The Niger State Emergency Management Agency has raised an urgent alarm over structural cracks at the Kangimi Dam in Kaduna State, warning that a collapse could trigger catastrophic flooding across Kaduna, Niger States and the Federal Capital Territory. The agency’s Director General, Abdullahi Baba Arah, said any significant failure of the dam could release a…
A SaharaReporters’ review of the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) portals operated by state governments across Nigeria has shown that many states have shut down or allowed their open contracting portals to become non-functional, denying Nigerians access to transparency on public projects worth billions of naira. Before many of the portals became inaccessible, Nigeria received…
The federal government launched FreeTV on Wednesday, a national digital television platform offering over 100 free channels as part of Nigeria’s Digital Switch-Over programme. The announcement was made via the official Presidency X account, describing the initiative as part of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, prioritising digital inclusion, job creation, and access to opportunities….
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has began its nationwide strike today Friday, September 12. The doctors embarked on strike over federal government’s refusal to meet its minimum demands within the 24-hour ultimatum issued by the association on Wednesday, September 10. NARD President, Dr. Osundara Tope Zenith, confirmed that the industrial…
By David Adeoye The Oyo State Government has approved N63.4billion for the overhauling of the Government House structures. The state Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, disclosed this in a statement in Ibadan on Wednesday. According to Oyelade, the State Executive Council gave the approval during its weekly meeting on Tuesday in…
The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Mali has announced the successful transfer of Mr. Yaya Cissé, a Malian national who had been sentenced to death and imprisoned in Mauritania since March 30, 2012. This was made possible under the General Convention on Judicial Cooperation framework signed between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and…
The Gombe State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has kicked against an executive bill sponsored by Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, seeking to establish an Almajiri Agency in the state. The state CAN Chairman, Joseph Shinga, who raised the issue at a press conference Monday, said the Christian body is seeking clarification on the…
