-its-kind Digital Literacy Framework aimed at equipping its people with essential digital skills to drive inclusive economic growth, e-governance, and innovation. A high-level stakeholder engagement on the Zamfara Digital Literacy Framework (ZDLF) was held on Wednesday at the Garba Nadama Hall, JB Yakubu Secretariat, Gusau. A statement by the spokesperson for Zamfara State Governor Sulaiman Bala Idris noted that the engagement brought together key federal institutions, development partners, lawmakers, academia, and private sector stakeholders to review and enrich the draft framework. Delivering his keynote address, Governor Dauda Lawal described the framework as a bold…
It was a late Thursday morning on June 3, 2025, under the scorching sun at Government Day Secondary School, Moreh. Some students were playing football, others had gone home for breakfast, while a few girls remained in their classrooms. As you enter the school, established in 2005, and glance at its impressive buildings, you are met with a troubling sight: empty classrooms devoid of chairs. Basiru Lawali (not his real name), an SS2 student and one of the football players, vividly recalls spending nearly five years receiving lessons while seated on the bare floor. For Basiru and over 450 other…
The Sokoto State Government will take part in an international event about educational technology. This event, called the International Summit and Expo on Educational Technologies, will be held in Istanbul, Türkiye, from June 20 to 22, 2025.
The Sokoto State Government has promised that it will continue working hard to completely get rid of the polio virus in the state.
The African Health Budget Network, together with Gavi’s Zero-Dose Learning Hub, shared a report with the Sokoto State Government, donor groups, and other important partners in the state.
Leather craft is one of the oldest traditional trades in Sokoto and other states in northern Nigeria, dating back hundreds of years to the reign of Shehu Usmanu Danfodiyo. The work comprises the production and processing of animal skin into leather, which is tanned and crafted into various items like footwear and other ornaments. This traditional craftsmanship had been a source of pride for the state as it contributed significantly to the economic development of the people and provided job opportunities for many. It made the state a business hub, attracting skin marketers and investors from within and outside the…
A young woman, Hamdiyya Sidi Sharif, has been declared missing just days before the continuation of her trial with the Sokoto State Government at a magistrate court.
Over 1,400 pregnant women and children across eight local government areas in Sokoto East are set to benefit from a medical and humanitarian aid initiative launched by the Association of Concerned Citizens of Like Minds on Youth Development, in collaboration with Senator Ibrahim Lamido.
The Kaduna Electricity Company, Sokoto State Branch, has called on its customers to exercise patience over the ongoing power outage affecting the state. The Regional Manager of Kaduna Electric in Sokoto, Zannah Ahmed Ashebi, made this appeal while briefing journalists on Friday, 16th May 2025, at the company’s office in Sokoto. Ahmed Ashebi, who apologized for the electricity shortage in Sokoto, explained that the blackout was caused by the collapse of three transmission towers near Yawuri last week due to heavy winds. He assured the public that their operational partners were working tirelessly at the sites and that electricity would…