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By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Humanitarian body, Caleb Danladi Foundation (CDF), said it has embarked on an initiative to enhance educational opportunities for underprivileged children in rural communities across Nigeria. Towards this, the foundation has released funds to purchase Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination forms for deserving students, to ensure that they have the opportunity to pursue higher education and break the cycle of poverty. The initiative is part of the foundation’s broader commitment to child education and advocacy for out-of-school children, particularly in rural areas where access to quality educational resources remains limited. CDF’s intervention aims to level…

By John Bassey,Birnin Kebbi Running an administration anchored on fulfilled promises, Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, has kept his financial pledge to ex-service personnel (legionnaires), widows of fallen military personnel, orphans, and corps members of the 1 Battalion, Dukku Barracks, Birnin Kebbi,the state capital. A total of N50 million by the state government and additional N10 million personal donation to the legionnaires by the governor in fulfilment of his previous pledge, were presented to the beneficiaries in cash. These were disclosed by the state's Director of Security, Cabinet Office, Alhaji AbdulRahman Usman Zagga, on Friday while handing over the…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annet Gunther, and the Country Representative of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the country, Elsie Attafuah, unveiled two projects executed by the administration of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State, in Monguno town of the state. While the Ambassador unveiled resettlement houses for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), the UNDP chief commissioned a 100-person-capacity ICT centre to facilitate digital education. Gov. Zulum's media aide, Abdurrahman Bundi, said in a statement on Friday, January 17, that the housing estate comprises 1,000 units of two-bedroom semi-detached low-cost houses and another 900 semi-permanent shelters…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said its latest drug test kits are capable of detecting 15 different substances and hard drugs. NDLEA Commander, Enugu State Command, Mr Abel Wadahi, disclosed this at a workshop organised by the agency in collaboration with a firm, Shellfield Media Consult, on drug abuse prevention for women and youths in Enugu, South-East Nigeria, on Friday. Wadahi said that the kits were also tools for prevention of drug use and also for appropriate intervention including treatment rehabilitation, adding that they could create some deterrence effects. He added that the kits had…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Middle Belt Forum (MBF), the umbrella body of the indigenous peoples of Central Nigeria, has announced appointments into its National Working Committee (NWC). The appointment of the new NWC officials was contained in statement dated January 15, 2025, signed by the forum's Director of Administration, Lanre Obafemi, and made available to newsmen in Kaduna on Thursday, January 16. President of MBF, Dr. Pogu Bitrus, who announced the new appointments at a meeting of the NWC, said Barrister Aba Ejembi,who hails from Benue State, has been promoted to National Secretary General, while Mr. Luka Binniyat, the forum's…