The Sokoto state governor, Ahmed Aliyu has approved half salary as a Ramadan package for all categories of civil servants…
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Learn how pharmacies and hospitals in Sokoto State are taking a diligent approach to managing expired drugs, ensuring public safety and environmental sustainability.
Narrating the incident to ASHENEWS in a phone call, the proprietor of the Qur’anic school, Abubakar Bakusa, said the terrorists, who had earlier abducted a housewife from another community, invaded his Islamic school where about 70 Almajiris are enrolled for Qur’anic education.
Maternal health is a critical concern in Sokoto State, Nigeria. The high maternal mortality rates underscore the need for urgent action to improve outcomes for both mothers and newborns.
The economic realities in Sokoto state, like in many other parts of the country, have begun to have a profound…
Investing for the future of Sokoto: As the administration of Sokoto State under the leadership of His Excellency, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto is now presumably devoid of any distraction sequel to the conclusion of election litigation in his favour at the nation’s apex court, I am not oblivious of the fact that His Excellency, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto is now in a stable frame of mind to face the business of governance before him. Even though the sole purpose of this piece is not to lecture His Excellency on governance, it is however, highly imperative at this juncture of his journey into the provision of democratic dividends in line with his campaign promises, to remind him of what is expected of him in providing good governance within the realm and perspective of the main social indicators of development namely: education, health, employment rates and gender equality.
ASHENEWS reports that stakeholders in Sokoto state have expressed divergent opinions about the popularity and choice of family planning methods among residents of Sokoto state.
The Sokoto State Government, in collaboration with an NGO, Plan International, funded by Global Affairs Canada, on Saturday rolled out a toll-free helpline for mental health and Psycho-social support targeted at adolescents in the state.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Sokoto state council has said that operations of security operatives intercepting truckloads of assorted grains within the interior parts of the country are causing additional hardships for communities.
ASHENEWS reports that the joint border patrol team of the Nigeria Customs Service in Sokoto, also tagged “Sector IV”, has intercepted large quantities of food items allegedly being exported to Niger Republic.