Southern Kaduna APC forum urges Yangye to return
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — The Southern Kaduna APC Unity Forum has welcomed the reported withdrawal of Hon. Wilson Iliya Yangye from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), urging him to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The forum made the call in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Publicity Secretary, Obadiah Tum Ezekiel. […]
2027: Sokoto govt puts jobs, human capital on record
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — The Sokoto State Government has put its record in employment generation, human capital development and manpower expansion at the centre of the political debate ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Senior Special Adviser to Governor Ahmad Aliyu on Strategic Communication, Nuraddeen Muhammad Mahe, made the case on Sunday in […]
2027: ADC mobilises 40,000 youths in Sokoto
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has intensified its grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Sokoto State, with the party claiming that about 40,000 youths participated in solidarity rallies in Sokoto North and Kware Local Government Areas. The ADC governorship candidate, Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, said 30,000 […]
Road transport: Nigeria nearly a century behind —FG
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Federal Government has begun moves to overhaul Nigeria’s road transport sector, targeting safer roads, modern vehicle fleets, digital systems and stronger regulation in an industry that carries more than 90 per cent of the country’s passengers and freight.The reform drive follows growing concern over the sector’s poor economic return.Despite […]
Falsified drugs: PWDAN, APDA seek Africa-wide crackdown
…20 countries to attend Lagos assembly on secure medicine supply chainsBy Chioma Obinna The Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria, PWDAN, and the African Pharmaceutical Distributors Association, APDA, on Tuesday called for stronger collaboration among African countries and regulatory authorities to combat the circulation of falsified and substandard medicines across the continent.The associations said […]
CPPE hails CBN’s 350bps rate cut
….says move could boost investment, ease debt burden By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – THE Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, has welcomed the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to cut the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 350 basis points from 26.5 per cent to 23 per cent, describing the move as a significant recalibration […]
