Friday, June 26, 2026

Jigawa

May 5, 2026

Jigawa targets 1.4 million children for 2026 malaria prevention campaign

Mr Haruna said the 2025 World Malaria Report estimated about 282 million malaria cases and about 610,000 deaths globally.

Jigawa on map
May 3, 2026

Jigawa, Kano, Katsina record highest number of out-of-school children

Nigeria currently accounts for about 18.3 million out-of-school children, the highest number globally.

out-of-school children
May 3, 2026
NDLEA
May 1, 2026

Low access to early childhood education in North-West raises concern

UNICEF has raised a fresh alarm over the persistently low access to early childhood education in Jigawa, Kano and Katsina.

Schoolchildren in public school
April 28, 2026

FG, IFAD seek accelerated northern value chain programme

Mr Abdullahi described the VCN as a strategic response to poverty, unemployment and food insecurity in northern Nigeria.

IFAD
April 21, 2026

FRSC Zone 5 headquarters gets new zonal commanding officer

Cyril Mathew has assumed duty as the 34th zonal commanding officer of the zone 5 headquarters, Benin, of the Federal Road Safety Corps.

Cyril Mathew
April 15, 2026

Experts urge policy reforms to boost financial inclusion in northern Nigeria 

Mr Zango noted that many government programmes fail due to inadequate understanding of community realities.

Northern Nigeria
April 15, 2026

Lagos, Kwara, Jigawa, 30 other states will experience flooding this year: Minister

The minister said 35 states would face moderate flood risk, while Ekiti State remained the only state not affected.

Flooding in Sokoto State.
March 18, 2026

CVR Phase II: 2.6 million Nigerians complete registration

The commission disclosed this in its week 10 update released on Tuesday, titled ‘Completed Online and Physical Registration as of March 13’.

Joash Amupitan
March 17, 2026

Commandant lauds Jigawa’s donation of five motorcycles to boost security operations 

Mr Ingawa assured that the motorcycles would be deployed to strategic locations.

Jigawa