Monday, August 24, 2026

Jigawa State

August 11, 2026

Jigawa farmers resort to animal dung amid rising fertiliser prices

A cross-section of the farmers stated on Tuesday in Dutse that premium fertilisers were beyond the reach of smallholder farmers due to high prices.

July 6, 2026

Gov Aiyedatiwa hails Olowo of Owo on 60th birthday

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa says the Olowo of Owo, Ajibade Ogunoye II, has shown remarkable foresight and purposeful leadership in the Owo Kingdom on his 60th birthday.

Olowo of Owo
July 4, 2026

Jigawa artisans beg government for soft loans

Ms Bello said that inadequate capital base forced young entrepreneurs to abandon promising ventures.

Jigawa State
June 15, 2026

Tinubu seeks stronger synergy with traditional rulers on security, development

He said the Tinubu administration fully recognised the strategic role of traditional institutions. 

President Bola Tinubu (Credit: Presidency)
June 12, 2026

SSS arrests suspected gun courier in Kano

He was arrested while on an errand to transport four RPG tubes, three AK-47s and two empty magazines to a destination in Funtua, Katsina State.

RPG
June 11, 2026

INEC restores constituencies in four states, fixes June for primary elections

The commission has also fixed June 16 and June 25 for political parties to conduct primary elections for the restored constituencies, ahead of the 2027 elections.

Joash Amupitan.
June 4, 2026

NEMA identifies 148 Jigawa communities as moderate flood risk areas

The NEMA boss said, “Communities in identified risk areas should familiarise themselves with evaluation routes and heed official warnings whenever issued.”

June 2, 2026

Alleged N1.35 Billion Fraud: Ex-gov Sule Lamido, EFCC disagree over subpoenaed witness

The former governor is being tried alongside his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha; Aminu Wada Abubakar and their companies, Bamaina Holdings Limited and Speeds International Limited.

Sule Lamido
May 3, 2026
Thunderstorm and NiMet
April 8, 2026

CVR: Jigawa, Lagos, Kano lead as INEC records 3,441,121 registrations in second phase

The data further showed that 48,330 of the new registrants were persons with disabilities (PWDs).